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.
Hi, I was stuck in lesson 20 in the Simplified Manual. In the 2nd edition it is p88 #179 about a United Credit Bureau. I was going to ask for help with an outline I couldn’t decipher, last night or today. I read the sentence (second in para) as: Before the credit manager of a…
I have received this book today. It is copyright 1940 by the Gregg Publishing Company Ltd (Gregg House, 51 Russell Square, London WC1) and was printed by Morrison and Gibb Ltd, (London and Edinburgh). It contains 122 numbered pages, preceded by a preface and ‘A Talk With The Beginner’. Inside the front cover of the…
I decided today that the shorthand in Notehand is easier to read than that in the Simplified manual. I was a little surprised to see that they were both produced by the same person, Charles Rader. The Notehand writing is larger and bolder. That in Simplified is finer and delicate in comparison. (To my eye,…
Due to it being my first learning book and now having a place in my heart (does that enter me into the club of Gregg geekdom?), I’m looking for an affordable Notehand book that isn’t in too poor of condition. Specifically, I’m interested in the first edition from 1960, which has those cute little 50s graphics for…
In Simplified, the phrase “of all” is written as o-o. These are both upright, and it looks similar to a longhand cursive w. This one surprises me because “all” by itself — as a brief form — is written as a o turned sideways. Is there a rule or principle that is hidden or overlooked…
Hi all, When doing my writing practice, I tend now to look at each outline and write it as I go. I find that the constant reference aids my confidence and ability to produce accurate outlines. (I do “write” rather than “draw.”) Both the Simplified and Notehand manuals say to read a convenient number of…
As I mentioned before, among the UK versions of the Gregg Simplified manual, a third edition was published by McGraw-Hill in the UK in 1991 authored by Gerard O’Kennedy. The third edition is not merely a manual with new practice material. It is a revision of the system which incorporates elements from DJS and S90….
I don’t seem to be able to post any comments; is there something wrong with the settings on the blogspot, or is it just me?
On the website http://heartkindling.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/a-curious-find-gregg-shorthand-manual/, there is a picture of pages 22 and 23 of the Simplified Manual, Second Edition. Page 22 has 14 practice sentences, but my copy has 13. Page 23, paragraph 26 is ‘Phrases’, in my copy paragraph 26 is ‘Reading Practice’. What’s going on here?
Has anyone managed to make a copy of Dr Gregg’s 1948(?) “Standard Course”? This was referred to in an earlier post: http://gregg-shorthand.com/2012/12/12/the-new-standard-course-of-gregg/. I have checked the “Guide to the John Robert Gregg Papers (Manuscripts and Archives Division)” from the New York Public Library’s site, and the item appears to be in Box 65. The NYPL…