▲ 588 ▼ I've heard some schools are reintroducing it now, but that doesn't help those that never learned. (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 430 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 64 points 2 years ago (3 children) It's not that I never learned how to read cursive; it's that nobody actually writes it legibly. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] callyral@pawb.social 16 points 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Facts. Everybody's "personal flair" on their style of cursive becomes a cryptographic puzzle. I exclusively used cursive until about 7th grade (because it was faster to me), and I still have to decipher most handwritten cursive permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Literally the only reason I use any cursive is because it's useful to distinguish when you're doing a lot of letter math for physics or calculus. That and being able to give people thank you cards with immaculate penmanship, still don't use full cursive for that though, just slow deliberate writing with a bit of italic flair. Ironically enough I developed my modern handwriting style basically as an act of spite against a professor I was especially cross with in my junior year. Old bastard comes into class and yells at us about how we're the worst scoring class he's ever had and then expects me to not be in the front row visibly anger practicing my letters. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hansl@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Cursive fonts should at least be consistent. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Facts. Everybody's "personal flair" on their style of cursive becomes a cryptographic puzzle. I exclusively used cursive until about 7th grade (because it was faster to me), and I still have to decipher most handwritten cursive permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Literally the only reason I use any cursive is because it's useful to distinguish when you're doing a lot of letter math for physics or calculus. That and being able to give people thank you cards with immaculate penmanship, still don't use full cursive for that though, just slow deliberate writing with a bit of italic flair. Ironically enough I developed my modern handwriting style basically as an act of spite against a professor I was especially cross with in my junior year. Old bastard comes into class and yells at us about how we're the worst scoring class he's ever had and then expects me to not be in the front row visibly anger practicing my letters. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago Literally the only reason I use any cursive is because it's useful to distinguish when you're doing a lot of letter math for physics or calculus. That and being able to give people thank you cards with immaculate penmanship, still don't use full cursive for that though, just slow deliberate writing with a bit of italic flair. Ironically enough I developed my modern handwriting style basically as an act of spite against a professor I was especially cross with in my junior year. Old bastard comes into class and yells at us about how we're the worst scoring class he's ever had and then expects me to not be in the front row visibly anger practicing my letters. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hansl@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Cursive fonts should at least be consistent. permalink fedilink source parent