A dictionary for shorthand writers, sans vowels
Here is an interesting resource, a dictionary that omits vowels: www.archive.org/details/shorthanddiction00dimbiala No publication date is found, but it looks 19th Century-ish. The full title is A Shorthand Dictionary comprising a complete alphabetical arrangement of all English words, written without vowels adapted to all systems of shorthand writing and designed for the use of gentlemen connected…
Most Used Shorthand Forms
This small booklet, correlated with the lessons of the 1916 manual, lists the 1000 most frequent words from the list compiled by Dr. Ernest Horn. Attachment: most-used-shorthand-forms.pdf
The Q’s and A’s of Shorthand Theory
Hey Chuck–this one’s for you, Chief! 🙂 Attachment: Gregg – Qs & As.pdf
Congressional Record Vocabulary
A small pamphlet published in 1936 with useful shortcuts and phrases often heard in Congressional testimony; written in Anniversary, though they can be used in all series. Attachment: congressional-record-vocabulary.pdf
Technical Vocabularies from the Gregg Writer
This is a collection of specialized vocabularies and reporting shortcuts, reprinted from the Gregg Writer (up to 1941). Although the lists were written in pre-anniversary and anniversary, writers of all series could benefit from these as well.It contains: 1. Special Forms for Accounting Terms 2. Technical Terms Used in Public Accounting 3. Army Terms and…
How to step up your shorthand speed to reporting level?
A great article by Charles Lee Swem, published in Today’s Secretary (March 1952), and still very relevant! Attachment: getting-into-gear.pdf
Do you read shorthand?
Here’s a great article that appeared on the Gregg Writer (June 1927) about reading shorthand. It is great advice. Chuck Attachment: do-you-read-shorthand.pdf
Searchable Gregg Shorthand Anniversary Dictionary
http://www.scribd.com/doc/1624223/Gregg-Shorthand-Anniversary-Dictionary This is a searchable dictionary for words in the Anniversary Gregg manual. Thanks to thomsk for the link!
Numbers in Shorthand
This is a nice discussion about how to write numbers in shorthand, especially in reporting work. Taken from the Gregg Shorthand Reporting Course, by C. L. Swem. Attachment: numbers.pdf