Who here still writes by hand? And if you do, do you write in cursive?

Fat D · Jan 9, 2012

dickfour said:
I write cursive because it's faster and it looks better. Printing looks like it's done an ignorant toddler. Any job application I get goes in the trash if its been filled out with printed script. The better be typed on a computer or filled out in cursive. The abandonment of the art of writing is just one more example of the dumbing down of standards in public schools.

Who hand-writes any professional correspondence these days?

I write print for legibility purposes. Even the prettiest cursive is hardly legible compared even to toddler-level print. And my handwriting was never that good before I abandoned it, anyway.

mysticwaterfall · Jan 10, 2012

dickfour said:
I write cursive because it's faster and it looks better. Printing looks like it's done an ignorant toddler. Any job application I get goes in the trash if its been filled out with printed script. The better be typed on a computer or filled out in cursive. The abandonment of the art of writing is just one more example of the dumbing down of standards in public schools.

I have never in my life seen a job application / form at all that doesn't say "Please Print". I can't imagine who would fill one out in cursive.

SinHarvest24 · Jan 10, 2012

Well, it's how i was taught to write, so, yeah...

My handwriting sucks big time, according to the link posted by JoostinOnline, i guess you can say i'm stuck at elementary school level.

The Pi · Jan 10, 2012

As a young child I was one of those people with "perfect" hand writing however, for a few years in the middle of primary school we were forced to write in cursive then it became habit since then I've always written in it and my writing looks like crap.

I write Christmas/birthday cards normally though and anything else where my writing is deemed important to some degree, except for exams; it's far too slow to not write in cursive.

I've been meaning to work on my handwriting for years but there's always something more important or interesting to do. So my writing will remain crap until I retire probably and I'm not even in uni yet.

s4mid4re · Jan 10, 2012

I started writing in cursive when a certain annoying girl started copying off of me. Believe me, it works.

Tom Bombadildo · Jan 10, 2012

Ehh, my handwriting sucks so fuck that. Printing all the way! I only use cursive for my signature and even then it's just the first letters (or couple of letters for my last name) followed by illegible squiggly lines.

Hydreigon · Jan 10, 2012

I usually write everything in print. I can't see myself writing in cursive outside of my signature.

s4mid4re said:
I started writing in cursive when a certain annoying girl started copying off of me. Believe me, it works.

CarbonX13 · Jan 10, 2012

I've never been able to write cursive at a fast rate. Print is faster than cursive for me, and as such I've pretty much resorted to print for everything.

jarejare3 · Jan 10, 2012

I never learn how to curve in my whole life.

Shinigami357 · Jan 10, 2012

Back in High School [when dinosaurs ruled the earth, lol] I never really got into writing cursive. My normal handwriting looks shitty and undecipherable enough, let alone cursive. My notebooks were barren leaves of paper devoid of ink for the most part.

Now, well, I am kind of a writer-wannabe [it's what i wanna do later on; normal jobs sound so boring and stressful and shit] but most of it is really on the pc. But I still do write stuff down, mostly notes, story ideas, etc. My normal script right now is all-caps, where the normally uncapitalized letters are just smaller, lol. At least it makes my writing look somewhat legible.

Costello · Jan 10, 2012

I haven't used cursive in years.

On the left, it's how I write on an everyday basis at work. On the right, it's how I write cursive (but it took me about 30 seconds to write that

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Thesolcity · Jan 10, 2012

I haven't used cursive since about first grade. Most useless thing learned. EVER.

Deleted User · Jan 10, 2012

With some of the other people, my normal handwriting is a mix between printing and cursive.
Why stop teaching it? I know how it's not that* important but...it's interesting?

Helpful Corn · Jan 10, 2012

It should be taught so that people can read it. I write all the damn time but never in cursive.

PolloDiablo · Jan 10, 2012

no and no!

Hells Malice · Jan 10, 2012

Costello said:
I haven't used cursive in years.

On the left, it's how I write on an everyday basis at work. On the right, it's how I write cursive (but it took me about 30 seconds to write that )

Holy crap I thought my writing was bad, lol.

Deleted-236924 · Jan 10, 2012

Costello said:
I haven't used cursive in years.

On the left, it's how I write on an everyday basis at work. On the right, it's how I write cursive (but it took me about 30 seconds to write that )

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nryn99 · Jan 10, 2012

not one of my teachers can make me write cursive no matter what.

mechadylan · Jan 10, 2012

Costello said:
I haven't used cursive in years.

On the left, it's how I write on an everyday basis at work. On the right, it's how I write cursive (but it took me about 30 seconds to write that )

I'm a waiter. The one on the left is exactly how I write every day, hyphens and all. Kudos to you dear sir; in the event of a nuclear holocaust, you will recieve your patty melt and french fries before anyone else. The LEFT example is the best way to convey a message to a complete stranger and get your point across; there are no extra points for swirls in cursive. Just my opinion.

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I'm lucky my handwriting is pretty good. It depends who's reading it if I write cursive.

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