Q for all the well educated PSers out there...

[Dancing Fire]

can you write in CURSIVE? be honest now!!

ever since the computer age i have noticed many young well educated student with a college diploma whom can't or know how to write in cursive,b/c all of their school reports,home works were typed up on a computer.

now,that's a pet peeve of mine!!. how the hell they graduated from college?

 

[Lauren8211]

I don''t know if I''m "well educated" but I did graduate from college.

No, I can''t write cursive.

I know *how* to, but when I attempt to do so, it looks like a second grader wrote it.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Not sure you would consider me well educated but I ONLY write in cursive

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

Yes, I learned how in the second grade. However the cursive I learned is not the beautiful penmanship my mother, father and grandparents have. Their handwriting is gorgeous and I''ve always been really envious of it. My day-to-day handwriting is now a mix of cursive and standard writing.

 

[Lilac]

I can, but I never do. Spent years in school learning and practicing, but never really used it in "real life." I know many people who do, but I personally think my handwriting looks neater when I don''t write in cursive.

 

[princesss]

Not that it matters, but yes, I can.

 

[lilyfoot]

Date: 3/4/2010 10:30:15 AM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
Yes, I learned how in the second grade. However the cursive I learned is not the beautiful penmanship my mother, father and grandparents have. Their handwriting is gorgeous and I''ve always been really envious of it. My day-to-day handwriting is now a mix of cursive and standard writing.

Ditto

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 3/4/2010 10:27:18 AM
Author: Tacori E-ring
Not sure you would consider me well educated but I ONLY write in cursive

yeah,but is it legible?

 

[trillionaire]

I combine cursive and standard script. I also mix my letters from word to word... for example, some little A's will have caps, others won't. Some big A's will be normal tee-pee style A's, and other's will look like big versions of the capless ones.

I sometimes get nervous that this means that I am schizophrenic, or at the very least suffer from high degrees of cognitive dissonance. I mean, I'm sure there is SOME rhyme or reason to it, but little enough that it worries me to think about.

This program intrigues me... Change Your Handwriting, Change Your Life...

 

[BeachRunner]

I''ve learned, and I can write in cursive, but I usually print.

I do find it interesting that the older generation has beautiful penmanship.

 

[MissMina]

Not only can''t DS write legibly in cursive
He wouldn''t know what time it is on your analog watch
And he has a lot of trouble doing simple math in his head

 

[redfaerythinker]

My school put great emphasis on cursive writing. My second grade teacher had us color every day to strengthen our hands, and then in third and fourth grade we could write only in cursive. Every grade after that we had to use cursive on spelling and vocabulary tests. So yes, I write well in cursive. I went to Catholic School, and I''m only 23 so I would consider myself one of the younger generation.

 

[Tacori E-ring]

Date: 3/4/2010 10:35:49 AM
Author: Dancing Fire

Date: 3/4/2010 10:27:18 AM

Author: Tacori E-ring

Not sure you would consider me well educated but I ONLY write in cursive

yeah,but is it legible?

I actually have really pretty cursive and have been hired to address wedding invites several times.

 

[Bella_mezzo]

yes, but it''s not pretty script, never has been I typically write in a cursive printing hybrid, jsut like my mom, and my grandmother...

 

[sbde]

yes! we were forced to write using ink pens in my school because ballpoints were the death of beautiful penmanship according to my teachers.

 

[MonkeyPie]

I used to have really nice penmanship in school, but I don''t use it enough - now it looks like chicken scratch unless I write really slowly. But yes, I learned cursive in elementary school.

 

[jewelz617]

I rarely write in anything BUT cursive. In elementary school penmanship was one of my best classes. My print is horrible, but my cursive looks great

 

[Hudson_Hawk]

We also learned how to touch-type in middle school, which for me was a much more beneficial skill than writing in cursive script.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 3/4/2010 10:39:08 AM
Author: redfaerythinker
My school put great emphasis on cursive writing. My second grade teacher had us color every day to strengthen our hands, and then in third and fourth grade we could write only in cursive. Every grade after that we had to use cursive on spelling and vocabulary tests. So yes, I write well in cursive. I went to Catholic School, and I''m only 23 so I would consider myself one of the younger generation.

congrats,you are a rarity!!

 

[princesss]

Date: 3/4/2010 10:47:17 AM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
We also learned how to touch-type in middle school, which for me was a much more beneficial skill than writing in cursive script.

Agreed.

Starting from 3rd grade until 6th I was only allowed to use cursive, but touch typing has helped me WAY more.

My cursive is kind of bubbly (like my printing), and I wish it was prettier so that my thank you cards would look nice. *sigh* If only I could write everything in block letters. I''ve got GREAT block handwriting from filling out gov''t forms starting at age 11.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 3/4/2010 10:37:51 AM
Author: BeachRunner
I''ve learned, and I can write in cursive, but I usually print.

I do find it interesting that the older generation has beautiful penmanship.

because there were no computers back then.

 

[MonkeyPie]

Date: 3/4/2010 10:52:15 AM
Author: princesss
My cursive is kind of bubbly (like my printing), and I wish it was prettier so that my thank you cards would look nice. *sigh* If only I could write everything in block letters. I''ve got GREAT block handwriting from filling out gov''t forms starting at age 11.

I took drafting for four years so my block writing is excellent as well. I prefer if if I MUST write.

 

[PumpkinPie]

I can remember learning it in grade 1 or 2.. I can do it, but I agree that my older relatives (grandmother, great aunt) have much more beautiful handwriting than most of what I see in my daily life!

 

[Clio]

When I pay attention to what I'm doing, I have beautiful cursive handwriting. Most of my daily writing, though, is sloppy cursive with a little printing thrown at times.

 

[Laila619]

Yes, I have really nice cursive which came in quite handy when I had to address my wedding invites, because I didn't need to pay someone else to do them.

For everyday stuff, my handwriting is sot of a mix of both printing and cursive.

 

[zipzapgirl]

Just to give you an idea, I graduated HS just as the switch to widespread computers was going on. Back then we had the choice to print our papers or do cursive with black or blue ink.

I usually write in script with a few cursive-y letters thrown in. I''ve always leant towards this even since middle school. I used to have beautiful cursive handwriting when I was doing it on a regular basis, but now I actually have to concentrate a little to write in cursive. It''s a shame really.

A teacher friend of mine has actually had students ask her not to use cursive on the board as they cannot read it.

Unfortunately I think cursive is on its way out.

 

[monarch64]

Yes. I have very nice penmanship, thankyouverymuch.

 

[Samantha Red]

I had to google this to find out what it was. Here in the UK we refer to it as joined up writing. I don''t think it is anything to do with the quality of your education, more to do with when you were educated. If, like me, you were educated pre computers, you generally learned to write this way. I can remember specifically doing it as it excited me so much

 

[elrohwen]

Yes, I can. I have beautiful cursive - I'm kind of anal about neat handwriting. Mostly because I can't read messy handwriting easily (mine or anybody else's) so I always write neatly.

However, I prefer to print because I think it's easier to read with a quick glance. I think it also keeps my writing neater - it's easier to slack off and get sloppy with cursive I think (at least for me).

 

[gemgirl]

I actually had to look up "cursive". We call it script. Yes, I can. How could anyone write a card or a note to someone, or sign a check if they can''t write in script? Or just sign your name?