penmanship

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If interpreting the economy now hinges on fine differences between upper and lowercases, sloppy penmanship could lead to financial ruin.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

This isn’t to say everyone needs to brush up on penmanship and stop using AI calendars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

Isaac believed that William would write in cursive, so he took a penmanship course.

From New York Times • May 21, 2023

“He had very good penmanship even in haste,” Nantz said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2023

“Good memories, good friends, good posture, excellent penmanship, and a deep love of poetry and all its meters. For example, iambic pentameter, which, as you may know, sounds like this: ta-TUM, ta-TUM, ta-TUM, ta-TUM, ta-TUM.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood