Other shorthand systems?

Hi Everyone,     I’m curious to know 2 things (apologies, in advance, if there’s already a thread on this; I didn’t see one): 1. what different shorthand systems do others know?  I imagine there are at least a few Pitman writers on this listserv.  Do any of you write in other shorthand systems as well?…

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Help with some Anniversary Edition translation

When my grandparents passed, I was entrusted with the letters they wrote each other during World War II. I have been in the process of transcribing these letters for my extended family. My grandfather knew Gregg Anniversary Edition shorthand and used it regularly in his letters home. I was able to find a Gregg dictionary,…

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The Importance of Shorthand Reading Practice.

I have just launched a new page on my shorthand website – entitled “The Importance of Shorthand Reading Practice” – to emphasize the importance of shorthand reading as an essential means to learning, developing and solidification of shorthand as well as of a constant perfecting of one’s own outlines.  The page is bilingual – Portuguese…

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Table / Database of passages in core books

Is there a way to do a table or database on Multiply? The Help pages have nothing for either term. The two Simplified books I have use many of the same passages, at least in the first dozen chapters. Ideally, I’d like a table showing key words of the passage, passage number in each book,…

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How to change your avatar (headshot) in Multiply?

(Copied from this post: http://multiplynewbie.multiply.com/journal/item/6/Headshots) There are two ways to change your avatar. 1. If you have just created a Multiply account and you still have the question mark headshot showing, there will be a link right over that headshot enabling you to add a new headshot. Just click on that link. 2. If you’ve…

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Historical materials about stenography, tachygraphy

Hello! I’ve already posted perhaps best developed article about stenography/shorthand on Wikipedia: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenografia Of course, it’s in Polish. 😉 Now I’m going to edit such a definitions like: tironian notes tachygraphy Tiro (Marcus Tullius) If You have any historical materials in Your collection, that You did not posted them here, I would be grateful for…

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