The character '&' originated as a cursive combination of the letters 'e' and 't', giving rise to its contemporary form. This symbol first appeared on a papyrus in 45 AD.

Find a model alphabet. Before you can write cursive letters, you have to know what they look like. Search for “letter guides” that show the shapes and the order of strokes.

NASA Finds All 26 Letters Of The Alphabet From Space. By ... Many of the letters are lower case with some, like the "a" pictured here said to be in cursive. The "a" is one of the hardest to see.

We learn things best as children, and they stay with us for a lifetime. Multiplication tables. How to tie shoes. Tell time. These are basic skills, and they’re locked in. I’m told you never ...

When Jack Lew was nominated to be Treasury secretary in 2013, President Barack Obama joked that as a condition of the appointment, Lew would have to learn to sign his name more legibly. The secreta… ...

None of this should bother me. My children know how to print their letters. And they type frighteningly well. Still, I can’t escape the conviction that cursive—writing it and knowing how to ...