Cursive Writing

[NickyJ]

What do you think of cursive writing? Do you use it? Do you think it's useful?

Myself? I use it for my name, and that pretty much covers it. I myself don't care for it,

 

[Artifis]

Use it, but only for fun. I like it because it's pretty. Like icing. Practically I do everything in print-writing, although my handwriting apparently looks like chicken scratches on the ground.

 

[stormerne]

How else would I write shopping lists?

 

[Samez]

I do only very little handwriting. Most things i write down are formulas and phone numbers so it's mostly numbers and Greek symbols. In the rare occasions i write a full sentence I use a mixed form of cursive and print-writing.
Cursive writing is beautiful if your handwriting is good, if not it can become really difficult to read.

 

[Silurian]

People should avoid cursing if they can

 

[Mise]

Every time I read a thread about "cursive writing" I'm astonished that so many people think that this is distinct from, you know, "writing". After the age of about 8, everybody in this country writes joined up, and from then on, they just call it "writing".

 

[shadowplay]

I don't like it at all. While a small number of a people can write beautifully, most can't, and a lot of people's cursive is barely legible. Most people should stick to printing.

 

[Zelig]

It's faster, why would I ever print?

 

[BvBPL]

Same here. Cursive is a lot faster.

 

[Catharsis]

Every time I read a thread about "cursive writing" I'm astonished that so many people think that this is distinct from, you know, "writing". After the age of about 8, everybody in this country writes joined up, and from then on, they just call it "writing".

There must be some distinction between 'cursive' and 'joined-up writing', surely, given the amount of kvetching that seems to be reserved for something learned at roughly the same time as the three-times-table and the concept of Autumn.

 

[NovaKart]

I normally use a mix of cursive and printing. I've never really analyzed it but some letters I'll write in their cursive form and link them to the next one and others I won't.

 

[Silurian]

Every time I read a thread about "cursive writing" I'm astonished that so many people think that this is distinct from, you know, "writing". After the age of about 8, everybody in this country writes joined up, and from then on, they just call it "writing".

Yes in the early 70s I was taught hand writing in Junior school (8 to 11 in my town in UK). People who did not write joined-up in Secondary school (12 to 16) were regarded as being a bit dim.

 

[BvBPL]

I think “joined up writing” can refer to writing with a connection between the letters whereas cursive is a script separate from print letters. You can join up your print letters, and you can separate your cursive letters, but in general print letters are kept separate and cursive is joined.

 

[Red Key]

I only use it for my signature and icing cakes. I think it should be used very sparingly. Even after learning cursive, it took me years to be able to decipher my grandma's letters because of her cursive.

It may be faster to write, but in my experience it then takes longer to read. Unless you slow it down and take more time writing it clearly.

 

[Quackers]

Every time I read a thread about "cursive writing" I'm astonished that so many people think that this is distinct from, you know, "writing". After the age of about 8, everybody in this country writes joined up, and from then on, they just call it "writing".

Yeah, this.

The first time I heard about American disdain for "cursive" I thought it was a joke

 

[NovaKart]

This reminds me of when I was in high school and I was copying a girl's notes from class. She had extremely girlish handwriting with a circle for the dot in the i and things like that. I was a bit embarrassed since people might think they were my notes and eventually someone said "oh my God you write like a girl!"

 

[Grisu]

haven't used it in years and I just found out that I'm barely able to write that way anymore

 

[stormerne]

There must be some distinction between 'cursive' and 'joined-up writing', surely, given the amount of kvetching that seems to be reserved for something learned at roughly the same time as the three-times-table and the concept of Autumn.

Maybe some people just find it really hard?

 

[_random_]

My cursive is much faster, but it's also illegible. I've managed to trick most teachers into thinking I'm smart, so this really works to my advantage. You'd be surprised at the sort of BS people assume is right because I wrote it.

 

[IglooDame]

Haven't used it much since I got out of college. Nowadays 98% of my "writing" is done via keyboard, and another 1% is via smartphone.