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.
Is there a form of Gregg shorthand in which the ch sound in mature, nature, future, etc. (as pronounced by some people, including me) is represented by the ch stroke in shorthand? Based on my pronunciation of such words, it is unnatural to represent that sound with a t stroke in shorthand.
I wrote bank incorrectly. Judging there to be no angle at the joining between b and k, I put the circle inside the curve. Looking at bunker and spunk in the dictionary, I see that there is indeed an angle at the joining of a b/p with a following ng/nk. The angle is more obvious…
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This is a fragment from the book Days Off by Henry Van Dyke; a gentleman and his nephew talk about the importance of maintaining a positive outlook in life. I transcribed it in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: our-duty-to-be-happy.pdf
This is one of the most famous essays by Benjamin Franklin. Its message is still very relevant in today’s world. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: the-whistle.pdf
From his 1896 book Fables, here is this story by Robert Louis Stevenson and written in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-song-of-the-morrow.pdf
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In paragraph 165 of the 2nd ed. of the Simplified manual, the authors use a u with a bar over it to represent the sound of the u in unit and tell us that it is represented by e-oo (small circle plus oo hook) in Simplified shorthand. In paragraph 192, the authors tell us that…
Memrise is in the process of separating user created courses from Memrise-staff created language learning courses. Memrise has implemented a second platform called Decks for the user created courses. I like the name because what have been called courses in Memrise are sets of electronic flash cards and the new name implies decks of cards. …
In the Simplified Manual (2nd ed.) it appears that the ngk stroke in the word ink extends below the line of writing. It is my understanding that the base of the first consonant in an outline, not counting the first s, is supposed to be on the line of writing. Is the base of the…