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That is a cursive-like font which is designed for easy readability. A formal handwritten document like the Declaration of Independence is slow and difficult to
by buildsjets 2y ago
That is a cursive-like font which is designed for easy readability. A formal handwritten document like the Declaration of Independence is slow and difficult to read. And an informal documents like San Pepys diaries are nigh indecipherable to modern eyes.
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- Symbiote 2y agoThe diaries are in shorthand, that's different. The usual aim is to read present-day cursive, not centuries-old documents.
- reaperducer 2y agoThe Walgreens logo isn't a cursive-like font. It's correct Palmer Method cursive. The California license plate is, too. Though a sloppy interprtaion of it. Cursive moved away from the style used in the Declaration of Independence 150 years ago. Palmer Method cursive is what most people have been using for the last century: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Method