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.
Hello, In a transcription she sent me, my mother wrote the verb demeurer as: dem(blend)-r-e. I’ve never heard of a dem blend in DJS (only din, daine), but this made me wonder why in DJS it is written d-e-m-eu-r-e while: -it starts with de which, granted, is not dé, but is still written without an…
I’ve been communicating with my mum in shorthand for a little while now and we’ve been doing textbook-based transcriptions to refresh her memory. I initially assumed that she learned DJS in both English and French, but I’ve been seeing surprising “mistakes” in her shorthand that sometimes look more like older series than actual mistakes. But…
Hello, My attempt at transcribing a French newspaper article on working from home (do you call this telework in English?). Please let me know if you find mistakes or possible improvements. Thanks!
Hello, I was surprised to find out that accessible in French DJS is written with a disjointed B at the end. I thought the rule for -ble is to attach it, although I wonder if it would still be legible following -ses-. I know that in French Sénécal the -ible ending in accessible isn’t even…
Hello, I’m not sure how to properly write l’usage in French DJS. Usage without the article is fine, you just make the second half of the U a bit longer. But how do you do that when the U already follows the L with no discernable beginning that would serve as a reference point to…
Hello, Sometimes more than one blend sequence seems possible for a word. I just had such a case with the French word valdinguer. My mother wrote it to me in a letter and she wrote val/DIN_blend/gué. I would have spontaneously written it va/LD_blend/ING_blend/é. In such cases, is there a rule as to which blend has…
Hello, So I have these two French DJS theory questions. -Why does SME (and Sénécal too I believe) write acheter without the so-called unstable e (A-Ch-T-E instead of A-CH-E-T-E) but include it in pèlerinage (P-E-L-E-R-I-N-J), for example (I have found many others)? -Why write performance according to the established rule stating that -per- should be…
Hello, I know you are not supposed to write commas in shorthand, but when writing a text in shorthand that you want to keep with you for a long time (like a diary or personal notes) or to share with others, commas can really become indispensable. So I was wondering if an inverted comma (by…
Hello, Here is a small 1-page transcription. Please let me know if you find any mistake. I had to guess-write the English nouns (Hollywood, fitness, body building), so I’m not sure if they are written properly. The blanks between words are actually mistakes I crossed out and then deleted after scanning. Thanks!
Hello, I’m a bit confused about how to write this syllable because it is covered by two different rules, and it’s not so clear to me which applies when. Is there any easy way to know without having to pause and think every time? Thanks.