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.
Listening to the radio while driving home this morning I heard there has been a disaster in Vanuatu. How would you suggest writing Vanuatu or, for example, muon? Would you use a joining of the oo hook followed by o, similar to the one in water? This brought to mind another question: Over the years…
How would you indicate the plural of a word like board, ward, yard in any version of GS that has the rd blend? Are there any examples in the Simplified or DJS textbooks or dictionaries?
I wondered about the dropping of minor vowels in Simplified (although I’m sure this applies to earlier Gregg). The word “picture” is a good example of this, being written as p-k-t-r. I’d tend to include the first vowel if I didn’t know it wasn’t used in the standard outline. There are other words I sometimes…