=Drill 86=
The framework of capital B is clearly shown in the models below. The
straight line starting at a point about three-fourths of the distance
from the base is purely a guide line, a prop upon which the remainder
rests. Without it, beginners make very feeble letters. Although usually
lost in the retraced line, the author considers it a very essential part
of the letter.
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Definiteness is essential in business writing. There should be a
definite starting-point and a definite ending-point in every letter.
Every curve and every loop should be definite and have a definite place
in the plan of construction. In studying the forms of the letters here
given, bear this in mind. Capital B may end in a dot as shown above, or
it may end in an angular form, furnishing a connective stroke for the
letters following.
The count for capital B is 1, 2, 3, and a fair practice speed is forty
to the minute when the letters are disconnected, and a little higher
rate when the letters are connected as in drill eighty-seven.
=Drill 87=
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