Much has been written already about cursive handwriting – also called script – taking its place alongside the dinosaurs, but I’m having a hard time letting go. When I’m writing by hand (yup, still do that), I write in script. But when I’m using words that start with what I call the “harder” letters – q and z, I invariably print those letters and then continue in script. Quirky, but effective – because how often do you use the letters q and z when you write? (As in, how often do you use words like “quirky”?) It’s hard to remember what q and z look like in script.
Case in point: This morning I was writing a check (yes, I still do that, too) to a company with a name that starts with the letter Q, and out of nowhere – I think I experienced automatic writing for just one second – I wrote the Q in cursive script. Do you even remember what that looks like? It’s a fancy version of the number 2. But I now realize what I actually wrote was a Z – a capital Z looks very similar to capital Q and the number 2, but it has a tail. If you don’t recall – or never learned – what I’m describing, search “cursive script” on the internet to get a visual.
I’m pretty sure the company I wrote the check to will notice or care … I did write the amount correctly.
