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After I learned cursive, I had a class in drafting (~1963). After that class, I gave up writing in cursive, and have never looked back.
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Non est, ut putas quod non puto.
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"After I learned cursive, I had a class in drafting (~1963). After that class, I gave up writing in cursive, and have never looked back."
My print is fairly decent, I having once upon a time studied structural engineering and having a drafting class myself. However, it is a labor for me to do since before that aborted path of study I hadn't printed since I had been in the second grade. My cursive is much easier to write and honestly tends to flow better when I write.
My print is fairly decent, I having once upon a time studied structural engineering and having a drafting class myself. However, it is a labor for me to do since before that aborted path of study I hadn't printed since I had been in the second grade. My cursive is much easier to write and honestly tends to flow better when I write.
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My wife's cursive flows quite well. Unfortunately, often even she can't read it after a while.
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When I take notes in a meeting, I find myself switching between cursive and printing and it always looks like I was drunk when I was writing. My wife has very nice, flowing handwriting.
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My cursive is vertical and 'rounded.' I letter most everything I write, it was my dad's influence, many hours of drafting classes and working with an architect over a couple summers. That honed my speed and style. Been asked many times if I was an architect due to it. Only cursive I've used in decades is writing and signing checks. And very few of those in recent years.
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I always have been an avid reader - IF a book grabs and holds my interest. I've been known to do all-nighters with a book because I just had to see what was on the next page (wasn't a great habit to have in high school probably). Even now at 50+ if something grabs my interest I tend to just go all-in at it.
Writing on the other hand - I'll plead 100% guilty to digital dependence. I failed so many classes because I cannot think and write at the same time. I can either concentrate on what the letters are supposed to look like and how to draw them, or concentrate on a thought or train of thought. I ended up paring down to only uppercase block print letters when forced to hand draw text because that means only 26 shapes to worry about rather than 52 for upper/lower case. Even at that I need both hands on the pen to do it. Cursive eluded me from day 1 and I have never found a use for it. The letter shapes are just too complex for me to accurately reproduce. I can generally read it if its mostly legible, but it would take me an hour to try to create a simple paragraph in it.
I actually came to realize I'm not as stupid as everyone labeled me in school when I got my hands on a keyboard and could coherently create sentences, paragraphs and even chapter length text that sounded moderately intelligent once I didn't have to worry about forcing my hands to draw letter shapes. Push a button, get a letter. I can even use proper capitalization, punctuation and such just like a real person!
Writing on the other hand - I'll plead 100% guilty to digital dependence. I failed so many classes because I cannot think and write at the same time. I can either concentrate on what the letters are supposed to look like and how to draw them, or concentrate on a thought or train of thought. I ended up paring down to only uppercase block print letters when forced to hand draw text because that means only 26 shapes to worry about rather than 52 for upper/lower case. Even at that I need both hands on the pen to do it. Cursive eluded me from day 1 and I have never found a use for it. The letter shapes are just too complex for me to accurately reproduce. I can generally read it if its mostly legible, but it would take me an hour to try to create a simple paragraph in it.
I actually came to realize I'm not as stupid as everyone labeled me in school when I got my hands on a keyboard and could coherently create sentences, paragraphs and even chapter length text that sounded moderately intelligent once I didn't have to worry about forcing my hands to draw letter shapes. Push a button, get a letter. I can even use proper capitalization, punctuation and such just like a real person!
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Canis Latinicus Mickey? :highly_amused:
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More like Porcus Latinicus...
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