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Subject:RE: Writing the "@" symbol by hand From:Nita Daniel <nd -at- deletia -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 20 Jul 2001 13:05:37 -0400 (EDT)
On Fri, 20 Jul 2001, Doug Grossman wrote:
> If you can't make a cursive "a" and then continue the loop around it,
> my only suggestion would be to use the word "at," which is what "@"
> stands for, after all.
I write a printed (as opposed to cursive) lowercase a and draw the tail
around it. I've seen people make do by drawing a spirally squiggle in the
middle.
If your handwriting is absolutely illegible, you can always recite it for
people to write down themselves or keep a stock of business cards on you
at all times.
I tend to go for the keep business cards on me, since a lot of people tuck
them away and find them again. Scraps of paper manage to get lost. Also,
I can concentrate on writing other notes on the business card I hand off,
such as "We met on the plane to Denver in May of 2001. We discussed
workshop techniques. I'd be glad to offer advice or services; please
call or write."
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