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 everyone! It’s my first time posting on this blog ever since I joined about three months ago. My name is Matthew and I’m 18 years old, from the Philippines. I actually discovered this blog a year ago but was just able to join a few months back since I don’t know how to. Sorry for…
Just an FYI… I printed the list of Anni Brief Forms from Andrew’s angelfishy site on to heavy card stock. Then, I cut each brief form into a strip and divided them into groups in the order of which they are presented in the Anni Functional Manuals i.e. by assignments. I put each assignment’s group…
This thread is meant to be a place to discuss the integration of shorthand into a homeschool curriculum. A place to raise the relevant questions and considerations, and to explore all sides of the issues raised. Here are a few questions that come to mind. –When is shorthand best introduced to the student? What developmental…
Here is the Notehand textual dictionary that I created for my homeschool students. Every word that is found in the 1st edition of the Notehand textbook has been included in this dictionary, along with the page number in the textbook where you can find the outline. I’ve also included the technical terms found in the…
This cover of the June 1942 issue of The Gregg Writer shows Yeoman C. David Rohrer writing Gregg Shorthand blindfolded on a blackboard. As written in the editorial, ‘You’ve seen him before — our blue-jacket on the cover. You have, that is, if you were reading the GREGG WRITER back in April 1941, when…
I’ve just received a message announcing the availability of some issues of The Gregg Writer. The issues available are January 1936, March 1936, May 1936, October 1937, December 1937, November 1938, and December 1939. The owner is happy to give them to anyone from the group for the cost of shipping. If anyone is interested,…
Just for fun, I was wondering if anyone could think of any words written in Gregg that look like or remind you of the concepts they represent. For example, “defended” in Anniversary Gregg kind of looks like a person holding up a sword in defense (the symbol for “def” is the head, “end” is the…
In Assignment 2, Exercise 15. The second word is a-d. The first word is Ray. I kept tryng to figure out….. Ray add? Ray aid ??? Ray I would? (we had just learned the brief forms for I and would)…. etc etc. I looked at the Key and the 2nd word is had. Huh? Why…
A few months ago I saw a book titled Syllabic Writing for sale online. The description was sparse: the listing only gave the title, said it was about shorthand and was published in 1937. I bought it assuming it would be a description of some obscure and exotic shorthand system based on syllables. It’s actually…
I was just perusing eBay and saw this book – A Refresher Course in Gregg Shorthand” by John Robert Gregg offered for sale. I am not going to buy it – they are asking $40. But I’m curious. I had not seen this book before. It says that it is copyright 1942 and printed in…