Hershe said:

ZombieKitten said:

I have quite nice cursive script, the master writes in all caps, he gives me a shopping list, and when I'm at the supermarket I read it and imagine him shouting at me TOMATOES!!! EGGS!!!

:lol: :lol:

This is mine:

I LOVE beautiful writing. I would consider taking a calligraphy class, or even some lessons in cursive. Mine always sucked ass

ZombieKitten said:

Hershe said:

:lol: :lol:

This is mine:

Your writing!!! very cool

If we don't learn cursive, how will we give autographs to our fans?

I love cursive!!!

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'm a bit old-fashioned, I guess, but I think cursive writing should still be taught.

I fluctuate between printing and cursive, but actually it's still faster for me to

write than print. Why should anything go away just because it's not used as

much?

I know, I know...I still like an actual CD as well, over downloads.

And btw, I still write letters to my 90+ year-old relatives, because they

don't have internet and have trouble hearing over the phone. They may

have trouble seeing too, but they write back sometimes, so it can't be

too bad

obsessed said:

I'm a bit old-fashioned, I guess, but I think cursive writing should still be taught.

I fluctuate between printing and cursive, but actually it's still faster for me to

write than print. Why should anything go away just because it's not used as

much?

I know, I know...I still like an actual CD as well, over downloads.

And btw, I still write letters to my 90+ year-old relatives, because they

don't have internet and have trouble hearing over the phone. They may

have trouble seeing too, but they write back sometimes, so it can't be

too bad

I still send my husbands Nanna letters in the post. She loves it. I used to do that for my great grandmother until 2002 when she passed away.

My great grandmother taught me cursive writing before I was taught it in school. I guess it is something old school and now that computers are used for everything we wont even need to write.

NDRU said:

If we don't learn cursive, how will we give autographs to our fans?

That's true. And signatures are also required on just about everything legal.

I wasn't taught to write in cursive.

NDRU said:

If we don't learn cursive, how will we give autographs to our fans?

You could carry a stamp

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.

I'm old-school, and old, so I say yes.

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.

ya know?

Although I have a problem actually saying "BRING YO DICK". I'd rather text that.

i still write in cursive, and i think it should still be taught.

Hershe said:

ZombieKitten said:

Your writing!!! very cool

Thanks, Char! It's so close to my Mother's (read older) fancier swirl that in high school I could forge "Please excuse Hershe from class/classes" notes in order to ditch and go shopping without ever getting caught! :woot:

My daughter was not taught cursive in school as well as I was and could not duplicate mine. Poor girl.

Shanti0608 said:

obsessed said:

I'm a bit old-fashioned, I guess, but I think cursive writing should still be taught.

I fluctuate between printing and cursive, but actually it's still faster for me to

write than print. Why should anything go away just because it's not used as

much?

I know, I know...I still like an actual CD as well, over downloads.

And btw, I still write letters to my 90+ year-old relatives, because they

don't have internet and have trouble hearing over the phone. They may

have trouble seeing too, but they write back sometimes, so it can't be

too bad

I still send my husbands Nanna letters in the post. She loves it. I used to do that for my great grandmother until 2002 when she passed away.

My great grandmother taught me cursive writing before I was taught it in school. I guess it is something old school and now that computers are used for everything we wont even need to write.

See I find that refreshing....handwritten letters shouldn't die just because we

don't 'need' to write. I say "buck the system"....there's nothing wrong with

'old school'.

I vote yes.

Cursive Handwriting does matter! Without mastering this skill by the 3rd grade, a child is not going to be able to express himself/herself. And sometimes, laptops & iPads will either run low on battery power or they will break.

TonyVanDam said:

I vote yes.

Cursive Handwriting does matter! Without mastering this skill by the 3rd grade, a child is not going to be able to express himself/herself. And sometimes, laptops & iPads will either run low on battery power or they will break.

