gregg shorthand comparison

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Which version of Gregg Shorthand is right for me?

Several factors can determine which version of Gregg you should learn. Below are some considerations that you can take intoaccount.

Pre-Anniversary Anniversary Simplified Diamond Jubilee Series 90 Centennial Greghand Notehand

Description Gregg Shorthandwas invented inGlasgow and

published inLiverpool in 1888in pamphlet form.he first !mericanedition was

published in 18"#as a pamphlet$ andthe first book version appeared

in 18"8. he 1"%1and 1"1& editions provideimprovements inthe outlines$clarification of rules$ additional

brief forms$ ande'tensions of the

basic principles.hese are the firstversions that weretranslated intoother languages.(t re)uires lots of

practice and

dedicated study tomaster.

*ritten tocommemorate the+%th anniversary of the publication of the first book form$ itrevolutioni,ed theteaching of shorthand byintroducing brief forms and phrasewriting early in the

study. hematerial wasrearranged in amore logicalse)uence than in

previous versions.he outlines are

printed in larger form. he system

principlesremained virtuallyunchanged fromthe pre-anniversaryversions. (t stillre)uires heavystudy and practice

to master.

his is consideredthe first maor simplification of the system sincethe publication of the first edition.Seldom used brief forms$ wordendings$ and word

beginnings wereeliminated. Some

principles were

revised$ and newones were added./arginal grammar reminders wereadded to the

books. Despite thesimplifications$ itis still a fastsystem andrepresents acompromise

between the highmemory loads of the previousversions and theloss in speed with

the newer ones.

he 0th

anniversarymarked theappearance of thisversion$ targetedspecifically for the

business world. !sin the previousversion$ further simplificationswere made$additional brief

forms weremodified andothers eliminated$as well as lessfre)uent word

beginnings andendings. !de)uatefor office dictation$it is the firstversion thatcorrelatesshorthand learningwith transcription$and the first that is

printed in two-column format.

his version was published for the"%th anniversary.he revisioninvolves systemchanges to makelearning andwriting easier andmore consistent./ore word

beginnings andendings were

dropped. /orewords are spelledout and notabbreviated as in

previous versions$for that reason$ itis overall slower that previousversions. /ostlyapplicable for

business andgeneral notetaking.

his is the latestversion of thesystem$ published1%% years after thefirst Britishedition. (t takesthe basic principlesfrom Series "% andadds new brief forms. ! newfeature here is thatshorthand outlines

are presented onruled paper 2though thespacing is 3itman$go figure4.

Greghand is thefirst attempt tocome up with asystem of 5simple

phonetic writingfor everyday use

by everyone6. (t borrows from!nniversaryGregg. 7owever$it didnt catch on.

9otehand is thesecond attempt todevelop a systemdesignedspecifically for note taking. :or that reason$ thestudy material ismore literatureoriented. he

book includesinstruction on how

to take effectivenotes.

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e'tbook !vailability

1888 @ original publication in pamphlet form2Liverpool4$commercially

unavailable

18"# @ first!merican editionin pamphlet form$commerciallyunavailable

18"8 @ first book edition$commerciallyunavailable

1"%> @ scarce$ butavailable through<-bay$ or used

book stores2probably theoldest version youwould be able tofind4

1"1& @ available inused book storesand <-bay

*idely availablein used bookstoresand <-bay

*idely availablein used bookstoresand <-bay

!vailable in used bookstores and <- bay



Scarce Scarce$ butavailable through<-bay

Literatureavailable$ other than business-relatedA

;es$ widely2maga,ines$ books4

;es$ widely2maga,ines$ books4

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9o$ some medicaldictation andmaga,inesavailable

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/emory Load 7igh 7igh (ntermediate Less thanSimplified

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Speed 3otential :ast 2up to >8%wpm4

:ast 2up to >8%wpm4

:ast (ntermediate Slow 2hardly 1%%wpm4

Slow Slow 2not designedfor speed4

Slow 2not designedfor speed4

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