paisleypark4 said:

I really found out that schools were not teaching it too much anymore when my little sister could not read a letter my mother gave her that was in beautiful cursive..i was....SHOCKED to actually hear her say this....she is 13 now....

So if I want to write something that I don't want kids to read, I can just write in script? Awesome! Much easier than looking for invisible ink.

vainandy said:

HotGritz said:

When did people stop writing in cursive? I see it all the time especially at the bank. The real question is should writing be taught period? All this texting and bbming and princebonics and email; its a wonder people know how to write at all.

I've never understood the fascination with texting. They're already punching buttons on a phone so just dial the damn number and talk to the person.

Damn, Andy! Are we twins or what??

imago said:

Should it still be taught?

Yes.

Shyra said:

vainandy said:

I've never understood the fascination with texting. They're already punching buttons on a phone so just dial the damn number and talk to the person.

Damn, Andy! Are we twins or what??

I love texting. I hate talking on the phone. I rarely answer my cell when it rings. But I'll respond to a text in 0.05 seconds!

I love cursive, too, though.

When Jersey and I were long distance dating, I sent him long snail-mail love letters and poems in handwritten script, sprayed with perfume and sealed with old-fashioned wax w/ a heart-shaped stamp.

Yes, really.

PunkMistress said:

Shyra said:

Damn, Andy! Are we twins or what??

I love texting. I hate talking on the phone. I rarely answer my cell when it rings. But I'll respond to a text in 0.05 seconds!

I love cursive, too, though.

When Jersey and I were long distance dating, I sent him long snail-mail love letters and poems in handwritten script, sprayed with perfume and sealed with old-fashioned wax w/ a heart-shaped stamp.

Yes, really.

...yeah I remember those days myself...

Although I was the one mailing all the poems.

...now that I think about it...

PunkMistress said:

Shyra said:

Damn, Andy! Are we twins or what??

I love texting. I hate talking on the phone. I rarely answer my cell when it rings. But I'll respond to a text in 0.05 seconds!

I love cursive, too, though.

When Jersey and I were long distance dating, I sent him long snail-mail love letters and poems in handwritten script, sprayed with perfume and sealed with old-fashioned wax w/ a heart-shaped stamp.

Yes, really.

See. That ungrateful ole bastid! He betta have saved erry one of those letters so when handwriting goes to the big pie in the sky, he'll have something to remember "the good ole days and ways" with his classy lady!"

Just kidding 'bout the ole bastid part. Love you guys!

Shyra said:

PunkMistress said:

I love texting. I hate talking on the phone. I rarely answer my cell when it rings. But I'll respond to a text in 0.05 seconds!

I love cursive, too, though.

When Jersey and I were long distance dating, I sent him long snail-mail love letters and poems in handwritten script, sprayed with perfume and sealed with old-fashioned wax w/ a heart-shaped stamp.

Yes, really.

See. That ungrateful ole bastid! He betta have saved erry one of those letters so when handwriting goes to the big pie in the sky, he'll have something to remember "the good ole days and ways" with his classy lady!"

Just kidding 'bout the ole bastid part. Love you guys!

He saved everything I ever sent him, they're packed together somewhere in this house.

For 99% of the time that I write, I use "drafting" lettering.

So I did a little test for this thread.

The script took me about 4 or 5 tries to get comfortable writing like that again.

The regular print was easier.

But the all-caps drafting style is what I'm more comfortable with.

here's my sample.

my best writing, my normal writing, and............

my cursive.

JerseyKRS said:

here's my sample.

my best writing, my normal writing, and............

my cursive.

CarrieMpls said:

JerseyKRS said:

here's my sample.

my best writing, my normal writing, and............

my cursive.

I know.

JerseyKRS said:

CarrieMpls said:

I know.

The "wtf?" is the best part.

I'll try to show mine when I get home. I have horrible writing if I'm not careful, but it's just messy. Yours looks like a little kid's.

my "there" looks like "therd"

Yes. I use cursive almost exclusively, although I've adapted a few letters to my own so it's not exactly like how we were taught in elementary school.

I sometimes get compliments on my handwriting. Maybe I'll try to post a sample later tonight or this weekend.

JerseyKRS said:

here's my sample.

my best writing, my normal writing, and............

my cursive.

I used to write in cursive all the time when I was little. I was quite impressed with how those guys from centuries ago used to do it but now I can't even do cursive right anymore.

