tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301935512310857439.post7957182891097706998..comments2023-09-05T09:33:56.479+01:00Comments on Gledwood Vol 4 (new main blog) : The Longest Shorthand in History!Gledwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301935512310857439.post-55880713066684621932014-03-03T15:10:41.350+00:002014-03-03T15:10:41.350+00:00I used to do that! For years (without really think...I used to do that! For years (without really thinking or even recognizing the fact) I would find myself, very distantly and at the back of my mind, transliterating words into shorthand outlines when I was bored or slightly agitated ~ eg waiting ages and ages for a bus. I'm glad I'm not the only person on earth with that bizarre foible~!!Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301935512310857439.post-1796558185707569442014-03-02T22:20:11.677+00:002014-03-02T22:20:11.677+00:00Dickens made his living as a young man as stenogra...Dickens made his living as a young man as stenographer in the Parliament. Later, when he was finally arrivee he liked to have friends at the table - and when the conversation and discussion became heated his hand could be seen twitching, he put down notes again, unwittingly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com