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.
I was re-reading some of the posts about Notehand, S90 and, recently, Centennial, and started to think that the publishers of Gregg Shorthand missed an opportunity. Late 20th century Gregg Shorthand could have benefited from a completely fresh approach to teaching the subject, and to shorthand theory, rather than simply revising the preceding text. The…
I have a few questions about the Abbreviating Principle in Simplified. Regarding the groups of words in families, from what I have read on the blog and in the books, I think there are 15 family groups, but I am not sure if I’ve missed any: -cate/-quate: indic(ate), loc(ate), duplic(ate), educ(ate), adeq(uate). -cide/-side: deci(de), besi(de),…
There have been several posts here concerning the omission of minor vowels in Gregg Shorthand. There is some guidance in the earlier material, such as the 1916 Manual and the related Qs and As book (1924). But what about Simplified? Rich Harrison recently pointed out that certain texts are available on the Open Library. I…
This document may be of use to anyone interested in the history and development of Gregg Shorthand; the NYPL has a huge collection of papers, documents, draft books, photographs etc., donated by his widow, Janet Kinley Gregg. They will copy documents (for a charge) for members of the public. Their staff are very helpful, but…
This is a “practice-using-blogger” post. The text is not mine; I borrowed it from The Gregg Scrapbook. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4leruaB5syqYU9MZ1AwaWhVTXM/view?usp=sharing Any ideas on how to rename the link?
I have acquired a copy of “The A. B. C. of Gregg Shorthand”, a small pamphlet of 40 pages, measuring 4 and a quarter inches, by a little under 5 and a half inches; the cover is a dull orange. The price is sixpence. The title is set out on the cover in this format:…
I was wondering why there isn’t a Brief Form for the word “employ”. I would have thought that it would rate high on a list of most commonly used words, especially for a shorthand writer in the business world. (Also, I particularly dislike the fully written out forms of “employee” and “employees”; they look as…
First question: Dr Gregg’s the first version of his shorthand (1888) was in two parts and in separate pamphlets: “The Phonetic Handwriting” “The Reporter’s Handbook”. The second version (1893) was also in two parts and pamphlets: “The Elements” “The Reporting Style”. I have seen PDF copies of these except for “The Reporter’s Handbook”. I wanted…
I have just received copies of the UK versions of the 1916 Manual (“Victory Edition”, no date of publication) and the Anniversary Manual (reprint 1949). The latter came with a “Royal Society of Arts Examinations” paper, dated 1950. This is a single sheet, written in shorthand, one side in Gregg (Anniversary) and the other side…
Sorry, lots of questions: 1. Simplified Manual (First Edition) I have acquired the 1950 UK Edition. From what I have already read on the Blog, the UK editions are shorter than the US ones, and the reading material is different. The Manual omits all the ‘chatty’ sections (e.g. ‘What’s Ahead’) and the lessons are briefer. …