Too Many Cooks Spoil the Broth…
This article kind of goes along with what we’ve been discussing lately. Recipes for Success in Gregg Shorthand
How System Changes are Made in Gregg Shorthand
Here’s an interesting article about how edition changes came about between Simplified and Diamond Jubilee. Most were teacher recommendations. how-system-changes-are-made-in-gregg-shorthand pdf Another interesting study, this one by the government: CHANGES IN GREGG SHORTHAND SIMPLIFIED AS WRITTEN DURING EMPLOYMENT–AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF VARIATIONS IN A PHONETIC SYSTEM OF COMMUNICATION VARIATIONS FROM “STANDARD GREGG SHORTHAND” IN…
Gregg Shorthand Goes High Tech
I came across some of these while browsing on Researchgate, then that led me down this other rabbit hole! These studies are about shorthand recognition by computers, and writing Gregg Shorthand with computers. And they’re all modern studies! Who would’ve guessed people are actively working on this? Shorthand Handwriting Recognition for Pen-Centric Interfaces by Charles…
“The 7 Social Sins” – Notehand
Here are “The 7 Social Sins” (also known as “The 7 Deadly Social Sins” and “The 7 Blunders of the World”) in Notehand. This list was originally written by Frederick Lewis Donaldson, but is often attributed to M. K. Gandhi because he published it in his newspaper Young India in 1925. For a key, click…
“The 12 Rules For Life” — in Notehand!
I’ve been wanting to post Notehand reading material to the blog for awhile now, but I knew I needed to improve my penmanship first. My shorthand is still not anywhere near as polished as Carlos’ beautiful penmanship, but here is my first offering, such as it is. Maybe Notehand can be represented now up in…
Shorthand & Typewriter Exhibit at Moore Library (Rider University)
This article was from February 2018, so I don’t know if this exhibit is still on display. Has anyone seen it, by chance? Makes me glad they are trying to preserve the Gregg collection online. I quoted the relevant shorthand part of the article below: From typewriters to touch screens, a spotlight on the…
Progressive Speed Group 9 Dictation Recordings
Theory Group 4 Simplified Dictation Recordings
Theory Group 3 – Simplified Dictation Recordings
Mind Flip
I had an interesting experience this week. For the past 3 years, I’ve written in Notehand more than longhand or printing (I journal in Notehand, and am an extensive Notehand note-taker). A few days ago, right after writing in my journal in Notehand for a lengthy amount of time, I started a letter to a…