This 1937 thesis describes an experiment in which Gregg shorthand learners and Pitman shorthand students were carefully tested to compare how quickly the two systems can be learned. Many of the Gregg students achieved proficiency and were offered jobs before the experiment concluded. The Pitman students did not do so well, and that’s putting it mildly.
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