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DOES ANYONE KNOW SHORTHAND?

tends2dogs — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:38:16 GMT

I came across this slip of paper while going through some things and I haven't a clue what it means.

Can anyone help me out??

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Its Me LuLuBelle2 — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:45:19 GMT

Tends2dogs, unfortunately I don't know shorthand. But I did just type it into bing.com and they showed shorthand symbols that corresponded with the alphabet. And again, unfortunately, I'm not swift enough to know how to put a link into my post. Good luck!

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sugar22 — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:46:35 GMT

It has been YEARS since I took shorthand, but it looks like "back to work at the bank". Does that make sense?

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bettyboop33 — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:52:49 GMT

It's been years for me to but back to work at the bank is what I thought also.

If you find anything different please post.

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ladyroxanne — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:52:56 GMT

@tends2dogs

the 2nd word is do and the 3rd could be could be rock or care. i may be totally wrong on the 3rd though.

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ladyroxanne — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:55:12 GMT

whoops! i may be totally wrong after reading the previous posts.

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sparklestar — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 16:55:20 GMT

@sugar22 wrote:
It has been YEARS since I took shorthand, but it looks like "back to work at the bank". Does that make sense?

I agree except for the third word ... that's not how I would spell 'work' in shorthand. But everyone personalizes their own shorthand. Also 'to' looks more like 'do'

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Irishmug — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:01:16 GMT

I agree - back to work at the bank. But, it's been many years since I've used shorthand !

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Brooklynny — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:04:39 GMT

It depends on whether it's Gregg or Pittman shorthand. It looks more like Gregg to me because I really don't recognize the strokes as Pittman.

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VanSleepy — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:05:08 GMT

It looks like 'back do (or due) are you at the bank' - but of course that makes no sense lol

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SaRina — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:13:49 GMT

Wouldn't it be funny if a mod came along and removed your OP because it was "inappropriate"? :-D

I can't help you -- I only know Alphahand.

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mercyMe — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:27:01 GMT

"Back to work at the bank" ....

although for the 2nd word, the stroke is long like a "D" not "T", but

regardless, makes little sense unless the writer worked at a bank.

Let us know what you find out!

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tends2dogs — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:23:28 GMT

Thanks to all!! Yes it does make sense......in a way. My mom (the one who wrote this) began working at the bank when she was sixteen. She retired (forced out) when she was 70. She took a brief time out when my sister and I were teenagers. She felt it was more important to keep an eye on girls with boyfriends LOL. Anyway, the note is dated 1968. I would have been 15. I wonder if this is when she returned to the bank??? It is fuzzy to my sister and I, and alas, my mom is no longer with us......dad either . No one to ask anymore.

BTW my parents lived to be 87 and 84, respectively. I MISS them everyday and there is SO much I still want to ask and tell them.

Thanks again!

(I thought for sure it said "I love you")

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mwane — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:23:58 GMT

"Back to work at the bank."

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tends2dogs — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:24:48 GMT

@SaRina wrote:
Wouldn't it be funny if a mod came along and removed your OP because it was "inappropriate"? :-D

I can't help you -- I only know Alphahand.

@SaRina At first I hesitated to post this for that reason LOL, but I couldn't imagine my mom doing that.

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tansy — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:25:03 GMT

@SaRina wrote:
Wouldn't it be funny if a mod came along and removed your OP because it was "inappropriate"? :-D

I can't help you -- I only know Alphahand.

That's the first thing that I thought of, too.

I taught myself Speed Writing. That's when my handwriting became sloppy looking.

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tends2dogs — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:28:20 GMT

One other thing about shorthand. My mom would write shorthand with her finger if we were sitting down, say at a table, while we were talking. She would write grocery lists in shorthand, too. I always thought it was pretty and wished I would have learned it.

Do you do that, too, or have you let it go?

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Krimpette — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:28:37 GMT

My shorthand days are long behind me, sadly. However, after reading what posters said who can still read shorthand, I agree with the interpretations of "back to work at the bank". I'm really impressed with those who knew!!!

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SeattleShopper1 — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:28:42 GMT

A l-o-o-o ng time for most/ many of us.

Still does not make sense, but could it be:

back due note at the bank

have trouble with the third word because the first stroke of the third word could be an "s" or a "stray or extra" stroke.

Appears the writer might have been making notes just for themselves as a reminder.

But admit -- I know nothing And me memory is not that great.

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Preds — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:33:41 GMT

I knew Gregg over forty years ago and came across my "Diary" for that year. Have no clue what I wrote in that darn thing and I'm not letting anyone "read" it for me. LOL

I'm also a lefty and shorthand is hard for lefties. Speed writing was much easier. Problem is, can't read that mess anymore either.

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