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Gregg shorthand adaptations to other languages?

Anything GoesEmily24 May 20247

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,…

French: une histoire de caoutchouc

GeneralChristine Ruzik11 May 202410

Hello, a rather short story with some interesting forms, I think…

French: Le renard sans pattes

GeneralChristine Ruzik15 April 20247

Hello, here’s a little text, not very difficult, just a try after a long time on hiatus… Hope it will be OK…

Beaucoup de plats et treize desserts : le Reveillon du Noël provençal

GeneralCarlos6 December 20235

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

À Paris !

GeneralCarlos28 November 20235

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

French: La Forêt Vierge (2/2)

GeneralChristine Ruzik17 September 20234

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.

French: La forêt vierge (1/2)

GeneralChristine Ruzik9 September 20237

Hello, a poem in two parts. It’s from Leconte de Lisle, a 19th century poet who has quite an evocative style. A lot of difficult words… “Hallier” is a “groupe de buissons serrés” says my newly bought dictionary.

Passablement Ingénieux

GeneralCarlos21 August 202311

Here is an amusing story transcribed by me in Anniversary and Simplified Sténographie Gregg. Attachment: passablement-ingenieux-anniv.pdf Attachment: passablement-ingenieux-simpl.pdf

French: Madame se meurt (suite et fin)

GeneralChristine Ruzik5 August 202323

Hello, here is the following paragraph of the Bossuet eulogy about Henriette-Anne, the king’s brother’s spouse. It’s shorter and, I think, there’s no difficulty. Next time, a lighter text… Edit: corrections done. Edit: At the behest of Mr Salkilld, here are the first three lines of the text and the transcription in French: I don’t have…

French: Madame se meurt

GeneralChristine Ruzik23 July 20237

Hello, granted, this is not a “jolly text” but it’s from Bossuet and it is from his most famous oration. The speaker is there at the peak of his art. Lastly I can add there’s a weak relationship between this text and the previous one in French: poor Henriette-Anne’s state would have been the combination…

Carlos 26 July 2024 at 8:27 pm on Is there a key for Graded Readings in Gregg Shorthand?Indeed. I wish Rider would have more Gregg Shorthand materials digitized. I haven't contacted them, but I may do so
Peter Meggison 26 July 2024 at 7:35 pm on Question: direction of loop for in notehandSean--that's a fantastic document summarizing the Gregg Anniversary "rules." I had never seen it before, and it shows how much
Peter Meggison 26 July 2024 at 7:21 pm on Is there a key for Graded Readings in Gregg Shorthand?Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, would definitely have this publication. Louis Leslie, Gregg shorthand author, had the largest collection
Carlos 26 July 2024 at 7:14 pm on Is there a key for Graded Readings in Gregg Shorthand?You're welcome! Please let us know what you find out.
Charlie 26 July 2024 at 1:56 am on Is there a key for Graded Readings in Gregg Shorthand?Thank you! I'll definitely have to look into NYPL's digitising service.
Carlos 25 July 2024 at 10:55 pm on Is there a key for Graded Readings in Gregg Shorthand?Unfortunately, they're different, :-(. And the US and UK versions of the Anniversary Graded Readings are different too.
Carlos 25 July 2024 at 10:54 pm on Is there a key for Graded Readings in Gregg Shorthand?Yes, there is, but unfortunately it has not been digitized. There is also a bound edition of the 1919 Graded
Washbear 25 July 2024 at 10:17 pm on Question: direction of loop for in notehandHere's another doc for principles of joining, for the most recent editions of Gregg shorthand.
Washbear 25 July 2024 at 10:05 pm on Is there a key for Graded Readings in Gregg Shorthand?There is a key to the 1930 Graded Readings. I don't know how different it is from the 1919 edition.
Lee 25 July 2024 at 8:47 am on Question: direction of loop for in notehandI have a "Naval Terminology" book, and also "Technical Vocabulary from the Gregg Writer". I wonder how useful they were.
Carlos 25 July 2024 at 6:47 am on Question: direction of loop for in notehandThat pamphlet was published as a training aid and reference material for federal government employees in the 1940s and it
Carlos 25 July 2024 at 6:34 am on Question: direction of loop for in notehandUnits 1 and 2 of the Anniversary manual explain how to join circles to straight lines and curves, Andrew Owen's
Lee 25 July 2024 at 4:43 am on Question: direction of loop for in notehandWell that's brilliant! Where in the world did you find that document? Your comment that the "rules" apply to all
Sean Griffin 25 July 2024 at 12:08 am on Question: direction of loop for in notehandThe Notehand books don't give explicit rules for how to write the vowel loops because the student was meant to
Lee 24 July 2024 at 10:11 am on Question about switching systemsI learned DJS (in the 1960s!) and am the same way. "Work" for me is always "oo-k". But I understand
Elizabeth Skipper 24 July 2024 at 6:39 am on Question about switching systemsI'm just now reading this thread, Lee, and I'm amused by the discussion of the DJS abbreviation for "work." I
Charlie 24 July 2024 at 12:49 am on A Message for New MembersThanks Lee! I'll definitely be checking out all those books when I can read Gregg a better!
Lee 23 July 2024 at 3:56 am on A Message for New MembersWelcome! Not too many people tackle pre-Anniversary Gregg, but the early system has a lot of elegance and clearly served
Carlos 22 July 2024 at 9:25 pm on A Message for New MembersExcellent Charlie, and welcome to the blog!
Charlie 22 July 2024 at 8:31 pm on A Message for New MembersHi everyone! I'm learning shorthand mostly because I do a lot of handwriting, and I find that so often I've