| Strange maybe its use has lessened in the US, cause i think most people here use it.. but i haven't really paid attention to it. Everything i note down or write (yes highschool/uni exams included) is in cursive aka normal continuous handwriting :p Of course for stuff like exams we have to keep it decent so they can read it, only names have to be in capital letters. Why? cause its fast and we never really learned to write in print. imo if you wouldn't do it you really can't keep up with taking notes in class. Ofc it's not as readable (depends on the person tho) to others as printed but it's mainly for yourself so.. Oh and really the way doctors write is on a whole other level of scribbling, no one can read that, it looks more like a flat line with a few bumps in it and thats supposed to tell which medicine you need o_O |
| Even for signatures it's not required, I totally forgot how to write my last name in cursive so now is kinda just looks a bunch of stylized humps. And most people don't even really adhere to cursive when signing, 99% of signatures I've seen it's always in a font that some what resembles cursive... but if examined can barely be considered cursive. |
| It doesn't think, it doesn't feel, it doesn't laugh or cry..... All it does from dusk till dawn is make the soldiers die. |
| Well, it's necessary enough as to need to know how to write your whole name. The rest is just the preservation of heritage. Jigero said: Even for signatures it's not required, I totally forgot how to write my last name in cursive so now is kinda just looks a bunch of stylized humps. And most people don't even really adhere to cursive when signing, 99% of signatures I've seen it's always in a font that some what resembles cursive... but if examined can barely be considered cursive. Or not? |
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| I was surprised after the stress placed on us in elementary school that for the rest of my school career, no one cared if you were printing. Elementary school beat it into our heads that we would be social outcasts without learning proper cursive. It's all a lie...! The only thing I find cursive necessary for is signatures. Maybe when I want to make something decorative if I'm writing or drawing. Otherwise, if you can print, and you and others can read it, I think that's really what matters. Cursive is kind of like a nice little bonus if you're good at writing. It speeds up the process because you don't have to lift your hand as much when you write, but it's not a big deal if you don't use it. |
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Omnimalevolent1 said: completely worthless, the only thing that cursive has any use for is your signature, nothing more. this. this. and this. |
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| the fact that someone asked what cursive was makes me say yes. and i agree with MorningGlory, it's an art form (can be) and part of cultures. i know a lot of people my age (25) and younger who suck horribly at cursive, or have forgotten how to use cursive, with the exception of their signature, and tbh, that's sad. while, no, it's not really useful for every day life, i personally think it's important to be able to at least write in cursive. i'd really hate to think that it'd eventually be a sort of lost art. |
Maora said: Omnimalevolent1 said: completely worthless, the only thing that cursive has any use for is your signature, nothing more. this. this. and this. Yeah, but cursive is fun and fanciful, like anime. |
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| Cursive like doctor notes cursive or signature randomness cursive are probably way easier to write but oh so confusing to read. Now if you're talking about school lessons cursive that need to be learned would be a hassle and a pointless exercise when connecting most letters in a word probably isn't something that needs to be taught in the first place. I must say, when I first thought of this, I agreed that it's there to learn so we can understand older writings, but by this point nobody should be doing it unless it was more easier for them. And most of these older writings are probably translated in printed books already. |
| I think it's necessary to learn it so you can read it, but you don't have to write it. Actually it depends, for instance, where I live, most of people write in cursive. When I was in primary school, we were thaught that we have to write only in cursive and were punished when we didn't do it well, so most of students just got used to it. I stopped to use it when I got to high school, but I still use it when I have to write fast or take notes, I don't use it for signing though because I use a symbol rather than my name. |
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aallie said: Ah Brazil my bad...Gogetters said: aallie said: You're not really being forced to though =lScrew cursive. It was my childhood nightmare. I always got scolded by my teachers as my cursive writing was quite lazy and a bit illegible. I'm really glad I've got to learn block letters~ Nowadays I only use cursive when signing papers and such (because I'm actually forced to). Cursive seems to be a default here in Brazil, so yes, it's quite forced. :/ I should start looking at peoples profile before i say anything =l |
