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[โ€“] OldFartPhil@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] simple@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] OldFartPhil@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[โ€“] cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 5 points 1 year ago

My mom grew up in the 80s and I remember her telling me I needed to learn it too in the 90's so I could be a waitress someday if needed.

I took a typing class instead! Worked great for me lol

[โ€“] megane_kun@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

I think it was still taught to business students up until the mid-90's in my country. That's also how I got my hands on an old Gregg shorthand textbook. That, and typing (via a typewriter) which was the one I learned when I was in high school.

Had I had a choice, I would have chosen to learn shorthand instead.