Curious about the Gregg Shorthand System?
Below is a sample.
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What does it say?
1.4 Urgent Request
Dear Mr. Blair: I am extremely upset by your discouraging telephone call on Tuesday, November 15, in which you told me that you do not think you can complete my new house on schedule. I believed your promise that the house would be finished on or before May 10 and sold my house in Dallas.
It is, therefore, essential that you meet your original promise, even if your people have to work extra hours or you have to hire additional help. Sincerely yours,
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What does it say?
1.5 Credit Approval
Dear Mrs. Wade: Your application for a credit account in the James Department Store has been approved.
Having a credit account at the James Department Store will bring you many advantages. You will always be notified about special sales before we announce them to the general public. You will also be able to use our personal shopping service, which enables you to telephone your orders.
Please stop in to see me the next time you come to the James Department Store. It will be a genuine pleasure to welcome you personally to our large family of charge account customers. Sincerely yours,
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John Robert Gregg
John Robert Gregg, a student of various shorthand systems, developed the most prolific method. He first introduced his system in 1888 in the pamphlet Light-Line Phonography published in Liverpool, England. In 1893, he published Gregg Shorthand in the United States. It was soon taught in public schools throughout the United States and adapted to several languages. The Gregg system modeled the mechanics and positioning of traditional writing. Gregg published dozens of textbooks on the subject from 1880s to 1920s. (Source: The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography)