General | Gregg Shorthand

Hairpins

GeneralCarlos1 August 20220

The Sun, the defunct New York City newspaper, was known for its humorous editorials. This one was published on May 19, 1902. I transcribed it in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: hairpins.pdf

The Miracle of Light

GeneralCarlos1 August 20220

This article transcribed by yours truly in Anniversary Gregg explains why light is so important for life. Attachment: the-miracle-of-light.pdf

The Baltimore Oriole

GeneralCarlos1 August 20220

What do you know about this beautiful bird? Read this article by the great American artist and naturalist John James Audubon and transcribed by me in Simplified Gregg for the blog to find out. Attachment: the-baltimore-oriole.pdf

Penmanship Practice – August 2022

GeneralCarlos1 August 20220

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Newbie Questions (Simplified 2nd Ed.)

GeneralLiz31 July 202211

I’m going to make this a post because I’m pretty sure I’ll be back with more questions. When you write an outline that includes an H dot, do you make the dot first or you make the rest of the outline first and then add the dot, like dotting an “i” in cursive?

French: Ce qu’un geste amical peut faire

GeneralChristine Ruzik24 July 20223

Hello, as Carlos seems to be still interested, I propose this text made of simple words. Sounds like a true story… Alas, a bit lengthy…

The Gift of the Magi

GeneralRyoko Popjoy8 July 20225

Here is a story in Anniversary Gregg, for the blog, with longhand transcription on the left side of the page. I hope you enjoy it. Attachment: The Gift of the Magi – Anniversary.pdf

French: Le libre arbitre (free will)

GeneralAymeric de Poyen2 July 20226

Hi everyone, It’s been several months (years? I’ve lost track) since I last posted here. I haven’t done any Gregg since then apart from a few scribblings when I was bored, so my penmanship, which wasn’t great in the first place, is now rusty, and dabbling in several series has made me mix various principles…

War Begins

GeneralCarlos1 July 20222

How did the American Revolution start? What happened afterwards? This article transcribed by me for the blog in Centennial Gregg discusses some of these events. Attachment: war-begins.pdf

John Adams: In Favor of Independence

GeneralCarlos1 July 20225

Daniel Webster delivered a speech in Boston on August 2, 1826 as a celebration of the lives of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who had both died on July 4, 1826, 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was signed. The complete speech can be found in his book Daniel Webster for Young Americans: The…

Carlos 3 August 2022 at 9:23 pm on Newbie Questions (Simplified 2nd Ed.)You're welcome!
Liz 3 August 2022 at 2:04 pm on Newbie Questions (Simplified 2nd Ed.)Thanks!
Carlos 2 August 2022 at 5:50 pm on Newbie Questions (Simplified 2nd Ed.)In Anniversary and earlier series, "like" is written as "l-a", and the outline "li" (that is, "l-broken circle") is the
Liz 2 August 2022 at 5:11 pm on Newbie Questions (Simplified 2nd Ed.)New question: why on Earth does la = "like" instead of it being li?
Carlos 2 August 2022 at 3:47 pm on Newbie Questions (Simplified 2nd Ed.)You're welcome!
Liz 2 August 2022 at 2:29 pm on Newbie Questions (Simplified 2nd Ed.)Thanks all!
Carlos 1 August 2022 at 10:06 pm on How do you write….?You're welcome!
Brian Xiao 1 August 2022 at 8:42 pm on How do you write….?Thanks.
Carlos 1 August 2022 at 4:55 pm on How do you write….?Over th-r with an apostrophe on top to indicate that it is the contraction (and not the phrase "they are").
Brian Xiao 1 August 2022 at 4:39 pm on How do you write….?How would you write the contraction "they're"? I use the 1916 pre-Anniversary edition. I think it could be written either
Carlos 1 August 2022 at 4:25 pm on Welcome to Our New Home!Awesome Curly, and welcome to the blog!
Curly 1 August 2022 at 4:09 pm on Welcome to Our New Home!Hello - I'm new to this blog and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Sonia, but I go by
Carlos 31 July 2022 at 5:50 pm on Newbie Questions (Simplified 2nd Ed.)That is correct. Those words are not written with the dot in Anniversary and earlier, so in Expert DJS and S90
Peter Meggison 31 July 2022 at 5:16 pm on Newbie Questions (Simplified 2nd Ed.)This question has been answered correctly, but here's is something related to the "h dot" that may interest you. In
Carlos 31 July 2022 at 4:53 pm on Newbie Questions (Simplified 2nd Ed.)Although it is not in the manual, both Niten and Angela are correct. If h is the first sound of
AngelaM 31 July 2022 at 4:25 pm on Newbie Questions (Simplified 2nd Ed.)Another way of expressing Niten's thought ... I write in the order I hear it.
Niten Ichi 31 July 2022 at 12:45 pm on Newbie Questions (Simplified 2nd Ed.)I don't think it officially says in the manual. The way I do it: if h is at the start
Christine Ruzik 31 July 2022 at 8:58 am on French: Ce qu’un geste amical peut faireI have made the corrections… Thanks for your help, Carlos.
Jeff 26 July 2022 at 12:50 am on Teaching Gregg ShorthandI did come across a more recent (2020) series of videos on You Tube where an English lad was detailing
Carlos 24 July 2022 at 4:19 pm on French: Ce qu’un geste amical peut faireThis is so cool. Thanks for posting! I'll transcribe later, but I was scratching my head with one word of the