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Reading cursive is now a ‘superpower’: National Archives seeks help to transcribe 300 million documents

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The National Archives is seeking volunteers who can read cursive to help transcribe more than 300 million digitized objects in its catalog, saying the skill is a “superpower.”

The penmanship style has become almost obsolete as typing and texting take over.

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The National Archives is seeking volunteers who can read cursive to help transcribe more than 300 million digitized objects in its catalog, saying the skill is a “superpower.”

The penmanship style has become almost obsolete as typing and texting take over.

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I have a superpower. Who woulda thunk it.
 
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My cursive is one of those that is "pretty hard to read". When I was younger it was a lot neater, but as I get older it gets worse. My English grammar and vocabulary aren't too bad, but I much prefer using a word processor to writing in longhand.

I think I've inherited my father's genes in this regard. My mother said his hand writing reminded her of bird tracks on sand, and mine is about the same.
 
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