Penmanship Practice – March 2022
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Gregg Penmanship
It’s interesting how much Gregg shorthand relies on the user having great, legible shorthand. As soon as you start writing, they advise you to write shorthand rather than drawing it- that way you can have neat, readable forms that can be written quickly and accurately. But they also stress importance on having good penmanship, and spending…
Rules for Writing the Schwa in Gregg Shorthand
Hello all. I’ve been wondering about this particular point. In Gregg Shorthand, are there any consistent rules with what vowel to use to represent the schwa (i.e., the ⟨a⟩ in about /əˈ baʊt/)? For example, in the word about, the schwa is represented with an a in Gregg. In camera (/ˈkæməɹə/), the schwa is represented by…
-ish, -ile, -ed
I am speaking Anniversary Gregg in this comment. -ish I frequently need to write words to describe something. Colloquial words. For example blue-ish, green-ish, heavy-ish, etc. In longhand one can insert a dash if needed. In Gregg I have, so far, just used the sh, joined. Decipherable if the word ends in a consonant, but…
The “Chocolate Tree”
What do you know about Theobroma cacao, the cocoa tree? This article describes some facts about the tree. I transcribed it in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-chocolate-tree.pdf
Our Reservoir of World Respect and Hope – Part 1
The following address by American lawyer and corporate executive Wendell L. Willkie, who ran against Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1940, was delivered over the radio on October 26, 1942. This speech formed the basis of Willkie’s book One World, published in 1943, which became at the time the greatest nonfiction bestseller to date in US…
Lochinvar
The classic poem by Sir Walter Scott, here transcribed by me in Simplified Gregg. Attachment: lochinvar.pdf
Penmanship Practice – February 2022
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How do you get EXPRESSIVE with Gregg?
Sometimes I just want to SHOUT with all caps! Other times, I want to add some emphasis with an underline. Or maybe I want to highlight a word for later. But other than standard punctuation, I’m not sure how to get expressive with Gregg. Any pointers?
Watch your Step in English
This is an entertaining article about the importance of speaking good English. I transcribed it in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: watch-your-step-in-english.pdf