Do you write in cursive or print?

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xanis

Lifer
Sep 11, 2005
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Print. The last time I had to write in cursive was back in 3rd grade, my last year of Catholic school.
 

Oyeve

Lifer
Oct 18, 1999
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Originally posted by: Xanis
Print. The last time I had to write in cursive was back in 3rd grade, my last year of Catholic school.

So hows the therapy going? :)
 

BillGates

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Nov 30, 2001
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Cursive = FAIL

On the other hand, I can barely print these days either - I never had awesome printing skills, but now since I only use it to scrawl a phone number or write one check a month, my printing has gotten pretty bad. Typing rules.
 

Fritzo

Lifer
Jan 3, 2001
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You know, if something is written in cursive, I don't even bother reading it.
 

waggy

No Lifer
Dec 14, 2000
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Print.

i have Rheumatoid Arthritis and mild Cerbal palsy. so my handwriting is very very bad.
 

KeithTalent

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Nov 30, 2005
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Print when I have to. My penmanship is atrocious, it looks like a 3 year old's.

KT
 

anxi80

Lifer
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i mainly use cursive but if im in a hurry i use print. im kind of compulsive with my handwiritng in that every word has to be perfectly legible for whoever reads it so if something doesnt look quite right ill scratch it out and re-write it again. even for notes/reminders to myself.
 

Vehemence

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Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Print when I have to. My penmanship is atrocious, it looks like a 3 year old's.

KT
Me too, plus after 22 years of being left handed you'd think I'd figure out how to write along and not smear ink all over the side of my hand, but no.
 

CrazyLazy

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Jun 21, 2008
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Print. I spent 2nd-5th grade learning/practicing cursive, our teachers claimed it would be a vital life skill if we ever wanted to get a job. Once I entered middle school we learned this was a bunch of BS and I never used cursive again except to sign my name. It would have been a much better use of their time to teach us how to type correctly.
 

AstroManLuca

Lifer
Jun 24, 2004
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Print since 5th grade, and my handwriting is quite clear. Well, it varies, but at worst it's legible, and at best it looks quite nice. Definitely not "chicken scratch."

Also, I have trouble reading cursive even if it's very "well written" (a relative term, since it's cursive after all).
 

Anubis

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Aug 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: CrazyLazy
Print. I spent 2nd-5th grade learning/practicing cursive, our teachers claimed it would be a vital life skill if we ever wanted to get a job. Once I entered middle school we learned this was a bunch of BS and I never used cursive again except to sign my name. It would have been a much better use of their time to teach us how to type correctly.

yea i loved that, all the BS about useing cursive in HS and College

after abouth 8/9th grade i never hand wrote anything longer then a page or so
everything was typed
 

Daishiki

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Nov 9, 2001
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Generally cursive. I print if I have to take down fast notes or write something for someone else, like directions.
 

jackace

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Oct 6, 2004
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Print for everything and cursive for signature and no one can read it. I never could write cursive very quickly and still read it so I always stuck with printing.
 

theknight571

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Mar 23, 2001
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If I concentrate on what I'm doing I can do either all cursive, or all printing... but 99% of the time it's a mix.

I'll start a sentence in cursive and end it in printing, or switch back and forth depending on the words... really just random... so it seems.

Not sure why it works out like that for me... but that's what happens. :)