The GREGG Shorthand Manual Simplified

This very nicely printed book, " The GREGG Shorthand Manual Simplified ", is a pure delight to have and hold. Even if the subject matter wasn't so well presented, it would still be a great little possession to have on the shelf. Concerning the content, there's a very useful comparison of the various editions of this book since 1888 on the wikipedia page about Gregg shorthand. As they say there, the fastest version of Gregg was the 1916 edition, with which stenographers could reach 280 words per minute. With this "Simplified" version, people could get to 150 words per minute. Then with the later Jubilee edition (which I bought myself some time in the 1970s), people could get less speed than that. It seems that what happened was that every time the brief forms were reduced in number, the system got easier to learn, but slower to use. I did a side-by-side comparison of all of the theory paragraphs of this Simplified second edition (1955) and the later Jubilee second edition (1971). Almost everything was essentially the same, although the order of presentation in these two editions is utterly different. I don't think they could have scrambled the order of the paragraphs more thoroughly than they did. One really obvious difference that I found between the theory in the Simplified and Jubilee editions was the absence of the disjoined word-endings in the Jubilee second edition. In this Simplified second edition, disjoined word-endings are in paragraphs 61, 305 and 309. Also missing in the later Jubilee edition are Ow before N, N-N and Moun (paragraphs 202, 203, 204), Jent, Jend, Pend, Pent (paras 233, 234), word-beginnings After-, Short-, Ship-, Incl- (paras 225, 249, 323), Is Not, Was Not in phrases (para 256), word-endings -ify, -use, -cate, -gate, -ntic, -ology, -pose, -position, -less, -field, -port, -ford, -ton, -town (paras 266, 363, 370, 418, 419, 451, 459, 466), various consonant Omissions (paras 304, 306, 307, 308, 317), compound word beginnings (para 357), Understand, Understood, Misunderstand, Misunderstood (paras 391, 392). These are all bonuses that you get in this Simplified edition, which were apparently dropped from the later Jubilee edition. By contrast, I found almost nothing in the later Jubilee edition which was not in this Simplified edition. The only later edition additions which I found were the word-endings -quent and -titute (para 364). In my opinion, this Simplified edition is probably better than the later editions. If you wanted to, you could just ignore the extra stuff which I have indicated, in order to be consistent with later editions. The detached/disjoined word-endings are a particular difference which you will notice if you read " Alice in Wonderland in Gregg Shorthand ", for example, which is written in the older style including these detached/disjoined word-endings, and using short forms which are absent from later editions. Conclusion: I can't imagine a better book than this one for learning Gregg shorthand.

This is a wonderful book to learn and re-learn GREGG Shorthand. I love that it is hardbound and has a beautiful cover that I will preserve somewhere else when I am reading the book. This book shows how to write shorthand not on lines, which I prefer, because I write my shorthand on tablets that have no lines. This book is flawless and verywell done.

Great book. I always order such fantastic books in hardbound and keep them for reference for life. This book explains GS clearly and simply. Print quality is exceptional.

This is a good book on Gregg. It is an instruction book that takes you from the initial alphabet through combining letters and words. I was under the impression that it was a dictionary type of book, but it really isn't. It teaches many words and how to create them. It teaches brief forms that make shorthand easier and faster, but it also takes a bit more memory, so for casual use it may not be worth it. I learned Gregg back in the late 70s for secretarial work and I also learned machine shorthand to work with court reporters, so I find brief forms helpful. All in all a good book. Recommended. (Note: You can find complete Gregg Shorthand training on line, but I think the book is worth having. I think they are two different iterations. Gregg went through a couple of styles.)

For someone that went to school when this skill was offered and taught. I’d have to concur, a class that should be offered as an elective but because there are not many whom can understand it, let alone teach it. It’s a dieing skill. Yet secretaries of corporate executives would still benefit greatly in taking dictations.

This is exactly what I wanted.

When I was in my World History class last year, I could hardly keep up with the teacher spoon-feeding notes. I would scribble and scribble, but I would still be a note behind. Over the summer, I learned about shorthand. I purchased this book and learned the system. Now, I am able to write down mostly everything that this year's history teacher says. Unlike what one reviewer said, the book does teach the location of Gregg letters on a line. For instance, it says that a "b" should vertically cover the entire line, and "p" approximately half the line. By looking at the tables like that on paragraph 217, on page 105, it clearly shows where the strokes should be on the line and what words should look like. At first, I thought that I could learn it by just looking at the rules and writing, but I found that after reading every page of reading and writing practice, I could read and write shorthand much more efficiently. With a decent amount of studying and practice, I eventually got a very nice speed. Also, since no one in the entire school has even heard of shorthand, it is very handy for note privacy. Its printing is very good, and I am quite proud to have it in my library.

