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Plays_With_Pens 18 November 2019 at 9:13 am on 1001 Nights: Never-Ending Community ImprovWhat a fun idea! I must contemplate (and prioritize my time, alas). But I am intrigued. :D
Plays_With_Pens 18 November 2019 at 9:11 am on Anybody Read The Story of Gregg Shorthand?Wow, what a dramatic title! I like how the author makes it about the personal stories. I might check that
Plays_With_Pens 18 November 2019 at 8:45 am on Joining up, with a sampleThanks for the reading material! I'm so curious how other people write in Gregg and what they use it for.
Plays_With_Pens 18 November 2019 at 8:36 am on Celebrating Finishing the Simplified Manual – In Simplified@Washbear - Hope it's useful. :) @Wordsmith - Thanks! I've started the Anniversary Manual, though I don't have as
Carlos 12 November 2019 at 3:23 pm on Elven PrinceWhen you start to write in shorthand, you should read back what you write to make sure you don't have
CricketB 12 November 2019 at 3:06 pm on Elven PrinceHalf of that I could have found if I'd proof-read it. That's the test, though. Do I have to proof-read
Carlos 12 November 2019 at 2:35 pm on Green Eggs and HamYou're welcome. The straight line strokes are the hardest to master, in my opinion. With practice it should get easier
CricketB 12 November 2019 at 1:30 pm on Green Eggs and HamD and T have been problems for a long time. I studied DJS first, and it doesn't introduce DD for
Carlos 12 November 2019 at 1:17 pm on Elven PrinceI liked this story! Some little things: 1. "love" in Simplified is written in full (with the oo-hook). 2. Watch
Carlos 12 November 2019 at 12:52 pm on Green Eggs and HamYes, I can read it! Very nice. I would make the d and t more distinct (t shorter and d
Glenn Roberts 12 November 2019 at 12:28 pm on Joining up, with a sampleThanks for the very useful feedback. Despite the years I'm actually very much a beginner and self-taught so a second
Carlos 11 November 2019 at 2:48 pm on Joining up, with a sampleWelcome to the blog, Glenn, and thank you for your contribution! Your writing is very clear. There are some minor
Carlos 11 November 2019 at 1:07 pm on GS-Anniversary pen pals?The whole idea is to practice shorthand, so the order of the stories really doesn't matter. And even if it
CricketB 11 November 2019 at 12:25 pm on GS-Anniversary pen pals?I'm worried that someone mid-chain will procrastinate. (Not me. Nope. Just some other hypothetical person.) I like the idea of
Lee 9 November 2019 at 9:16 pm on Anybody Read The Story of Gregg Shorthand?The Cowan text is very scholarly and informative. The Symonds text is likewise packed with information, although from more of
Brian Beckman 9 November 2019 at 6:07 pm on 1001 Nights: Never-Ending Community ImprovYes, & modifying it as necessary. I've had it in paper for ages, plus I have acquired over the years a
Carlos 9 November 2019 at 5:17 pm on 1001 Nights: Never-Ending Community ImprovAre you using the Mardrus & Mathers translation?
Carlos 8 November 2019 at 7:22 pm on GS-Anniversary pen pals?Sounds good to me. I like seeing contributions.
Brian Beckman 8 November 2019 at 7:17 pm on GS-Anniversary pen pals?proposal: in the spirit of the “never-ending tale,” we might do an improvised “thousand and one nights” without the naughty
Brian Beckman 8 November 2019 at 6:49 pm on GS-Anniversary pen pals?i’m in for a pen pal! writes intermediate DJS fearlessly but with plenty of mistakes (finished both “college DJS” books); reads most variants,