Why do I want to learn Shorthand? Well, I suppose you could say because
it is there.
If you want a longer reason:
I am sort of a Hobby collector, as in I collect hobbies. I knit
(including designing knitwear), crochet, tat, spin, weave, embroider,
cross stitch, draw, sketch, paint (watercolor), make cards, do
bookbinding, collect fountain pens, read voraciously and play the
penny whistle.
A slightly 'deeper' why:
I know that my grandmother took shorthand because I remember her
talking about it when I was younger and I feel a bit closer to her by learning. The idea of knowing a 'secret' code seems fun, but
also that whatever I write will (hopefully) by decipherable by other
who also know is neat too. And I like the idea of being able to
quickly record what others are saying, especially at meetings, or
while on the phone. (my short term memory kind of sucks, especially
when clouded by some slight social anxiety)
Shorthand initially crossed my radar while watching an episode of Dr. Who, then
again while watching an episode of Torchwood. I got curious and did a
little research and learned that there were many different forms of
shorthand and that the ones used in those shows was most
likely Teeline.
Since I live in the US and there was some question of the
readability of Teeline after any length of time, I looked at Gregg
and Pitman. The idea of having to pay attention to line width
and spacial placement discouraged me (despite the ability to fuel my
fountain pen hobby by adding flex pens to my list of 'needs'), so I
researched Gregg and found Andrew Owen's site.
I'm not sure how far I will get with this - I start to feel overwhelmed
if I skim to far past the first couple chapters, but I'm interested
to see just how much I can learn and how fast I can write.
FWIW, I just found this site, because I've just started on my Gregg Shorthand journey. :) Hope all is well and that you've continued to find joy in using Gregg!
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