GogettersAug 3, 2010 6:26 PM
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sabattier said: the fact that someone asked what cursive was makes me say yes. and i agree with MorningGlory, it's an art form (can be) and part of cultures. i know a lot of people my age (25) and younger who suck horribly at cursive, or have forgotten how to use cursive, with the exception of their signature, and tbh, that's sad. while, no, it's not really useful for every day life, i personally think it's important to be able to at least write in cursive. i'd really hate to think that it'd eventually be a sort of lost art. I agree it can be a sort of art form, as well as part of culture. But even my freaking signature sucks...it can't even be considered one, imo xD I also think it'd be sad if it became a lost art =\ |
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| It's not necessary, but I'm glad I learned how to do it. I started school in Slovakia. I had an old school teacher who was a cursive nazi. We weren't allowed to use ballpoint pens or any other sort of pen, we had to use fountain pens. Well, except for me, since I was left handed...they let me use a fancy ballpoint pen so I wouldn't smudge my ink. But I learned how to write nicely and it helped train my hand so much better than printing would have. Unfortunately I haven't used it in several years. I should start practising again :3 |
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| You could literally write a better signature than mine with your buttcheeks. I was never tought cursive so I just write all the letters together and make the letters longer. While kids in fifth grade were learning to write in cursive, my class was busy learning fucking spanish. I say no because I'm ignorant and find no use for it. I remember my third day in seventh grade we had to write a whole essay in cursive. I clearly failed it. |
sabattier said: the fact that someone asked what cursive was makes me say yes. and i agree with MorningGlory, it's an art form (can be) and part of cultures. i know a lot of people my age (25) and younger who suck horribly at cursive, or have forgotten how to use cursive, with the exception of their signature, and tbh, that's sad. while, no, it's not really useful for every day life, i personally think it's important to be able to at least write in cursive. i'd really hate to think that it'd eventually be a sort of lost art. I think the lost art thing is bunch of crap, if that's true we should be, Why aren't we forced to learn Latin, Sandscript or Old English, far more important things have been published in these and they're pretty much dead now. |
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Jigero said: It's sanskrit, not sandscript...sabattier said: the fact that someone asked what cursive was makes me say yes. and i agree with MorningGlory, it's an art form (can be) and part of cultures. i know a lot of people my age (25) and younger who suck horribly at cursive, or have forgotten how to use cursive, with the exception of their signature, and tbh, that's sad. while, no, it's not really useful for every day life, i personally think it's important to be able to at least write in cursive. i'd really hate to think that it'd eventually be a sort of lost art. I think the lost art thing is bunch of crap, if that's true we should be, Why aren't we forced to learn Latin, Sandscript or Old English, far more important things have been published in these and they're pretty much dead now. |
| Seeing as cursive is all I use, I deem it necessary. Taking notes would be impossible otherwise. Others, however, can do whatever itches their bitches. |
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Jigero said: sabattier said: the fact that someone asked what cursive was makes me say yes. and i agree with MorningGlory, it's an art form (can be) and part of cultures. i know a lot of people my age (25) and younger who suck horribly at cursive, or have forgotten how to use cursive, with the exception of their signature, and tbh, that's sad. while, no, it's not really useful for every day life, i personally think it's important to be able to at least write in cursive. i'd really hate to think that it'd eventually be a sort of lost art. I think the lost art thing is bunch of crap, if that's true we should be, Why aren't we forced to learn Latin, Sandscript or Old English, far more important things have been published in these and they're pretty much dead now. Being forced to learn/practice cursive for a few months as a child during our elementary school years doesn't really count. As far as older languages go, I agree to an extent. Most, if not all, high schools in the States offer language courses, and Latin is usually one of the choices; and depending on your courses, you may be required to take a foreign language, but if someone chooses French over Latin, that's their choice. Besides, I don't think there's a need to worry about the Latin language dying; since it's still highly used by the Catholic Church, and in science, academia, and law. Hell, there's even a version of wikipedia that's all in Latin. As for Sanskrit, it's still one of the 22 official languages of India, and there has been attempts at revivals of the language for the past 20 years, and there are courses in it; mainly in India though. As for Old English, well, ya got me there, but there are many enthusiasts out there who keep the language alive. |
