โฒ 541 โผ What is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations? (lemmy.sdf.org) submitted 3 years ago by Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 891 comments fedilink hide all child comments Mine would be creating pen and paper ciphers for my made up secret communication needs.
[โ] simple@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) Wow. How old are you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] OldFartPhil@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] megane_kun@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 5 points 3 years 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 permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] OldFartPhil@lemm.ee 8 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] megane_kun@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 5 points 3 years 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 permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] megane_kun@lemm.ee 5 points 3 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] cubedsteaks@lemmy.today 5 points 3 years 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 permalink fedilink source parent