There is so much I take for granted, and so much I have forgotten:
- that an F is merely an upper case E with the bottom stick removed
- that a C is half an O, which is half an 8
- that a W is simply two Vs placed side by side
- that an N begins from the ground up, then stick down, then ground up again (but not like coffee)
- that a B is just a large P with an extra bump
- that an R is the same as a K, but with an added swoop
- that a 3 is, and I quote, “a curve for you and a curve for me”
- that a lower case h looks like a sideways chair
- that i and j are the only lower case letters that take dots
-that a Z is an N on its side
- that an upright C plus an extended, inverted C is an S
- that a t is a cross
- that X, L and K are more fun to make with your body than to write
- that M is W upside down
- that n is u upside down
- and that no matter how many times we write it, we always forget that the Q (which is really just an O with a stick) takes its stick on the right and not on the left-hand side, unless you’re looking in a mirror.
In case you have any suggestions, answers, considerations or suggestions, please send your LETTERS to Lainey and Jennifer’s Evening Correspondence Class, 6-7 PM, EST
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