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 remember years ago there was a post with an attachment showing many alternative forms for words and phrases. A few examples I can remember are [ta] for “take”, [tan] for “taken”, [u] for “through”. There was congressional reporter vocabulary as well, and the document looked like it was typed on 8.5 x 11 inch…
Hi all, Just wanted to say, “hello” as I’ve returned to my shorthand studies and it’s been many years since I posted here (maybe ten years?) I haven’t stopped using and writing shorthand since then, but lately I’ve been thinking about doing more research into shorthand theory and pedagogy. I’m really happy the group is…
I’ve been reviewing my “Functional Method” Reading and Writing exercises that have the numeric marks every 20 standard words. What is a standard word again? I’ve read 5 letters, or 5 characters including punctuation and spaces, some without spaces, etc. Does anyone know the exact system that Gregg Publishing used to count words?