Is Cursive Obsolete? The Writing May be on the Wall

Handwriting has helped shape culture ever since the ancient Sumerians created an alphabet on clay tablets. But are digital communication and the internet threatening to make handwriting obsolete? Anne Trubek , author of The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting, joins us for this week's Please Explain all about handwriting!

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Today's Please Explain: handwriting! We want to see yours. Some pangrams from our show staff to get you started pic.twitter.com/OdFWs6L3la

— Leonard Lopate Show (@LeonardLopate) September 9, 2016

Hey .@LeonardLopate ! Here's my very best attempt at neat penmanship. I think I'll stick to typing... pic.twitter.com/ld3ZRa85kG

— Deanna Norcross (@DMCNorcross) September 9, 2016

@LeonardLopate My scrawl. The young new postal worker has a hard time reading it. Would like me to print. Defiance. pic.twitter.com/zfdk84AUxh

— Kit Lane (@kitlane) September 9, 2016

@LeonardLopate @WNYC i don't hold a pen the "right" way but teachers let it slide bc i have neat handwriting pic.twitter.com/hot5dFS8C2

— Heather Schmelzlen (@anchorlines) September 9, 2016

@LeonardLopate Can't decide between upper & lower case haha pic.twitter.com/NqX4bCOvYN

— Kurt Gallagher (@Kurtoons) September 9, 2016