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.
So, these are minutes of two county housing authority meetings. I’ve figured out most of it, but a few stubborn blanks remain. Can anybody help? (The pic is the best I can do – the originals are very faint). For the first one, I get: “Notes: ___ contract for the next fiscal year ____.” (I…
This diary was written in 1940. She wrote stuff in shorthand that she didn’t want her mom to know about (lol – didn’t we all?) She’s writing about a married man who’s been sniffing around her, taking her for rides and giving her small gifts. On this date, the man (Mr. Carver) took her to…
Hello, As fellow shorthand lovers I thought you may be interested in an article I wrote for “Over 60” – an on-line magazine for Australian and New Zealand circulation. I wanted the wider community to know why I love writing shorthand and that I am not alone! I’m sure you will associate with my feelings!…
My spouse has been jealous that I’m learning shorthand, and has been interested for some months in learning a shorthand system appropriate for German. Germany does everything officially, so there is an official German pen steno system, the Deutsche Einheitskurzschrift, with three difficulty levels, that is still in active use today. It is required learning for…
Yes, I’m the author of the Reddit post. It’s not plagiarizing. No, I’m not leaving Pitman for Gregg, but since I had my suspicions from earlier dabbling, and was using the Gregg vowels, to procrastinate, it made sense to include them. (Does this count as my daily shorthand practice?) Pitman follows tongue placement very well,…
I haven’t actually tried it (family quiet time), but it looks promising. Not as nice as downloadable sound files, but still useful. http://qwertysteno.com/Dictation/
At one point when I was reading through the archives, I could swear I ran across a post mentioning the results of some study/research, which laid out how much different pieces of the shorthand puzzle contributed to the overall speed. I’m not talking about the usual ‘building speed tips’ posts; what I am remembering is…
Many years ago (at least two computers) I wrote a program using Python and Cepstral (a TTS engine) to convert text to mp3 files. I made a good start at “recording” all of Simplified Functional Edition 2, but didn’t finish it, and planned to offer the service to anyone with text files. Then I found…
At the beginning of the year, I received an email from Ms. Carmel Taylor, an Australian business teacher, asking if I knew of any in-person shorthand review courses that would meet regularly to hone their skills. The reason for the question was to investigate how can shorthand be used to assist healthy ageing and for…