Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhat is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations?message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations?Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresimple@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI was learning Gregg Shorthand at some point just for the fun of it and every time I brought it up people had no idea what I was on about.
minus-squareOldFartPhil@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’m old enough to remember when shorthand was a required course for women in secretarial schools. I always though it was black magic and very cool.
minus-squareOldFartPhil@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIn my 60’s. According to Internet sources, shorthand was taught in schools until the 1990’s. It’s likely that shorthand use declined as PCs became common in offices.
I was learning Gregg Shorthand at some point just for the fun of it and every time I brought it up people had no idea what I was on about.
I’m old enough to remember when shorthand was a required course for women in secretarial schools. I always though it was black magic and very cool.
Wow. How old are you?
In my 60’s. According to Internet sources, shorthand was taught in schools until the 1990’s. It’s likely that shorthand use declined as PCs became common in offices.