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Gregg Shorthand

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.

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Question about switching systems

GeneralMason Olsen18 June 202421

Does switching systems (for example im learning notehand right now) just involve learning new symbols and adding them to my arsenal, or does it involve completely relearning the whole thing and back to new basics? And can I slowly transition?

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    Recent Comments
    • Christine Ruzik
      13 February 2026 at 12:13 am
      on French: « Regrets sur ma vieille robe de chambre »
      Changes made as best I could… :)
    • Carlos
      10 February 2026 at 9:59 pm
      on French: « Regrets sur ma vieille robe de chambre »
      Great! Some little things: 1. There's a missing t in était-il. 2. The f in flanc is almost looking like
    • Christine Ruzik
      10 February 2026 at 9:41 pm
      on French: « Regrets sur ma vieille robe de chambre »
      Hello, Carlos, as usual, it’s excellent. All the ? are well guessed. I have created a new word with lit-r
    • Carlos
      10 February 2026 at 6:01 pm
      on French: « Regrets sur ma vieille robe de chambre »
      Here we go. Doubts are with (?): Regrets sur ma vieille robe de chambre ou Avis à ceux qui on
    • Carlos
      9 February 2026 at 2:08 pm
      on French: « Regrets sur ma vieille robe de chambre »
      Thank you Christine! I'll take a look.
    • Carlos
      9 February 2026 at 1:11 pm
      on Gregg Shorthand Font
      I haven't followed if there are any new fonts, but I have now updated the links. Thanks for letting me
    • Kevin Knox
      9 February 2026 at 6:35 am
      on Gregg Shorthand Font
      Any new fonts out there? Good links for the old ones?
    • Peter Meggison
      8 February 2026 at 12:40 pm
      on Rider University
      Lee is correct in stating that it was "wishful thinking" to believe that shorthand would always be a part of
    • Carlos
      7 February 2026 at 5:21 pm
      on Rider University
      Apparently, fiscal 2025 is looking better for Rider. Thanks to Peter for sharing this link!
    • Lee
      7 February 2026 at 5:09 am
      on Rider University
      Thanks to Peter and Carlos for this interesting article! The comment that "shorthand will always be an integral part of
    • Carlos
      6 February 2026 at 9:50 pm
      on Rider University
      I have added a link to the article above.
    • Carlos
      6 February 2026 at 7:54 pm
      on Gregg books now in public domain
      I agree with both of you. For me, a big part of writing shorthand is exercising the brain, at least
    • Lee
      6 February 2026 at 4:36 am
      on Gregg books now in public domain
      My only thought about an AI system that could "write" Gregg shorthand is that people might want a way to
    • Christine Ruzik
      5 February 2026 at 10:11 pm
      on Gregg books now in public domain
      I think much of the fascination with stenography comes from how difficult it is to understand. I remember a message
    • Lee
      4 February 2026 at 5:31 am
      on Gregg books now in public domain
      I'm unclear what the value would be of an AI program that could write shorthand. The whole principle is a
    • Carlos
      2 February 2026 at 10:33 pm
      on Rider University
      Interesting! And yes, please send me the article!
    • Peter Meggison
      1 February 2026 at 9:29 am
      on Rider University
      Louis Leslie was very closely associated with Rider College for many years. Charles Zoubek was also. Leslie died in 1983,
    • Michael Wuollett
      29 January 2026 at 8:47 am
      on Gregg books now in public domain
      Thanks so much, Paul! Well, everyone... what are the odds now that AI will FINALLY be able to start recognizing
    • Nicholas Salkilld
      26 January 2026 at 4:01 am
      on Rider University
      You paint a scary picture Lee. I thought America was more dedicated to keeping the past than here in Britain.
    • Nicholas Salkilld
      26 January 2026 at 3:51 am
      on Rider University
      Thanks for the link. I found one online book (having searched for "shorthand" and clicked library) but it was a
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