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.
Pierre Loti, nom de plume of French Navy Captain Louis Marie-Julien Viaud, was not only an officer but a writer as well. Born in Rochefort on the west coast France in 1850, his house located on a street there that bears his name, is currently a museum noted for its exotic and original style décor…
Here is an amusing conversation between two friends, Jacquéline and Monique, who meet in school after a long summer vacation. I transcribed it in Anniversary and Simplified Sténographie Gregg for the blog. Attachment: le-bel-inconnu-anniv.pdf Attachment: le-bel-inconnu-simpl.pdf
A previous post presented the story behind the historic Saint-Aubin Abbey in Angers, France, and Fulk, its first artist. Here is the original French version, as told by the French politician Albert Thomas, pour mes amis francophones, transcribed in both Anniversary and Simplified French Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: le-fief-de-foulques-anniv.pdf Attachment: le-fief-de-foulques-simpl.pdf
Hello, it has been a while. The text is rather “clumsy”, there must be many mistakes… but I have been wanting to make one for a while. 🙂 Bonjour, ça fait un bon moment que je n’avais rien posté. Le texte est assez “maladroit”, il doit y avoir pas mal d’erreurs… mais j’avais envie de…
Hello, I was looking for resources and manuals for Gregg shorthand adaptations to other languages, specifically the languages Afrikaans, Esperanto, French, German, Hebrew, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Catalan, Thai, and Tagalog (these languages were mentioned on Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_shorthand#Adaptations). I’ve managed to find some materials for Chinese, Esperanto, French, German,…
Hello, a rather short story with some interesting forms, I think…
Hello, here’s a little text, not very difficult, just a try after a long time on hiatus… Hope it will be OK…
The beautiful southern French region of Provence has its own Christmas traditions, including a big celebration on Christmas Eve, with lots of dishes and thirteen desserts! This article transcribed by me in Sténographie Gregg (Anniversary and Simplified) explains this tradition. Attachment: beaucoup-de-plats-et-13-desserts-le-reveillon-du-noel-provencal-anniv.pdf Attachment: beaucoup-de-plats-et-13-desserts-le-reveillon-du-noel-provencal-simpl.pdf
Here is a little charming anecdote told by American Presbyterian minister Frank Crane, from his book Adventures in Common Sense, transcribed by yours truly in Sténographie Gregg (Anniversary and Simplified) for the blog. Attachment: a-paris-anniv.pdf Attachment: a-paris-simpl.pdf
Hello, the second part of the poem. At the end, it’s rather dark as often with this poet. Actually, for the forest, it ends well, eventually… Edit: corrections made.