Gregg vocabulary for Atomic Energy Commission
Full download from Google books! https://books.google.com/books?id=RrNHAQAAMAAJ
Thinking in shorthand?
Some years back, I recall reading in one of the Gregg texts about a phenomenon that long-time shorthand writers experience: thinking in shorthand. I believe it was in one of the older (pre-Anni) texts, but am not sure after so long. Does anyone recollect this reference? Thanks! -Joel
Miller Reading and Dictation Book
For those inclined toward early Pre-Anniversary, here’s a resource from 1902: https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Miller_reading_and_dictation_book_wr.html?id=VZsMAAAAYAAJ
The Stenographer’s Manual by Edward Jones Kilduff
Just ran across this book from 1921. It is a general reference, not directed to any particular version of shorthand, with lots of admonitions for the professional stenographer as well as helps with spelling and grammar, etc. https://archive.org/details/stenographersma00kildgoog
NYPL blog entry on “Researching Shorthand”
The full title of this blog post published on May 27, 2015 is “Despotic Characters: Researching Shorthand at the New York Public Library.” http://www.nypl.org/blog/2015/05/27/researching-shorthand The author even identifies a single educational institution in NYC that is still teaching Gregg shorthand!
Criticisms and Analyses
The Louis Leslie Collection at Rider University includes a Pitmanite response to Gregg shorthand under the title An American Light Liner. In attempting to assert “the supremacy of Pitman’s Shorthand,” the author(s?) provide some unintended comic relief in their summary of purpose on page 5: It is the main object of this critique to show…
Review of Shorthand Dictation Studies
And some early remarks on Gregg Speed Building for Colleges Carlos has previously recommended Shorthand Dictation Studies by Wallace B. Bowman as a good text for the shorthand student who is just entering the intermediate realm. I wholeheartedly endorse this suggestion. This volume is truly excellent for any number of reasons. The quality of the…
How to Write 225 Words Per Minute WITH A PEN
A lesson in the lost technology of shorthand Here’s a fantastic article from The Atlantic published yesterday by a journalist who’s a modern Gregg writer! www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/yeah-i-still-use-shorthand-and-a-smartpen/373281/
Functional Method Dictation and phrasing
I finally completed Functional Method Dictation. I selected this one for my first intermediate text at Carlos’s suggestion. He had particularly noted the phrasing employed by Mr. Zoubek. He wasn’t kidding! There are enough phrases to make your head spin. (How unfortunate that they weren’t indexed!) But I was also surprised at how many phrasing…
Question on Gregg “nibs” for fountain pens
I’m wondering if those “1555” nibs that come up on eBay are interchangeable with other fountain pens. Is there a standard to which they conform? The reason I ask is because I can’t yet afford to buy an official Gregg pen, but if the nibs will fit a regular fountain pen it would be worth…