What lies between longhand and shorthand? The lost world of handwriting. Perhaps the term 'lost world' is a bit of an exaggeration. Disappearing is better.
If I could I would've written in this space instead of indulging in e-finger point pressure . But clearly in this age of technology, its e-finger point pressure that is the way to communicate. Time was when we had out knuckles rapped for forgetting to dot the I's and cross the T's. When the long strokes of a 'g' were supposed to be practiced till the alphabet looked like a dancer hugging herself at the waist, when the 'w' needed to sit on delicately curved derriere, when the 'a' was plump and the 'b' was full-bellied. The sentences formed then with such finely crafted alphabets looked like art- the art of handwriting. In fact, the marriage of profession and handwriting is one of the most fascinating phenomena that history has given us. From the architectural precision of Frank Lloyd Wright's handwriting to the flourishes of Leonardo da Vinci to the fluidity of Miro, handwriting took its place along with the other greats in the world of art... till the keyboard arrived. The rest is history- of mouse and men, so to speak!
If I could I would've written in this space instead of indulging in e-finger point pressure . But clearly in this age of technology, its e-finger point pressure that is the way to communicate. Time was when we had out knuckles rapped for forgetting to dot the I's and cross the T's. When the long strokes of a 'g' were supposed to be practiced till the alphabet looked like a dancer hugging herself at the waist, when the 'w' needed to sit on delicately curved derriere, when the 'a' was plump and the 'b' was full-bellied. The sentences formed then with such finely crafted alphabets looked like art- the art of handwriting. In fact, the marriage of profession and handwriting is one of the most fascinating phenomena that history has given us. From the architectural precision of Frank Lloyd Wright's handwriting to the flourishes of Leonardo da Vinci to the fluidity of Miro, handwriting took its place along with the other greats in the world of art... till the keyboard arrived. The rest is history- of mouse and men, so to speak!
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