centennial | Gregg Shorthand

Morning

GeneralCarlos1 January 20230

In this letter to the wife of his friend, J. W. Paige, Daniel Webster describes an April morning in Richmond, VA. I transcribed it in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: morning.pdf

The Doll’s Wish

GeneralCarlos1 December 20220

This is a very nice Christmas story, here transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: the-dolls-wish.pdf

An extract of the Thanksgiving Sermon: The Family as an American Institution, delivered by American clergyman Henry Ward Beecher, on Thursday, November 26, 1868, here transcribed in Centennial Gregg by me for the blog. Attachment: thanksgiving-day.pdf

Potency of English Words

GeneralCarlos1 October 20220

This nicely written essay describes the richness of the English language and reminds us about the power of our word choices. I transcribed it in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: potency-of-english-words.pdf

The Fox

GeneralCarlos1 September 20220

Here is an entertaining selection about the fox, transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: the-fox.pdf

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

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

The Teapot

GeneralCarlos1 June 20220

This classic by Hans Christian Andersen is presented here, transcribed in Centennial Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-teapot.pdf

An Island is Born

GeneralCarlos1 May 20220

Surtsey is a volcanic island located off the southern coast of Iceland, and it is the southernmost point of the country. It was formed in a volcanic eruption below sea level in 1963. This article, here transcribed in Centennial Gregg by me, explains what happened. Attachment: an-island-is-born.pdf

The Mechanical Reaper: A Trailblazing Invention

GeneralCarlos1 April 20220

The transition from harvesting crops by hand to harvesting by machine is explained in this selection, transcribed in Centennial Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: the-mechanical-reaper-a-trailblazing-invention.pdf

Lee 18 January 2023 at 4:17 am on batteriesYour outline of "batteries" is correct for both Simplified and Diamond Jubilee. As someone who learned DJS in the 1960s,
Nicholas Salkilld 15 January 2023 at 1:53 am on batteriesInteresting position of the S -- less entangled. I see the Anniversary avoided the 'employee' difficulty with the brief form.
Carlos 14 January 2023 at 4:32 pm on batteries It's very similar to how the word "employees" is written in Simplified and later series.
David Ludwig 14 January 2023 at 3:47 pm on batteriesIn the dictionary,the word "memory" is "mem-r-e", with no reverse-r loop, and I pronounce battery and memory very similarly. So
Tim Crowley 14 January 2023 at 1:09 pm on batteriesIf one is speaking American English, one pronounces “battery” with three syllables. I do not know how “battery” is pronounced
Lee 9 January 2023 at 7:40 pm on A Problem With AThere's a whole series of Gregg dictionaries, going back to the very beginning (almost) of the system. They're "official" in
Lee 9 January 2023 at 7:32 pm on A Problem With ALots of good answers here. One thing to remember is that Gregg shorthand doesn't aim to be a phonetic system
Dustin 8 January 2023 at 8:15 pm on A Problem With AMy wife laughs at me for constantly going around trying to pronounce random sounds. I can only imagine the looks
Tim Beech 8 January 2023 at 1:44 pm on A Problem With AI have a copy of the official Gregg dictionary, and it is invaluable. If in doubt, I will try a
Dustin 8 January 2023 at 12:05 pm on A Problem With AThanks for the great responses! TIL: that sound is a schwa. To your point Nicholas, the engineer in me wants
Caitlyn 8 January 2023 at 9:34 am on Forkner Shorthand?You might want to try posting this on r/shorthand too. I know there are a few people there who post
MysticMoon 8 January 2023 at 5:35 am on A Problem With ASearching for how Shorthand handles the schwa sound, I came across a previous question here: https://gregg-shorthand.com/2022/02/10/rules-for-writing-the-schwa-in-gregg-shorthand/
Nicholas Salkilld 8 January 2023 at 1:11 am on A Problem With AI think that when Gregg said that you write it as pronounced, he did so realising that he should not
Carlos 5 January 2023 at 2:49 pm on Down the Mountain – Part 1You're welcome!
Nicholas Salkilld 5 January 2023 at 12:34 pm on Down the Mountain – Part 1Thanks again. I never would have got "nubby", but had I thought of "x" (es=ex) I may have got the
Carlos 5 January 2023 at 12:05 pm on Down the Mountain – Part 1Ah, I forgot: p2c1l9 first outline: "nubby" p3c1l20 first outline: "inexorably" Not common words, I may add ...
Nicholas Salkilld 5 January 2023 at 12:13 am on Down the Mountain – Part 1Thanks Carlos. (Though I still have not got two out of the three that failed me. I got "practice".)
Carlos 4 January 2023 at 3:55 pm on Down the Mountain – Part 1I made the corrections; thanks for letting me know. Also, the outlines that you were unsure of were correct (I
Nicholas Salkilld 4 January 2023 at 9:19 am on Down the Mountain – Part 1Can't wait for the next part! There was a nice section with descriptive words of scenery at the end of
Carlos 2 January 2023 at 1:00 pm on Penmanship Practice – January 2023Yes, very unusual!

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