and he says cursive is like a foreign language to him. “I can usually tell that it’s English by the uppercase letters,” said Barnes, who also said it’s embarrassing. “It makes research ...

The origin of the terms uppercase and lowercase might ... than their majuscule counterparts because the letters were easily strung together as cursive (though cursive majuscule did exist).

She looks forward to her daily cursive lesson, especially on the days when she gets to practice her favorite letters. “It kind of looks fancier than printing,” she said. “It’s cool.” ...