Then you can practice by typing out your own message with that font (at 28 pt. is good) onto a blank sheet and add lines. Print it, sit down at a desk, and copy the strokes.

Educated adults increasingly quit cursive. In 2012, handwriting teachers across North America were surveyed at a conference hosted by Zaner-Bloser, a publisher of cursive textbooks.

Cursive is somewhat of a lost art, but is it easy to retain? We asked 11 adults to try writing a sentence -- no Googling allowed.

Freya said, to her, cursive is a form of art, and it shows. "I practice a lot of drawing, so my artistic abilities come through for handwriting and writing," said Freya.