Suggested Assignments for Anniversary Gregg

The following study plan that appeared in the September to December 1931 issues of The Gregg Writer suggests daily assignments for the regular Anniversary Gregg Manual. These assignments rely on the Anniversary edition of the Graded Readings and Gregg Speed Studies (Second Edition). The plan could be easily adapted to use with the Functional Method…

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Resources for Pre-Anniversary (1916) Gregg Shorthand

If you are studying the 1916 manual, this post is especially for you. Studying the 1916 manual may seem difficult because of the dearth of reading and practice material in the book. However, there are many resources available that at the time of their publishing were designed to supplement the manual. Let me summarize the…

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Sentences on Similar Words

These drills from The Stenographic Expert by Willard B. Bottome were serialized in the February to April 1938 issues of The Gregg Writer. The key appears in Chapter 3 of the book, which is attached (thanks to Gregg Student!). Attachment: sentences-on-similar-words.pdf Attachment:  BottomeCh3–Similar_Words.pdf

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