Penmanship Practice – December 2024
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1929 anniversary Manual enters the public domain
On January 1 2025, the 1929 Gregg Shorthand Anniversary manual enters the public domain in the United States. The copyright was renewed properly, so it took a long time for that manual to lose its copyright. Most of the anniversary textbooks created after 1929 are still copyright protected.
Updated Raleigh Rainbows key
I recently updated my English key on the Internet Archive for the 1928 Gregg shorthand book The Raleigh Rainbows. That 1928 shorthand book was created as a learning tool for the 1916 Gregg shorthand manual. It soon became obsolete after the Anniversary manual came out in 1929. The Raleigh Rainbows shorthand book was only available…
Diamond Jubilee for Colleges series
In the original series of Gregg Shorthand for Colleges, Diamond Jubilee (1963-1965), was there a volume for “Transcription for Colleges”? I have Gregg Shorthand for Colleges, Diamond Jubilee Series, volume one (1963), Gregg Shorthand for Colleges, Diamond Jubilee Series, volume two (1965), and Gregg Speed Building for Colleges, Diamond Jubilee Series (1965). But I don’t…
Is tracing helpful? Is it harmful?
I am planning to start writing as soon as I have free time for Gregg. A couple years ago, one of my motivations for learning shorthand was to use it for taking notes during (competitive) debate rounds. As I was writing “peace” over and over, I had the idea to use shorthand. (And I figured…
Should I Start Writing?
A few months back, I bought an Anniversary functional manual and started reading it. At some point, it occurred to me that high school students probably spent an hour per day in class and 40 minutes outside of class studying the manual. I didn’t have that much time. My study was somewhat intermittent, and when…
On Autumn
In his book Sermons, Chiefly on Particular Occasions Vol. 1, Scottish clergyman Archibald Alison explains why this season is important from a spiritual point of view. An extract of the sermon is presented here, transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: on-autumn.pdf
The Night Before Thanksgiving
Here is a beautiful story by American writer Sarah Orne Jewett, transcribed in Anniversary Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-night-before-thanksgiving.pdf
The Turkey
This interesting essay explores the origin of this ubiquitous bird and its name origin. I transcribed it in Simplified Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-turkey.pdf
Penmanship Practice – November 2024
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