christmas | Gregg Shorthand

God in a Cave

GeneralCarlos1 December 20202

This selection is an excerpt from the book The Everlasting Man, by English writer and philosopher G. K. Chesterton, here presented in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: god-in-a-cave.pdf

Penmanship Practice – December 2020

GeneralCarlos1 December 20204

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This is a beautiful Christmas story by Swedish author and teacher Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. I transcribed it in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: the-holy-night.pdf

A Miserable Merry Christmas

GeneralCarlos1 December 20190

From the autobiography of American journalist Lincoln Steffens, this story takes us to the author’s childhood, growing up in Sacramento, and his memories of one particular Christmas. This story was adapted as a short film. Here is the story in Anniversary Gregg transcribed by me. Attachment: a-miserable-merry-christmas.pdf

The Gift of the Magi

GeneralCarlos1 December 20192

Initially published in The New York Sunday World under the title “Gifts of the Magi” December 1905, then in book form in the O. Henry Anthology The Four Million in April 1906, here’s the story transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly for the blog. Attachment: the-gift-of-the-magi.pdf

Penmanship Practice – December 2019

GeneralCarlos1 December 20190

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A Christmas Effigy – 1916 Pre-anniversary Shorthand

GeneralPaul James19 September 20192

A Christmas Effigy was serialized in 1916 pre-anniversary shorthand in the Gregg Writer in December 1921 and January 1922. This story by Archie P. McKishnie appeared in the Farmers’ Magazine (Toronto). I cannot seem to find a biography on this man, but here is a link to a bibliography with a few of his works:…

The Holly Tree by Dickens in Anniversary Shorthand

GeneralPaul James14 September 20190

The Holly Tree (1855) by Charles Dickens appeared in a collection book called Christmas Stories (1854?). It was serialized in Anniversary shorthand in the Gregg Writer in December 1944 and January 1945. It is difficult to determine whether the story first appeared in the Christmas Stories collection or in a separate book or magazine. There…

Twas the Night Before Christmas

GeneralCarlos1 December 20166

Also known as “A Visit from St. Nicholas”, I transcribed the famous poem in Centennial Gregg for the blog. Attachment: twas-the-night-before-christmas.pdf

A Kidnapped Santa Claus

GeneralCarlos1 December 20160

This is a delightful Christmas story by Frank Baum, which first appeared in the December 1904 issue of The Delineator. I transcribed it for the blog in Anniversary. Attachment: a-kidnapped-santa-claus.pdf

Carlos 17 March 2023 at 11:20 am on A Message for New Members"During" is written d-r in Centennial. Also, both -gram and -graph are written in full in Centennial. But the other
lvw 16 March 2023 at 9:13 pm on A Message for New MembersLike Lee and Elizabeth, I first learned Diamond Jubilee. I agree that it, Series 90 and Centennial are very similar.
Carlos 3 March 2023 at 6:54 pm on Question about Notehand “R”Both "hurry" and "furry" are written with the oo-hook in Anniversary and earlier series. Louis Leslie changed that starting with
Carlos 3 March 2023 at 12:14 pm on Question about Notehand “R”Correct. A way of looking at it is that you only insert the e in the obscure vowel situation if
Sean Goldfarb 3 March 2023 at 12:06 pm on Question about Notehand “R”But wouldn't "hurry" be written as h-e-r-ee"? Unfortunately for me, an imaginary American accent doesn't always work for me haha,
Sean Goldfarb 3 March 2023 at 12:00 pm on Question about Notehand “R”Thanks, Carlos! I didn't get a chance to really look at your comment (or anyone of the other nice people
Lee 2 March 2023 at 6:43 am on A Message for New MembersThank you for clarifying that. I agree that Diamond Jubilee, Series 90, and Centennial really are essentially the same thing,
Carlos 1 March 2023 at 8:56 pm on A Message for New MembersI chose to write Centennial between those three because that was the last published series, and the differences between Centennial
Elizabeth Skipper 1 March 2023 at 8:11 pm on A Message for New MembersGood to know, as some of the others really have me shaking my head!Fortunately, my actual need for shorthand is
Carlos 1 March 2023 at 8:05 pm on A Message for New MembersCentennial Gregg is very similar to Diamond Jubilee and Series 90, so I'm sure you would not have much of
Elizabeth Skipper 28 February 2023 at 3:14 pm on A Message for New MembersLee, thanks for mentioning the FB group. As I learned Diamond Jubilee, a lot of what's posted isn't germane because
Carlos 25 February 2023 at 10:35 pm on Down the Mountain – Part 2The word was "line" in all instances; I thought I had corrected all the "line" outlines, but I missed two.
Lee 20 February 2023 at 3:09 pm on Outline for “entry”–Anniversary and SimplifiedOne important point to remember is that Gregg Shorthand was never designed as a phonetically or linguistically totally logical system.
Carlos 19 February 2023 at 4:58 pm on Outline for “entry”–Anniversary and SimplifiedInteresting. I didn't think of this possibility as an explanation.
Erik 19 February 2023 at 1:28 pm on Outline for “entry”–Anniversary and SimplifiedSorry to revive a very old post, but I think I have a reasonable explanation. It is based on the
Nicholas Salkilld 16 February 2023 at 7:04 am on Down the Mountain – Part 2Well after reading this (and part 1) I should be able to jump into a bob-sled and win a race
Lee 11 February 2023 at 3:25 pm on Page from a 1947 DiaryI've been thinking about this for a few days. The material is so intimate that it actually makes me a
Nicholas Hendy 10 February 2023 at 4:43 pm on A Message for New MembersAmazing thank you! I am still getting to grips with the basics, but when I'm up and running, I'll be
Carlos 10 February 2023 at 10:59 am on A Message for New MembersWelcome to the blog, Nick!
Lee 10 February 2023 at 4:45 am on A Message for New MembersIf you use Facebook, you might want to look at the group "Gregg Shorthand Readers, Writers, and Fans". I post

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