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.
“Office Supply Terms in Gregg Simplified”, compiled for Today’s Secretary by Rose Cushman. From the March 1955 issue of Today’s Secretary. Attachment: office-supply-terms.pdf (by Philip for group greggshorthand)
“Mining Terms in Gregg Simplified”, compiled for Today’s Secretary by Robert H. Ramsey. From the October 1954 issue of Today’s Secretary. Attachment: miningterms.pdf (by Philip for group greggshorthand)
“Religious Terms in Gregg Simplified”, compiled for Today’s Secretary by Eleanor M. Perz. From the November 1954 issue of Today’s Secretary. Attachment: religious-terms.pdf (by Philip for group greggshorthand)
I have been compiling a list of phrases and expresses that I hear often but never see in writing. I’m doing this because I want to make my writing more conversational and less didactic, y’know, to bring my writing more in line with my talking. Maybe it will give people some ideas; I’d like to…
This article by Charles L. Swem appeared on the November 1935 of The Gregg Writer, and contains a list of reporting shortcuts of common phrases heard in convention speeches. The shortcuts were written by Charles Zoubek and serialized from the November 1935 to the January 1936 issues. Attachment: observations-on-convention-reporting-and-its-problems.pdf
Dear shorthanders, Attached here is “The Vocabulary of the Gregg Shorthand Manual: Anniversary Edition.” This is actually a surprisingly useful little resource. It refers to every word used in the manual by unit and page number, so that a shorthand writer doesn’t just memorize each word he looks up in a dictionary, but learns the…
This booklet, written by Harry Sundwall, was published in 1939 by the BYU University Press. It contains useful shortcuts, reading, and writing practice. Attachment: gregg-shorthand-lds-vocabulary.pdf
A self-published vocabulary of Biblical, religious and general, related terms by Bernard P. Foote. I am sorry that the quality of this document is not great. The copy was faded and some of the outlines are difficult to read. Experienced writers can supply the defects, but it still underscores the importance of preserving these old…
This article contains vocabulary from nineteen (yes, nineteen) vocational areas, written in Anniversary (The Gregg Writer, April 1931). Attachment: spending-a-month-in-twenty-vocations.pdf
Here is a truly remarkable magnum opus, self-published by a gentleman who worked for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce as a Technologist (Chemical and Metallurgical.) This volume takes Gregg shorthand to the outermost limits of its applicability in a demanding field. The author also presents a method for representing numbers with Gregg outlines (Appendix B.)…