I studied shorthand in high school years ago and enjoyed it. As an adult I used it to take notes at college which helped a lot. Now many years later I still use it some when listening to speakers, making notes for myself, but only remember a few "words". I ordered this book for it sounded it would be most like the kind of shorthand I studied back then. It is not only very much the kind I studied (shorthand changed several times over the years) and I now can use it to remember the word/signs I used then and add more as needed. This book is a great find and a wonderful one to use with practice.

After qualifying tier-1 of SSC Stenographer Examination, I had to prepare for the next stage which is Stenography skill test. After extensive research, I found out that two methods of Stenography are best: 1. Pitman System 2. Gregg System The Pitman system is the most popular system among both teachers and students in India. When I started searching any institute for learning stenography, I found all of them were teaching Pitman and none of them were following Gregg system. The sad part was even without knowing anything about Gregg, they tend to make students afraid about learning it by saying "You should follow Pitman as everyone is doing the same otherwise you will get no help and you will be left out...". It was evident that they were taking side of Pitman system only to attract the student to enrol with them. As none of them were ready to teach Gregg system, I had to choose the path of self-learning. But why I was so stern in learning Gregg system only ? because Gregg system is very straight forward and requires very less effort as compared to Pitman system. After following few YouTube channels on both systems, I learned the basics of both so as I can distinguish their features in a better way. It was clear that there isn't any scope for the Gregg system being adopted by coaching institutes in near future. There are two reasons for that. First one, both teachers and students are afraid in learning and following something new here. Second reason is, Gregg is easier and requires less time to learn, it requires less number of hours for the tutor to spend on students, which means shorter duration course... which means less fees. The tougher the skill appears to students, the more they are willing to pay for the course. Now the challenge was getting study material for the Gregg system. The Youtube channels are insufficient and somewhat lack complete coverage of the system. If you want to learn from PDF, the PDF is available for only the old versions of this system which requires more effort than the Simplified version and has many unnecessary symbols. If you want to buy book, this is the only book available for the Simplified Gregg version on Amazon India . One thing that repels many is the price of the book. The Pitman book is available in just Rs.116 but this book is more than twelve times costlier. This is so because it is an imported book. I have attached image of the page where it is mentioned that this book was printed in USA. Price is not mentioned on the book, but the price is comparable to the cost of ordering this book from USA (price+shipping). Obviously the paper and print quality is best. The language used in the book is easy to understand and lessons are arranged in a very systematic structure. If someone has less time to learn Shorthand, this book is definitely useful for them. I bought the used version but the condition is like a new book. Last but not the least, The Delhi Book Store, Thanks for keeping stock of international books in both new and used conditions which is very helpful for students.

It is wonderful to still find this book available I learnt Gregg's shorthand over 45 years ago and it was so simple to get back into the flow of it. It is now a requirement of my job at the Auckland University in New Zealand to take notes again so this has been great to use again. Thanks a million.

This book is delightfully clear and concise. You can learn Gregg shorthand in a very pleasant manner with a minimum of efforts. The lessons are just the right size (not too long but with enough subject matter to challenge you). I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn Gregg shorthand.

偶然、グレッグ式速記をネットで知り(これです→[・・・])、1人で練習していたんですが、unit 13くらいで頭が混乱し、挫折。でも折角ここまで頑張ったので諦めきれず、ネットで学校や書籍を探しましたがイマイチ情報が得れず… 唯一トライできるかもと思ったのがこの本でした。 しかし、ここのレビューを見て解答があるやらないやら書かれていたので、アメリカのアマゾンのレビューをチェックすると1人の人が解答付いていないと言ってる… 他のサイトをチェックしても解答がなくて悩んでる人がいる… 購入するのを相当悩みましたが、速記をもっと知りたいという思いで購入してみました。 結論からいうと、楽しくて毎日練習しています。答えが付いていなくてもまだ(60ページ目)大丈夫です。分からない速記は、一つずつ分解してスペルを確認したり、文脈から想像したりしていると、なんとなく見えてきます。なので解答がないからってあんなに悩まなくても良かったと今は思います。 グレッグ式速記にも色々種類があるのを知らずにトライした最初の速記は、この本と比べると私には数倍難しいかったです。書いてあること同じなんですが… 速記に興味がある方に、この本は本当にオススメです。 そしてもっとこの形式の関連本を買いたいです！

This simplified version is a good balance between quick and easy learning without compromising speed. This is a revised edition by McGraw Hill. There are 67 chapters in this book each having multiple practice exercises. Those who have any query about this book can reach me at [email protected] or Greggite (Telegram)