The Gregg Group was founded 22 May 2004, prompted by the lack of online shorthand resources. As the primary use for shorthand — business and legal recording — has waned in recent decades, we generally acclaim the skill as a hobby or personal tool. The purpose of the group is to promote the use of Gregg systems of shorthand by providing advice to beginners, support for students, and an association of users of this efficient, attractive, and enjoyable method of writing.
In this essay transcribed by me in Anniversary Gregg, British judge and advocate Vernon Lushington tells us the importance of learning things by heart.
Attachment: learning-by-heart.pdf
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Thank you for this. I always find this topic interesting as having taught secondary school through the 80’s onwards I was aware that “learning by heart” was considered outdated. This was certainly never my view and as a shorthand writer I’m not sure how I could have learned it without repetition. Interestingly, repetition learning has recently re-emerged under a variety of new names.
I have been gifted a number of old Shhd workbooks with lines of repeated phrases and shortforms (Pitman term I think), some dating back to 1870’s.
I would really appreciate a transcript of this Lushington’s words or a link to it. I confess to being a Pitmanite, so therefore cannot read the beautiful outlines in this post.? Thank you.
Sure! I took sections of his lecture from the preface (pages vii and viii) of the book Class-Book of English Poetry.
Thanks for the reference, Carlos.
You’re welcome!
A nice short piece, but with awkward use of words. I had some questions but they are now answered by the link you gave Carmel.
Sorry I’m a bit late with this article but I had other things on my mind. May’s article looks a bit daunting. 12 pages, and something classical too!
It was an extract from a lecture, with lots of interesting vocabulary (and yes, awkward in some cases). That’s why I chose it.