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’ve been going against the grain slightly by not using the same ending for “-y” as my manual does in words like Navy. The book likes to use the symbol for the short Ĭ as in “Bin.” I like to use the long ē as in “bean.” Now I know it may not really matter which ending I…
As I said in my introduction, I am very new to shorthand and maybe just haven’t come across this in the manual yet, but I am curious – what symbol is used to make the “W” sound in words like water, wait, when, etc. Ginny