How to Do Things

A letter is a facet, which is used in an alphabetic system of writing, like the Greek alphabet and its broods. Every letter in the ‘written language’ is generally related with one ‘phoneme’ (sound) in the spoken language.

Letter alphabets are known as ’syllabograms’ in other form of writing system, which is generally indicated as a ’syllable’ or ‘logograms’, which is indicated as a phrase or word.

For many years Leonardo da Vinci maintained his workbooks in a reasonably simple code by writing letters and numbers backward. If you want to learn how to write letter backward, then follow the steps mentioned below.

Things required:

• Blackboard (optional)
• Chalk (optional)
• Paper
• Handwriting chart (printing, not cursive writing)
• Large mirror (optional)
• Pencil
• Small mirror

Instructions:

• Take a print out of the alphabet, upper and lower case. Take a paper and write numbers, one to ten, in neat handwriting. Make numbers and letters around ½ inches higher and leave space between them. Try to use the handwriting sheet for reference, while taking print out.

• Keep a small mirror so that you can emphasize on one letter or number on the paper at a time. This means putting your paper flat on the surface and keeping the mirror nearly perpendicular to the paper, on the right and left side of the letters. Copy whatever you see in the mirror on the separate piece of paper.

• If you get lost while copying the letters, then just put the hand-written sheet flat on the surface and place the mirror close to the sheet to emphasize on the difficult letters. The mirror will overturn the letter and will also show you how to write a letter backwards. You can copy whatever you see in the mirror.

• Once you have copied the entire numbers and letters, put the mirror aside and use the mirror- writing sheet to copy from. Copy whatever is there on mirror- writing sheet, on a separate sheet of paper. Study the handwriting sheet carefully, remind yourself in what direction you have to move the pencil to write the letter backward. Keep practicing until you are comfortable. Letters like, upper case Q, and lower case b, j, d, k and q and numbers like 2, 3, 6 and 9 are difficult to write backward, so they need more practice.

• If you having problems with a small mirror, then just replace your mirror with big one. You can practice on a blackboard using chalk if you are using large mirror.

• Face the mirror. Write big letters, so that you will be able to read it correctly. While writing letters use your full arm to write it so that it appears readable in the mirror. For example, if you writing number 5, dangle your arm at the level of your chest from left to right. Take your arm down to form a line half as long as the first one. Now, use your arm to pare a half-circle below the first line. You just have written 5 and you can read it backward in the mirror.

• Repeat this process many times in the mirror, until you become comfortable in repeating the motions. Now, write it on the black board using chalk. Write a big letter. Repeat the motion. After that, make your letter little smaller. Step by step, you will be able to bring this down to a size which you will be able to write on paper.

• Examine yourself by writing a few letters on the paper. You will have to start writing from the right side of the paper and work to the left. Check your work in the mirror.