▲ 588 ▼ I've heard some schools are reintroducing it now, but that doesn't help those that never learned. (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 430 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago* (3 children) Let's all go back to learning shorthand! This is what my arthritic handwriting looks like anyway... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) Shorthand is pretty badass. My mother knows how to read and write it, and I envy the speed at which she can take notes. A bonus for her was that she could write stuff down when we were kids and nobody could read it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago I always wanted to learn, but the farthest I ever got was professional level typing. My mother in law is a paralegal and says she rarely ever uses it anymore. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheActualDevil@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago Weird they call it shorthand. That looks like a lot of writing just to say "Gregg." permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dukeofdummies@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) wait, that's an actual script? I thought it was just slang! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Court reporters learn it. They can transcribe conversations by hand. It's pretty wild. From what I understand of it, each symbol is a word, or combination of words. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Its more just writing the sounds with othet short cuts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) Shorthand is pretty badass. My mother knows how to read and write it, and I envy the speed at which she can take notes. A bonus for her was that she could write stuff down when we were kids and nobody could read it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago I always wanted to learn, but the farthest I ever got was professional level typing. My mother in law is a paralegal and says she rarely ever uses it anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago I always wanted to learn, but the farthest I ever got was professional level typing. My mother in law is a paralegal and says she rarely ever uses it anymore. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheActualDevil@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago Weird they call it shorthand. That looks like a lot of writing just to say "Gregg." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dukeofdummies@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) wait, that's an actual script? I thought it was just slang! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Court reporters learn it. They can transcribe conversations by hand. It's pretty wild. From what I understand of it, each symbol is a word, or combination of words. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Its more just writing the sounds with othet short cuts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Court reporters learn it. They can transcribe conversations by hand. It's pretty wild. From what I understand of it, each symbol is a word, or combination of words. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Its more just writing the sounds with othet short cuts. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Its more just writing the sounds with othet short cuts. permalink fedilink source parent