Ok errrtttt :applies brakes:

In what way will a child not express themselves without it? Granted, Ive been reading it for days from letters of my ancestors and have quite enjoyed the artistry. You however, have just printed a post that could have easily been hand written.

is that a trick question? if not the answer is of course YES

next topic: should we still talk person to person? after all we have SMS now....

from Wiki:

In one academic study, first graders who could write only 10 to 12 letters per minute were given 45 minutes of handwriting instruction for nine weeks; their writing speed doubled, their expressed thoughts became more complex, and their sentence construction skills increased

BombSquad said:

is that a trick question? if not the answer is of course YES

next topic: should we still talk person to person? after all we have SMS now....

from Wiki:

In one academic study, first graders who could write only 10 to 12 letters per minute were given 45 minutes of handwriting instruction for nine weeks; their writing speed doubled, their expressed thoughts became more complex, and their sentence construction skills increased

I'm way more social thanks to SMS, it's really got me to overcome my fear of talking on the phone, or rather, it's a way around it. I'm in contact with my friends a lot more now!

obsessed said:

Shanti0608 said:

I still send my husbands Nanna letters in the post. She loves it. I used to do that for my great grandmother until 2002 when she passed away.

My great grandmother taught me cursive writing before I was taught it in school. I guess it is something old school and now that computers are used for everything we wont even need to write.

See I find that refreshing....handwritten letters shouldn't die just because we

don't 'need' to write. I say "buck the system"....there's nothing wrong with

'old school'.

Nothing wrong with old school. I still write out and send thank you letters when possible. My best friend lives 5000 miles from me now and she does not have a computer. She is in her 60's and is afraid of computers so going to the library to use one doesn't happen. We have to rely on writing letters most of the time. I do try to call her once a month or so but when funds are tight, we have to rely on pen & paper! We actually send one another photos on photo paper.

On the text message topic, it is a nice way to drop a quick note. I wish my mom could figure out texting and realise that she does have it on her phone. It would be helpful in emergencies, right now we have to rely on emails and yahoo.

I hate when ppl type in text shortcut.

Yes, I am old.

NDRU said:

imago said:

Machaela, honey, signing your name in print is just strange

It's nicer than the big "X" and bottle of KY that you use!

imago said:

NDRU said:

It's nicer than the big "X" and bottle of KY that you use!

I have had this great idea of writing words on glass with KY to photograph for decades now, and still haven't done it!

I don't know if it should be taught. It doesn't really seem necessary anymore, but it is nice.

I don't really have a set handwriting style anymore though. I alternate between about 4 or 5 styles depending on... well, I don't know really. One is quite close to my handwriting for most of my teen and adult years so I guess that's my normal handwriting, and it's in cursive, but I do non-cursive big round handwriting more, and angular styles sometimes, plus some with elements of calligraphy that I did as a kid. They're all quite different.

Like shanti0608, my wife and I still send letters by post to relatives, for thank-you cards and just newsy update letters.

Fauxie said:

I don't know if it should be taught. It doesn't really seem necessary anymore, but it is nice.

I don't really have a set handwriting style anymore though. I alternate between about 4 or 5 styles depending on... well, I don't know really. One is quite close to my handwriting for most of my teen and adult years so I guess that's my normal handwriting, and it's in cursive, but I do non-cursive big round handwriting more, and angular styles sometimes, plus some with elements of calligraphy that I did as a kid. They're all quite different.

Like shanti0608, my wife and I still send letters by post to relatives, for thank-you cards and just newsy update letters.

Muse2NoPharaoh said:

TonyVanDam said:

I vote yes.

Cursive Handwriting does matter! Without mastering this skill by the 3rd grade, a child is not going to be able to express himself/herself. And sometimes, laptops & iPads will either run low on battery power or they will break.

Ok errrtttt :applies brakes:

In what way will a child not express themselves without it? Granted, Ive been reading it for days from letters of my ancestors and have quite enjoyed the artistry. You however, have just printed a post that could have easily been hand written.

If you do not know the answer to THAT^ already, then your level of humanity has already been compromise and I can not help you.

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....

vainandy said:

Most definitely. I'm a secretary so taking messages is a part of my job. I used to print them but when the other line started ringing, I stopped that real quick. I write faster in cursive than in print. And if I write down things that my boss wants me to type in a memo, it's much quicker to write them in cursive than in print. I keep telling her I can type much faster than I can write so just tell me what she wants and I'll type while she talks but she won't do that. She's determined she's going to get me to "abbreviate" when I write to make it faster but she's got an uphill battle because I hate to abbreviate. I don't like to do something that I might get used to that might affect me when I get ready to turn something important for someone to see. Bad habits are easy to form and I'd hate for it to look like some damn princebonics.

Damn skippy! Great minds think alike! Do we work for the same bitch?

But I think it should still be taught because everyone should know how to write a signature; it makes it unique to you. Being that I work at a university, I see students' penmenship every day. The majority of them print, but their signatures are fucked! Some don't even have a signature because they print their name, too.