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.
A few years ago, the Library of Congress (LOC) had an exhibit named “American Treasures Gallery”, which showcased some objects considered by the librarians as treasures. The exhibit closed a while ago. However, the objects of the collection are available online at http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/. One of the chosen treasures is the 1931 edition of Hamlet in…
(by Paul for group greggshorthand) I went to the Los Angeles Public Library recently to view the Gregg Writer on Microfilm. The holding listed v. 1-52; Apr. 20, 1899-June 1950. However, they only had Volumes 6 through 49. (It is possible that Volumes 1-5 and 50-52 were never filmed.) Several other libraries across the U.S….
A million years ago, I took typing in High School. I remember that at the end of the first semester, we had to be able to type 35 wpm to get an “A”. At the end of the second semester, we had to be able to type 50 wpm to get an “A”. Does anyone…
Hello everyone, I’ve been working at the Anniversary Edition about an hour every other day for a couple months now, and I’m finding my reading is still REALLY slow (1-3 seconds per form). Because both the Anniversary Manual and the Functional Method books are so dense (ie. one or two practice readings with new forms…
Someone has written the shorthand outlines for many of the words in this book. On some pages, they are barely visible, other pages quite clear. Book published in 1903 by the Gregg Publishing Co. http://books.google.com/books?id=5URAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP7&lpg=PP7&dq=%22gregg+school,+chicago%22&source=bl&ots=9mj75lnB_J&sig=o2iYBfUjvDw2GCFI9SIenxcGg8M&hl=en&ei=_pEtTtS4CJK3tgfAs63XAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CDAQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22gregg%20school%2C%20chicago%22&f=false Book is available as PDF file, at least, in the USA. (by S. for group greggshorthand)
In case it is of interest, the wonderful, handwriting primer, “Gregg Handwriting” by Mr. Gregg and Mary Louise Champion is for sale at the UK Amazon site: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gregg-Handwriting-John-Robert/dp/B000XHOV3W I have this book and thoroughly enjoy it. The explanations and examples will be dearly familiar to a shorthand writer. It was published by the Gregg Publishing…
I know this is on the forum somewhere, but I don’t know how to search for it. Thanks very much. 🙂 (by S. for group greggshorthand)
Here is a question. In Gregg, words are spelled as they are sounded. Is there an “official” ruling for words that are sounded differently based upon the dialect of your region. For example, right out of the gate, the manual tells you to spell “calm” as “c-a-m” because the “l” is silent. Not in Indiana….
And…. I haven’t contributed anything in a while. But just thought I’d share. Lol. If my penmanship is undecipherable, here is what was meant to be said (taken down in a symbolic logic class): “Suppose that χ⊢(ɸ -> Ψ), then it is possible for χ to be true and (ɸ -> Ψ) false. So it…
Glad to have found this site! I learned Gregg Shorthand (Diamond Jubilee Series) when I was in college preparing to be a business ed. teacher. Shortly after college, I worked as a shorthand platewriter for McGraw-Hill Publishing Company. I held this position for about two years before I was replaced with computers and laser printers…