r/shorthand

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.

— Benjamin Franklin

Written in this weeks featured, community created shorthand Flow.

it’s supposed to read ‘i protect what is unabashedly mine’. i plan to get this tatted on my inner arm at some point, but want to make sure the word forms are correct. i love gregg shorthand, and it has deep significance to me because i learned it in order to journal without my things being read by my parents. but i was also never that great at memorizing the abbreviations! poor penmanship aside, do you suggest any alterations to the words? any input is greatly appreciated!

It's always fun to find these kinds of things in the books I acquire.

Recently discovered this note in my great-grandfather’s things & assume it’s written in shorthand. Would love to have it transcribed, if you can help? It is written on the back of an order form from a family business, some time in the ‘20s. Could just be a note to order cleaning supplies or something totally scandalous, who knows! Thanks!

Hi,

I’m looking for help transcribing notes that were taken in this book on alchemy, I’m not sure who wrote it or when, but it looks like Gregg. Any help would be appreciated.

The book is Alchemy by Marie Louise von Franz.

There are many pages, and I don’t want to be greedy with someone’s time, but I’m really curious what is written.

I’ve posted a couple of the pages.

Not shorthand, but an interesting demonstration of rapid note-taking in consecutive interpreting, from English to Spanish (European Institutions). Rozan, Matyssek, Gillies… principles. With an article in pdf.
https://www.lourdesderioja.com/2013/05/18/my-consecutive-kit/

I need 21*21=441 symbols, out of the combination from these. I'm looking for "difficult to write" symbols. Can someone find any more? TIA. WIP

Hi everyone

Can you help with this shorthand, please. It's from a baptism record. I'm struggling to even work out which system it is. The register is littered with entries like this.

Thanks so much!

Can someone please help me to transcribe this "Feldpost" from my german uncle, who lost without a trace in WW2?

This is a screenshot from All-Star Superman (2011). Lex Luthor grabs a notepad from Clark Kent during an interview and we get to see it up-close, so I've been wondering what it says. I assume it's just relevant reporter notes to their conversation and not some crazy easter egg, but I can't know if I don't ask

I don’t know what language this even is but apparently it’s "urgent"? I’ve tried calling him but he won’t pick up so I’m asking around for anyone who can figure out what he’s trying to notify me about.

As far as I know he only speaks English but this seems like Arabic?