Greets
+*Aldrisang*+
joined the Gregg group on Multiply, which also doesn't have a lot of
members... it's odd that more people aren't interested in Shorthand
methods.
Think I'll have a look around, holler if you read me.
Philip Newton
> it's odd that more people aren't interested in Shorthand methods.
I think shorthand declined sharply once stenotype machines and
stenomasks mostly took over in the courts and managers started typing
their own emails in businesses. With little commercial demand for it,
schools stopped teaching it, and so nowadays it's mostly only
enthusiasts learning it.
> Think I'll have a look around, holler if you read me.
I read your post.
Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <philip...@gmail.com>
+*Aldrisang*+
be, it's not hard to learn at all.
I suppose the rarity of shorthand is a plus for privacy, since not
many people seem to be able to read it.
Maybe someday we'll actually do a 180 and stop relying on machines/
computers so much, and then
things like shorthand will be in higher demand. I wouldn't hold my
breath though. ;)
Philip Newton
> I suppose the rarity of shorthand is a plus for privacy, since not
> many people seem to be able to read it.
True!
Also, there are several competing methods, so even if the other person
can read shorthand but they learned Pitman and you wrote Gregg (or
vice versa), they'll still be stymied :)
> Maybe someday we'll actually do a 180 and stop relying on machines/
> computers so much, and then
> things like shorthand will be in higher demand.
Even now, it would be good for many bosses if they started dictating
their emails again to a secretary who takes them down in shorthand and
then produces a nicely-polished, grammatically-correct text. Just
because you can lead a company doesn't always mean you can produce
decent prose, unfortunately, and I think it reflects negatively on you
if you don't.