tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414101568737434275.post7852773602805763101..comments2023-07-06T07:47:35.504-07:00Comments on Gregg Shorthand: Any left-handers out there?Carloshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06918508911048557073noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414101568737434275.post-12721950646028772972013-08-27T21:43:37.744-07:002013-08-27T21:43:37.744-07:00If you're writing right to left, are you rever...If you're writing right to left, are you reversing the characters too? It would seem to me that one would lose speed if one is constantly jumping words to move across a line when writing right to left.Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06918508911048557073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414101568737434275.post-72186170257868850872013-08-27T21:37:32.346-07:002013-08-27T21:37:32.346-07:00I'm left handed. I'm relearning gregg,and ...I'm left handed. I'm relearning gregg,and decided to go with Anniversary. This time around I'm learning it both left to right and right to left. The right to left is MUCH easier to write, better penmanship, etc. In terms of current speed, I'm about equally fluent at both, but I expect that will change as I start to gain in ability. The excellent part about this is that if I Perspectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204711258992894890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414101568737434275.post-44585321238858337472012-06-06T16:16:23.000-07:002012-06-06T16:16:23.000-07:00Think of commas when you write the f and the v. Th...Think of commas when you write the f and the v. The b and the p are mirror images of the f and the v. A lot of the penmanship issues go away with practice.Carlos Rodriguezhttp://mcbud.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414101568737434275.post-26900476813656960022012-06-06T13:49:18.000-07:002012-06-06T13:49:18.000-07:00I learned to place the pencil against the last knu...I learned to place the pencil against the last knuckle of my ring finger, so I could tilt my hand back a little, rather than against my middle finger. I couldn't figure out why I was supposed to use my middle finger to stabilize the pencil, since I couldn't see the words that way, and I would always switch back after the teacher walked away. Funny how it didn't dawn on me for quite Erik Ahttp://lunarmagician.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414101568737434275.post-39615955061091385282009-04-07T03:37:18.000-07:002009-04-07T03:37:18.000-07:00There are overwriters and underwriters in both lef...There are overwriters and underwriters in both left-handed and right-handed folk.<br /><br />I'm a left-handed underwriter, and just turn the paper clockwise a bit.Shorthand-learner Richardsonhttp://anniversarygregg.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414101568737434275.post-8332749798476897172006-03-17T16:06:00.000-08:002006-03-17T16:06:00.000-08:00Are you all lefties who do everything lefty. I'...Are you all lefties who do everything lefty. I'm a lefty in handwriting, but am right- oriented in most everything else. In the 50's we lefties learned the Palmer method by slanting our paper to the right. I never did develop a hook upside down. As a teacher on the chalkboard I could use either hand. Though I cannot write cursive legibly rightwise, I taught myself Gregg using my right docbandstand11 MSNhttp://msn-docbandstand11.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414101568737434275.post-54493969039455964002006-03-17T13:57:00.000-08:002006-03-17T13:57:00.000-08:00Yes, being a frustrated lefty, I also learned the ...Yes, being a frustrated lefty, I also learned the turn-paper-to-the-right method. I could form letters better, but for some reason had more difficulty judging spacing. If you're really having a lot of trouble, maybe you'll consider trading sides. Sure, other lefties will shun you, but at least you won't be the one struggling to put quaters into a righty-friendly soda machine.johnsapp MSNhttp://msn-johnsapp.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414101568737434275.post-20578132987162328642006-03-17T13:49:00.000-08:002006-03-17T13:49:00.000-08:00Yes, I'm (all too) familiar with it. It's...Yes, I'm (all too) familiar with it. It's the classic lefty overhand hook. Lefties develop this as a way to be able to see what they are writing without their hand getting in the way. Unfortunately for us, it's also a pretty bad habit. Until recently, no one paid much attention to how to teach left-handed kids how to write properly. It was just assumed that you teach them the leftiekim MSNhttp://msn-leftiekim.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414101568737434275.post-120918035403584332006-03-17T13:47:00.001-08:002006-03-17T13:47:00.001-08:00Hi Kim, I'm a reformed leftie. When I wrote c...Hi Kim, I'm a reformed leftie. When I wrote cursive with my left hand, it was at a slant, and I had to turn the paper sideways, just as you described. Turning the paper sideways and hooking the wrist is the way a lefty can enjoy pulling rather then pushing the pen, so I find that it works great with Gregg. Nothing wrong with a sideways paper as long as the writing turns out right, like a johnsapp MSNhttp://msn-johnsapp.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414101568737434275.post-53004019904981838112006-03-17T13:47:00.000-08:002006-03-17T13:47:00.000-08:00I think there is a form of gregg spicifically made...I think there is a form of gregg spicifically made to be written by a lefthander. Im not sure how good it is or whether any of the more experienced gregg writters here would recomend it but its worth a look at. everything is written from right to left, basiclly just a mirror image of normal gregg. It may just be an internet hack for all I know, but hey if it works... -Strawman- -strawman- MSNhttp://msn--strawman-.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7414101568737434275.post-24223847513367680342006-03-17T12:18:00.000-08:002006-03-17T12:18:00.000-08:00not sure if this will work or if anyone has ever d...not sure if this will work or if anyone has ever done this, but in one of my gregg books there's a picture of a lefthander taking shorthand, the way he does it and the picture shows is that he writes with this hand above the line, twisted sort of. Can't remember exactly I don't have the book with me. But anyway his hand and wrist are cruved like a C and his hand is above the line hedebbiavon1 MSNhttp://msn-debbiavon1.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com