| Apparently the elementary schools in my area don't even teach it anymore... One of my friends has very nice, extremely legible cursive that I like looking at, but my cursive might as well be scribbles. I only use it to sign my name. |
| Not really, but fancy handwriting is still cool to know. |
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Gin-iro said: That's a shame. I just wish teachers would provide real reasons for learning cursive instead of that bs about it being necessary.Apparently the elementary schools in my area don't even teach it anymore... |
| Here's a question for those who don't use cursive, how do you manage to take notes by hand at an adequate speed? Whenever I try that, I get illegible scribbles or move into cursive within a few lines of text. |
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Ceska said: Here's a question for those who don't use cursive, how do you manage to take notes by hand at an adequate speed? Whenever I try that, I get illegible scribbles or move into cursive within a few lines of text. Very good point xD I can say that when I try to keep up with profs at times, I begin to lag behind everyone and such. I've actually thought about using cursive for note-taking. |
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Zeatha said: I think it's not NECESSARY. But it would be nice if you have a professional carreer, like doctors and such. Yeah, if I had a job where I needed to do a lot of writing, I'd think it'd be awesome to have. I can't write cursive. I have horrible hand writing. I should consider picking it up one day ._. |
| I only use cursive in my signature |
Stupid 3rd World Country |
| Necessary? No, we can live without it, me anyway. I find it most of the time hard to read (I can't write like that). |
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| Reading some of these comments... calligraphy is clearly a dying art. |
| I learned it in the third grade. Afterwards, we never touched it again, not even in high school. Then again, we "learn" a lot of information from school that we never use in real life |
| Even when I was in crowd, I was always alone |
| I'm glad it's not used too often. For people that are not use to it, it slows down the reading or writing process, so it turns out being less efficient (not for everyone). Also, the writing ability of people can be dreadful making cursive almost impossible to read. |
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| Personally, I've hardly ever used print since I learned cursive. AbstractCalamity said: Cursive really isn't calligraphy. All it is is penmanship, but you're right about it being a dying art. All the time that used to be spent on writing practice, not just cursive, print too, is being spent on typing and basic computer skills. Not that typing is unimportant, it's been more important than handwriting for a while now, but I think that it would be good if they could teach kids enough cursive so they could at least have a decent looking signature. It's also a lot better for taking notes so they should at least know it well enough to have that option.Reading some of these comments... calligraphy is clearly a dying art. The best thing would be if schools taught it as completely as they used to because it gets far easier to read other's sloppy handwriting if you have also practiced your penmanship. You might say that others should just write more ledgibly, but there's always going to be some people who won't, doctors being the sterotypical example. Most of the time, when someone can't read a doctor's hasty scrawl, it's because they don't habitually use cursive. |
| It's a messy way of being pretentious None the less I still know it... |
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| I used to write cursive back in my old country. Well the teachers and the school I was in forced us to write in cursive or else we'll receive a failing grade. Everyone in my country wrote in cursive. After I move in here, the U.S, I was surprised since almost noone or barely anyone writes in cursive. I needed to train myself to stop writing in cursive since that was what I was accustomed for. |
| I tried to do cursive when my teach teched it to us in 2nd grade and i horribly fail at it cuz i either play too much or sleep. And i never needed to use it except when i have to sign in on paper or that electronic thing so i try to make my signature look cool but its just scribbles more than a fancy sign. |
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| My cursive looks godlike but no. |
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| I got used to cursive... I don't think it's actually necessary |
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