Shorthand.
I just stumbled accross a book of Gregg Shorthand...and upon opening it, saw pages full of writing that seemed more Arabic than English! Now, I know a little about shorthand, and that it was in common use for a long time...but I certainly could not decipher it! I think it's rather interesting...does anyone here use it?
The Noble Men
17-06-2005, 17:43
I just stumbled accross a book of Gregg Shorthand...and upon opening it, saw pages full of writing that seemed more Arabic than English! Now, I know a little about shorthand, and that it was in common use for a long time...but I certainly could not decipher it! I think it's rather interesting...does anyone here use it?
Nope.
I actually picked some of it up during a brief course when I was younger. It certainly helps during lectures. I'm not that good at it though, so I kind of have my own version of it that I use sporadically.
Willamena
17-06-2005, 22:43
No. Shorthand is scary. :-)
I should probably learn, though, for taking minutes of the meeting (for those times when my tape recorder dies).
Sumamba Buwhan
17-06-2005, 22:58
I may have a short hand but I have long fingers
:p
as for writing shorthand I know nothing
Marmite Toast
17-06-2005, 23:05
I just stumbled accross a book of Gregg Shorthand...and upon opening it, saw pages full of writing that seemed more Arabic than English! Now, I know a little about shorthand, and that it was in common use for a long time...but I certainly could not decipher it! I think it's rather interesting...does anyone here use it?
Nope. But I might learn it so that I can write at the same speed as people talk (thereby helping me to take notes).
Harlesburg
17-06-2005, 23:19
So lets get this straight Shorthand is named after the gy and not simple called Shorthand because it would be a convieneant name for what one is doing?
So lets get this straight Shorthand is named after the gy and not simple called Shorthand because it would be a convieneant name for what one is doing?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorthand
Barlibgil
17-06-2005, 23:33
Shorthand is scary...I once had a teacher write me a note to leave class, it looked like it said:
XIOH 5(in cursive)
She SAID that it said:
Gordon to library at 2:11
New Shiron
17-06-2005, 23:46
you don't see many jobs that require shorthand anymore, as most dictation is handled by court reporters / transcriptionists who use a special typewriter and dictophone (basically a tape recorder). But occasionally legal clerks still get trained in it, as public meetings must be accurately transcribed in most US jurisdictions