When we are called upon to read old handwriting, it is helpful to be aware of the letters and symbols used in the English alphabet of earlier times. The letter called thorn is no longer used ...

In ancient writing techniques, two u's were put together to represent a "w". The Old English character Wynn was put into the alphabet for the same sound. Eventually, the double "u" returned in the ...

Relying solely on a keyboard to learn the alphabet and type out written ... reaffirms the importance of "old-fashioned" cursive handwriting in the 21st-century's Computer Age.

The birth of writing and the first alphabet were among the world’s most ... Follow the evolution of the written word, from 4,000-year-old carvings in an Egyptian turquoise mine to modern-day ...