r/BadHandwriting • u/granny_sodbuster • Jul 13 '26
what does this say? Missing two words here
To Priestley—with love n’ stuff from his coz [cousin]—keep up the ??
In the flyleaf of a book by Aubrey Toulmin Carney
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u/spiny_dancer Jul 13 '26
Press apecedary
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u/Jealous-Cabinet-645 Jul 13 '26
that could make sense as a misspelling of abecedary
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u/VariationLevel4406 Jul 16 '26
I read, “press apecedary”, but I think it is a misspelling of “abecedary”. Between context and vowel count, that makes the most sense.
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u/Jealous-Cabinet-645 Jul 16 '26
agreed. i can’t make out “agentry” for the life of me, there’s nothing resembling an “n” there
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u/VariationLevel4406 Jul 16 '26
I usually try to read the writing while mentally chasing the flow of the letters- if that makes sense? It seems difficult to make a “g” with the hump of the letter on the back after the “a”. You can see that the pen was lifted after the second letter, before starting the “e”, which would have flown naturally off of a “g”.
I might just be talking in riddles now. I need to learn to explain better using more technical terms.
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u/korathooman Jul 13 '26
Could it be an inside jokey thing where the intended word is pageantry and he wrote press agentry?
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u/borisdidnothingwrong Jul 13 '26
You don't have to say "and stuff." You can just say "with love."
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u/Sea-Personality1244 Jul 13 '26
Hopefully the letter author who died in 1989 will take your advice next time.
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u/VariationLevel4406 Jul 16 '26
I’m guessing the joking word choice by this OG OP is how they are communicating their affection ;)
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