national handwriting day

[Dennis Baron]

It's time to celebrate National Handwriting Day, and you can read all  
about it on
the Web of Language:

"January 23 is National Handwriting Day.  WIMA, the Writing Implement  
Manufacturers Association, which has sponsored the event for thirty  
years, wants you to take a break from “the rigorous world of  
electronic communication” and write “a good, old-fashioned letter,  
complete with your penned signature,” just like John Hancock.  In  
fact WIMA picked Jan. 23 for National Handwriting Day to coincide  
with Hancock’s birthday.  Actually John Hancock, author of the  
largest and most famous American signature, was born not on Jan. 23  
but on Jan. 12.  But that's not the point.  ... "  find out what the  
point is, and lots more about National Handwriting Day. at

the Web of Language




Dennis Baron
Professor of English and Linguistics
Department of English
University of Illinois
608 S. Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801

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