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 roneydirt
 
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							|  The top portion is the letter "f" and "p" with tails.  The only place I found it is in old calligraphy, but been told it is official British writing.   |  20 Jun 2013      
					
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 JoanneJoanne
 
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							| Hello, I �m not sure if this is the answer you �re looking for but the top style of writing is cursive (or script) and the lower style is print (or manuscript). I don �t know which style of writing is taught in British schools. |  21 Jun 2013     
					
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 cunliffe
 
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							| In cursive writing, P doesn �t have a tail. F can have a tail. |  22 Jun 2013     
					
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 JoanneJoanne
 
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							| Yes, that �s what I thought too. Then I googled  �cursive � and clicked  �images � and saw some examples of /p/ with a tail or with a loop. |  22 Jun 2013     
					
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 cunliffe
 
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							| I have seen P with a fancy flourish in calligraphy, but it �s a gentle bending rather than a pronounced  �tail �. I don �t think it is taught in schools at all. |  22 Jun 2013     
					
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 roneydirt
 
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							| I have been looking for mistakes being taught in the Chinese schools I work at.  This came up and the teacher swore it was the British manuscript writing.  I had looked online and emailed the UK school board but haven �t gotten a reply yet. |  22 Jun 2013     
					
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