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.
First question: Dr Gregg’s the first version of his shorthand (1888) was in two parts and in separate pamphlets: “The Phonetic Handwriting” “The Reporter’s Handbook”. The second version (1893) was also in two parts and pamphlets: “The Elements” “The Reporting Style”. I have seen PDF copies of these except for “The Reporter’s Handbook”. I wanted…
I have received a request via e-mail from a current Gregg student who wants help. She is taking a class online, but she’s having a hard time. Below is her email: “I am taking a Gregg Shorthand class online, but I am getting lost trying to understand how to translate the symbols. I was wondering…
I have just received copies of the UK versions of the 1916 Manual (“Victory Edition”, no date of publication) and the Anniversary Manual (reprint 1949). The latter came with a “Royal Society of Arts Examinations” paper, dated 1950. This is a single sheet, written in shorthand, one side in Gregg (Anniversary) and the other side…
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Short Classics in Shorthand
Somebody on eBay has acquired almost 70 issues of Gregg News Letter and is trying to find a collector who will want them. See auction number 321547499077 … How interesting are these newsletters? Are they mostly just transcription practice material or are there lots of insights into the Gregg Publishing Company’s history in them?
(1) Charles Rader’s proportions If one were to scan a page from the Notehand manual (such as page 31 from the 1st edition) at 300 pixels per inch, the height of each box in which Mr Rader drew his glyphs would be exactly 100 pixels (from the top of one line to the top of…
Sorry, lots of questions: 1. Simplified Manual (First Edition) I have acquired the 1950 UK Edition. From what I have already read on the Blog, the UK editions are shorter than the US ones, and the reading material is different. The Manual omits all the ‘chatty’ sections (e.g. ‘What’s Ahead’) and the lessons are briefer. …
(1) Is there a term or nickname for Gregg users? Greggorians? (2) I don’t understand how the outlines for “maraschino” were contructed in the Simplified and Diamond Jubilee dictionaries. In Simplified, what is that big arc that connects the “ish” to the e-n-o? What’s the 2nd vowel in the DJS version, is that /a/ representing…
Take a look at paragraph 277 of the regular Simplified Manual (‘Accuracy Practice’) This paragraph illustrates the correct slant for the downward curved strokes (note that they have been enlarged in this paragraph for clarity). If you were to join up the dots shown to indicate the slant, from the beginning to the end of…