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Gregg Shorthand

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.

Author: John Governale

A modest approach to learning Simplified Functional

GeneralJohn Governale25 September 20222

I write a weekly newspaper column. More often than not, I take notes and draft it by hand, then type it into a laptop. So handwriting is a big part of my process, and Gregg would be an asset. Having neither the time nor energy for a complete, intense study of Gregg, I am taking…

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New Member and DIY steno pad

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    • Carlos 1 December 2023 at 1:28 pm on À Paris !You're welcome! I'm glad you're feeling much better and that you liked this story. The author spent a year in
    • AnonymousChristine Ruzik 1 December 2023 at 7:29 am on À Paris !I'm feeling much better now. Thank you Carlos! :) Well, well… what an unusal story… A true story? Feel like
    • Carlos 30 November 2023 at 1:07 pm on Compilation of “Internet Archive” Shorthand ResourcesThis is excellent, Madeline! I would add that there are additional Simplified and Diamond Jubilee resources for electronic borrowing than
    • AnonymousLee 30 November 2023 at 8:52 am on Compilation of “Internet Archive” Shorthand ResourcesThat's a really nice compilation! The Gregg Publishing Company was so prolific it's hard to get a handle on all
    • Carlos 29 November 2023 at 11:43 am on À Paris !You're welcome, Christine, and I hope you're feeling better.
    • AnonymousChristine Ruzik 29 November 2023 at 9:06 am on À Paris !Thank you very much, Carlos for this new French Gregg text! It’s very nice of you. :) I will read
    • AnonymousLee 29 November 2023 at 5:22 am on A Message for New MembersI agree, French Gregg materials are really scarce. That's a bit puzzling, because they were surely printed in significant quantities
    • Carlos 25 November 2023 at 6:49 pm on Our 7-Mile Dive to Bottom – Part 2You're welcome! Indeed, I hope to be as productive as he ever was in my late years!
    • Carlos 25 November 2023 at 11:22 am on Foreign words in Gregg (Anniversary/Notehand)Nasal vowels are written with the n stroke. The German ch is simply k with the h dot on top
    • AnonymousNicholas Salkilld 25 November 2023 at 9:06 am on Our 7-Mile Dive to Bottom – Part 2Thanks Carlos, Very interesting article about him. I hope I'll be as agile in mind and body at his age.
    • Carlos 24 November 2023 at 4:41 pm on Why not um, eng, ing, ung, enk, ink?You're welcome!
    • Carlos 24 November 2023 at 11:06 am on Our 7-Mile Dive to Bottom – Part 2Thanks for letting us know about his recent passing: he had just turned 92 on November 2 and passed away
    • AnonymousEmily Peng 24 November 2023 at 8:48 am on Why not um, eng, ing, ung, enk, ink?Thank you.
    • AnonymousNicholas Salkilld 24 November 2023 at 8:41 am on Our 7-Mile Dive to Bottom – Part 2As a follow up to this article: On BBC radio at 16:00 GMT on Fridays is a program called "last
    • Carlos 23 November 2023 at 11:07 pm on Why not um, eng, ing, ung, enk, ink?Exactly. The en-, in-, and un- are treated and written separately because they are considered as prefixes (en-, in-, un-)
    • AnonymousLee 23 November 2023 at 7:07 pm on Why not um, eng, ing, ung, enk, ink?Often the structure of the word is a factor in how an outline is written. The proununciation is en-gross, not
    • AnonymousEmily Peng 23 November 2023 at 7:00 pm on Why not um, eng, ing, ung, enk, ink?Thanks for the reply, but I think you were a bit confused about the second part, sorry if I wasn't
    • AnonymousChristine Ruzik 23 November 2023 at 9:30 am on A Message for New MembersWelcome, Marielle! :) I’m one of the few francophones Carlos was talking about. I’m sure Carlos explained to you there
    • Carlos 22 November 2023 at 12:07 pm on A Message for New MembersWelcome to the blog, Marielle! There are a few francophones here that also write Sténographie Gregg. Glad to have you
    • Carlos 22 November 2023 at 10:21 am on Why not um, eng, ing, ung, enk, ink?How would you distinguish between "empire" and "umpire"? "Ember" and "umber"? My guess is that this rule was not extended
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