Young people, can you write or read cursive?

[techs]

Can you write or read cursive?
Just wondering if the younger generation is still learning cursive.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

How young is young? I'm 31, used computers since before I could read and write, but read cursive just fine. (I can write it, but it's pretty obvious that my penmanship peaked in 3rd grade.)

 

[darkewaffle]

25, mostly yes and yes. But aside from signing your name it's pretty outmoded.

 

[dank69]

You mean like "fuck" and "shit" and stuff? You bet your goddamn ass I can read and write those words. I don't think I qualify as young, though.

 

[waggy]

I can read it if the writing is good. I can't write it at all. its unreadable. Though i have to admit my penmanship is terrible.

both kids are learning it in school. A buddy of mine has a children in 3rd and 5th. neither are learning it (rockford school district)

 

[Mixolydian]

Depends who's writing it. I can't read my own writing, whether it's in print or cursive.

But in general, yes, I can read and write cursive, though I haven't had to do the latter in many years. (early 20's here).

 

[tynopik]

once place where it's been an issue is book covers, especially children's/YA book covers

the designers think cursive adds that 'cute/girly' look

kids can't figure out what the book is called and pass

 

[Saint Nick]

26, and I write almost exclusively in cursive. So yes, I can read it too

 

[thestrangebrew1]

I'm 35 and lost the ability to write in cursive about 15 yrs ago. My signature is all that's left and even that looks like a 3 year old drawing more than a written name. I can read it just fine though.

 

[Josh123]

I can read it if the handwriting is readable but I can't write in cursive for shit.

 

[KidNiki1]

I'm not young, but my kids are (10 and 8) and they have both learned cursive and can read it.

 

[TheVrolok]

I'm 28, I read cursive and do write all my handwritten (obviously) personal correspondence in cursive.

 

[schneiderguy]

22, can't even sign my own name in cursive. My signature is a cursive M followed by some scribbles.

I can read it though.

 

[Gunslinger08]

I can read it, but all I can write is my name. I just don't use it for anything other than my signature.

I do know someone who can't even read it: http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-witness-cantt-read-letter-wrote-shooting/story?id=19504826

 

[Jadow]

I can read it, but all I can write is my name. I just don't use it for anything other than my signature.

I do know someone who can't even read it: http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-witness-cantt-read-letter-wrote-shooting/story?id=19504826

she probably can't read print either though

 

[sourceninja]

I'm 33, I can't read most cursive and I'd be damned if I can write it.

I could back in elementary school though. There really isn't a point anymore.

 

[Insomniator]

I can read well written cursive but no one, young or old writes cursive legibly it seems.

I probably can't write it though... let me see.. yep def can't write it anymore.

 

[LookBehindYou]

My son learned cursive last year, he's 9 and that was 3rd grade. I'm 33 and still take most of my notes for school in cursive as I can write it a lot faster than non-cursive and I don't care for typing my notes on my laptop. Though I do have two forms of cursive, one that I use for notes that noone can read besides me because I do it so fast, the other very neat and presentable that other people may want/need to see.

 

[Demo24]

Can read it sometimes, harder than print. Can write it 'ok', can't really remember how all the letters were suppose to be fully formed. I kinda morphed my cursive and print into one to string letters together.

 

[Newbian]

Glad less and less schools teach it these days.

Mostly because how hard to read messy cursive is over messy print.

 

[JimmiG]

Schools should start teaching Swype instead.

 

[velillen]

I can read it if its written clearly. Writing it....is slow and hard for me at this point. Seriously the last time i wrote in cursive was probably when i was learning it 10+ years ago. Nothing is in cursive anymore in my life (work, home, ect) so see no reason to remember it

 

[IGemini]

My signature is done in cursive, so yes. Though I don't use it much beyond that.

 

[Kadarin]

I'm 44, and not sure if I can write it anymore; certainly there's no occasion to.

 

[96Firebird]

I can read it just fine, but I had a hard time writing it for the SATs (where you had to re-write a paragraph in cursive about not cheating or something). Now, at age 25, I'd have an even harder time writing it.