JerseyKRS said:

here's my sample.

my best writing, my normal writing, and............

my cursive.

Well, you have a "beautiful hand," at least in the second sample. I'm with you on the thrid! Strangley, it's similar to my own.

imago said:

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/06/typing-beats-scribbling-indiana-schools-can-stop-teaching-cursive/?hpt=hp_c2

http://newsfeed.time.com/...?hpt=hp_c2

It's really odd. A couple of weeks ago, one of my friends was giving a presentation, and

while we were watching her presentation, I noticed that she had written some material

on our "parking lot" board---that's a board that we write items of discussion on which

are out of scope for the meeting but that we will get to should we have time or that

we will take home and resolve before the next meeting.

Anyways, on her parking lot board, she'd written all of the action items in cursive.

The penmanship was quite beautiful, but I commented on it saying, "Cursive? You

still write in cursive?" I wish I hadn't asked the question because it derailed the

conversation. More or less you could say that I'm guilting of jacking in real life

meetings more so than threads.

Anyways, I discovered many Thai students can also write in English cursive.

They may murder the grammar and spelling, but the style and script of their writing

is often quite beautiful.

I just didn't see what the point was of learning cursive any longer. It's not a

difficult trait to learn, so it's not like we'll lose the ability to decipher historical

documents written in this style. And nobody writes business letters in pen any

longer. And anyway you look at it, it's much easier to read a student

essay written in print than cursive.

What is your opinion? Should it still be taught? If so, what's the point? Are you evil?

Is Prince gay?

Cursive is still being taught over here. Government is trying to propose its cancelation, but I don't know why. I think writing in cursive is faster and personally, my handwriting in cursive is easier to read than my print.

JerseyKRS said:

here's my sample.

my best writing, my normal writing, and............

my cursive.

Let's all do it!

[img:$uid]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/theodore_3121/Untitled.png[/img:$uid]

Alej said:

JerseyKRS said:

here's my sample.

my best writing, my normal writing, and............

my cursive.

Let's all do it!

[img:$uid]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/theodore_3121/Untitled.png[/img:$uid]

Okay.

The first is the usual chicken scratch with which I write.

The second is my attempt at more legible print.

Third is obvioulsy cursive. Maybe I should start using cursive all the time.

sextonseven said:

Alej said:

Let's all do it!

[photo]

Okay.

The first is the usual chicken scratch with which I write.

The second is my attempt at more legible print.

Third is obvioulsy cursive. Maybe I should start using cursive all the time.

It's gorge.

Alej said:

sextonseven said:

The first is the usual chicken scratch with which I write.

The second is my attempt at more legible print.

Third is obvioulsy cursive. Maybe I should start using cursive all the time.

It's gorge.

Thanks!

Fauxie said:

WHAT the FUCK is GOING on?

sextonseven said:

ZombieKitten said:

sextonseven said:

The first is the usual chicken scratch with which I write.

The second is my attempt at more legible print.

Third is obvioulsy cursive. Maybe I should start using cursive all the time.

Your writing is really nice!!!!

Thank you! The nuns in my grade school did an okay job I suppose. I'll mail you an old-timey letter one day.

sextonseven said:

ZombieKitten said:

Your writing is really nice!!!!

Thank you! The nuns in my grade school did an okay job I suppose. I'll mail you an old-timey letter one day.

Before I thought better of it and deleted it, I'd rather bossily written "I demand you write me a long letter and post it the old fashioned way"

you read my mind!!

Alej said:

JerseyKRS said:

here's my sample.

my best writing, my normal writing, and............

my cursive.

Let's all do it!

[img:$uid]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/theodore_3121/Untitled.png[/img:$uid]

I started a trend!

Machaela said:

NDRU said:

Maybe it's neater when writing faster. I know when I write quickly the letters seem to meld together even though I don't write in cursive

[Edited 7/6/11 17:24pm]

Maybe for some

Maybe it's my 8-10 grade drafting class lettering because mine do not usually blend

Do you have any tips on improving my penmanship? I feel like my writing reflects badly on me.

Alej said:

JerseyKRS said:

here's my sample.

my best writing, my normal writing, and............

my cursive.

Let's all do it!

[img:$uid]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t145/theodore_3121/Untitled.png[/img:$uid]

holy shit your printing is perfect!!