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.
The following jury charge selection was written in Anniversary Gregg, with the use of numerous reporting shortcuts. It was serialized in the September 1930 to February 1931 issues of The Gregg Writer. Can you identify all the reporting shortcuts in the piece? Attachment: judges-charge-to-the-jury.pdf
This jury charge selection was used in the 1925 National Shorthand Reporter’s Association Contest and dictated then at 240 wpm. It was rewritten in artistic shorthand and serialized for publication in the September to November 1929 issues of The Gregg Writer. It shows how shortcuts based on the abbreviating principle are routinely employed in taking…