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Gregg shorthand adaptations to other languages?

Anything GoesEmily24 May 20247

Hello, I was looking for resources and manuals for Gregg shorthand adaptations to other languages, specifically the languages Afrikaans, Esperanto, French, German, Hebrew, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Catalan, Thai, and Tagalog (these languages were mentioned on Wikipedia at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregg_shorthand#Adaptations). I’ve managed to find some materials for Chinese, Esperanto, French, German,…

Spanish Business Letters

GeneralCarlos12 December 20121

The following business letters appeared in the October 1939 issue of El Taquígrafo Gregg, the Spanish version of The Gregg Writer, written in the 1923 edition of the system. The language in the letters is somewhat antiquated: they are not the easiest letters to transcribe either, so if someone wants to attempt a transcription, post…

Shorthand, TV Interviews (Uruguay 2009)

Anything GoesCarlos26 June 20122

Fellows: There’s a video in Youtube about TV shorthand interviews in Uruguay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWINcYADTRk The video is in Spanish, but I have attached the transcription in Spanish and English. This is the background of these interviews:In 2009, Uruguayan Parliament opens applications for shorthand reporter position,and there were a big number of applicants due mainly to:1. The…

Carlos 19 November 2025 at 3:43 pm on John Inglefield’s ThanksgivingYou're welcome!
Nicholas Salkilld 19 November 2025 at 3:18 pm on John Inglefield’s ThanksgivingThanks Carlos. (I'd forgotten that people could be very strict and "moral" in earlier times.)
Carlos 19 November 2025 at 12:56 pm on John Inglefield’s ThanksgivingThanks for the corrections. Prudence worked in the theater, and that was not considered a very reputable occupation for a
Nicholas Salkilld 19 November 2025 at 7:38 am on John Inglefield’s ThanksgivingInteresting. The nature of Prudence's badness was not explained but I think that being part of a theatre is not
Lee 19 November 2025 at 4:02 am on Types of notebooksI did a couple of Ebay searches for "antique reporter's notebook" and "antique stenographer's notebook" and a few things showed
Lee 18 November 2025 at 9:51 am on Types of notebooksI've read through lots of old issues of The Gregg Writer over the years, and don't recall any discussions about
Carlos 18 November 2025 at 9:15 am on Types of notebooksHave you checked the early 1900s issues of The Gregg Writer to see if there is anything on that topic?
Lee 18 November 2025 at 2:16 am on Types of notebooksGenerally fountain pens were the norm, and Gregg textbooks and magazines recommended them well into the 1950s. The 2nd Edition
Thomas H. 17 November 2025 at 4:38 am on Types of notebooksOoh, that *is* a good question! I am looking forward to the answer. I just assumed that steno pads were
Carlos 6 November 2025 at 2:46 pm on Autumn ColorsYou're welcome! This essay had lots of interesting vocabulary, which added to the beauty of the writing it made it
Carlos 6 November 2025 at 2:42 pm on Penmanship Practice – November 2025Yes, you're welcome! It's the 250th birthday of the US Marine Corps this month.
Susan Johnston 6 November 2025 at 9:13 am on Autumn ColorsHow beautifully descriptive. I truly enjoyed this piece, especially "steeped in atmospheric wine and we dream by breathing a subtle
Susan Johnston 6 November 2025 at 9:09 am on Penmanship Practice – November 2025Enjoyed this tribute to the Continental Army and the creation of the American Marine Corps. Thank you, Susan Johnston
Carlos 24 October 2025 at 3:48 pm on The HoneybeeThank you Larry!
lvw 23 October 2025 at 9:16 pm on The HoneybeeI too am very grateful for what Carlos uploads here. His dedication to shorthand and his penchant for finding interesting
Lee 19 October 2025 at 1:07 pm on Godfrey DeweyThere were so many competing shorthand systems in the 19th century, with a few lingering into the 20th (Cross Eclectic,
Carlos 17 October 2025 at 5:16 pm on The Mystery of Houdini’s DeathHere they are: p2c1 l4 2nd outline: "pseudospiritualism" p2c2 l21 3rd outline (is it “borne in that”?): "beyond that" p3c2
Karen Van Hook 15 October 2025 at 5:13 pm on Godfrey DeweyI'm doing a bit of digging to find out what Dewey's "Personal Shorthand" was based on. It's different from his
Lee 14 October 2025 at 2:18 pm on Penmanship Practice – October 2025It's not just the US, although likely things are at a higher level here. Bible publishing is a big--and lucrative--business,
Carlos 13 October 2025 at 1:35 pm on Penmanship Practice – October 2025It's the New International Version, available at biblegateway.com. You can also choose King James and New English there too, among

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Gregg shorthand adaptations to other languages?

Spanish Business Letters

Shorthand, TV Interviews (Uruguay 2009)

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Taquigrafía Carissimi

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Spanish Shorthand Books

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