Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Can you read the grocery list?

Good handwriting is almost a lost art. I know it's still taught in schools, but it certainly does not have the emphasis it once did. I suppose I'd be dating myself to say I had penmanship class when I was in elementary school. It was my worst subject. But handwriting is important. Bad handwriting allegedly causes 7,000 deaths a year when prescriptions are misfilled. Here's a quick primer from the New York Times with some times about how to write legibly.

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