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.
The question came up in the Facebook Gregg shorthand group about how not all homophones are written the same, with reference to brief forms. For example, g-r = great, but not grate. B-t = but, but not butt. B = by, but not buy, etc. I think this happens when the words are spelled differently…
In the Facebook Gregg Shorthand group, someone posted a graphic with some words that didn’t make any sense. One of the members tracked down the source, and it turned out to be a sentence from the Pre-Anniversary manual that had been cut in half and put back together with part of the text missing, so…
A few years ago there was a PDF copy on line of this booklet that was published for DJS. I printed a copy of it, but can’t find the original PDF. Was it in this group? Does anyone remember where it was posted? It was nicely scanned and formatted so I was able to print…
I looked through the 1929 issues of The Gregg Writer, and I think this is the first announcement about the new manual, from April, 1929. There’s no other mention in that issue, and I didn’t spot any hints in the earlier issues of that year. It would be fascinating to know what shorthand teachers and…
Several people recently have expressed an interest in learning Anniversary. This Ebay listing is for a copy of the 1929 manual that looks to be in good condition. Lots of the available copies that show up have much more wear and aging, or other damage. $9.99 with free shipping seems like a good price to…
In the Gregg Shorthand Facebook group, there’s an inquiry from someone with a document in Afrikaans, from 1930, written in shorthand that definitely isn’t Gregg and probably isn’t Pitman. As always happens in Facebook, people are making wild guesses about what it “might” be, but the person posting is looking seriously for transcription help with…
Is there a chart or table somewhere that compares Gregg brief forms across versions? I’m interested in the differences between Simplified and Diamond Jubilee, but it would be interesting to see a master document that covers all versions. I tried a search and didn’t come up with anything.
McGraw-Hill did a facsimile of the Liverpool booklet, from 1888, in 1971. It was sent to shorthand teachers along with an information letter giving some history of the booklet and the shorthand system. Here’s the cover, the letter to teachers, and the first opening page spread. Attachment:…
Someone in the Facebook Gregg Shorthand group posted this photo of a phrase from a court document, possibly from the 1960s. Any ideas about a transcription? What about the outline that looks like a gay, kay, and ish stacked together? Curious about the thoughts of the experts in this group.
This booklet is available on Ebay . . . intriguing title. And I can’t even speculate about what the answer might be, despite the name of the publisher . . .