longhand

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The Times asked readers for samples of their cursive and to talk about their relationship with old-fashioned, longhand writing with its loops, curls and dips.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2024

"I write slowly, the first pages in longhand, then typing," she says.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2023

During moments of rest, he leafed through a diary, written longhand by a Russian soldier: “I’ve been at war for four weeks already and I miss my mom,” Courier read.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2023

Some city ordinances weren’t even indexed, forcing Birch and Karabian to leaf through the longhand lawbooks page by page, wearing special archival gloves.

From Slate • Aug. 31, 2023

I've always kept my journal longhand, in spiral notebooks,” she said.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline