<p>All of my teachers say my cursive is very neat, but very few my age can read it. When we correct tests/homework in class, my paper gets passed around until someone who can read it is found.</p>
<p>I've written in cursive since 5th grade. We were taught how to in 3rd, but I didn't really "love" it until 5th.</p>
<p>I've written in cursive since 4th grade, but it can be illegible for others, so for AP essays, I've written in print, which is time-consuming, and irritating for me.</p>
<p>My "cursive" isn't exactly the same as the one we all learned in elementary school--3rd grade for me. I only use it for note-taking and timed essays during which I'm running out of time. I last used standard cursive in the 4h grade and have used print/scribble ever since.</p>
<p>I almost always write in cursive.. it's quicker, nicer looking, and possibly shows intelligence? It always surprises me when people say that they "can't remember" how to do cursive, or are completely incapable of it.. it's not that hard. And not being able to even read it? What?</p>
<p>this cursive is lame:
<a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Cursive.png%5B/url%5D">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Cursive.png</a></p>
<p>this cursive is way better:
<a href="http://www.charlottesville.com/xi/ximg/cursive.jpg%5B/url%5D">http://www.charlottesville.com/xi/ximg/cursive.jpg</a></p>
<p>it's also the type of cursive people in Vietnam use</p>
<p>oops my computer is retarded</p>
<p>Cursive essays generally receive higher scores on the SAT -- an average of 7.2, whereas the average is 7.0 for printed essays. I'd conjecture that the cursive isn't the causation: the correlation is probably due to the fact that the type of people who write in cursive are as a whole more confident, better writers.</p>
<p>I never write in cursive for standardized tests or even school assignments (unless I'm really bored); it seems like it'd be more time-consuming to read. I'm a considerate student!~</p>
<p>i print. i really hate cursive and teachers used to complain about reading my handwriting when i wrote in cursive anyways.
when i have time constraints, sometimes i tend to turn my printing into cursive lol</p>
<p>I write in Times New Roman.</p>
<p>aisgzdavinci, I doubt you actually write in Times New Roman. Do you write the weird squiggly 'g' and the a with the hook on the top? Most people's print, if it is really neat, looks more Arial-ish.</p>
<p>I write in a cursive and print hybrid which always get's complimnts but which some people find difficult or tiring to read (always guys!) Stick with print for tests, cursive for fun.</p>
<p>I've written in cursive since the 2nd grade. I'm a senior now =]</p>
<p>Actually, research shows that the fastest and most legible handwriters avoid using "pure" cursive ... or "pure" printing, either. Highest-speed highest-legibility handwriters tend to join only some letters -- making the easiest joins and skipping the rest -- and use printed (rather than cursive) letter-shapes wherever a letter's printed and cursive shapes seriously "disagree."
For more details, a source citation, and other info (including how to get your very own "I Hate Cursive!" button), go to
Writing</a> Rebels</p>
<p>I never write cursive but sometimes join certain letters when I'm trying to write something in a really short amount of time. I type so frequently that I've pretty much forgotten cursive.</p>
<p>I write my name in print for tests but everything else is in cursive because it is easier, faster and my cursive is decent looking. Unless something specifically says please print everything is in cursive.</p>
<p>I have a kind of hybrid cursive/ print writting. Some of my letters are cursive, but mostly I print.</p>
<p>I haven't used it since 5th grade...I've forgotten half of the capital letters too <.<</p>
<p>Print is way faster for me, granted, I also write illegibly in print. Cursive.... is also illegible, so it's basically a lose-lose situation for me and people who read things I've written.</p>
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Actually, research shows that the fastest and most legible handwriters avoid using "pure" cursive ... or "pure" printing, either. Highest-speed highest-legibility handwriters tend to join only some letters -- making the easiest joins and skipping the rest -- and use printed (rather than cursive) letter-shapes wherever a letter's printed and cursive shapes seriously "disagree."
For more details, a source citation, and other info (including how to get your very own "I Hate Cursive!" button), go to
Writing Rebels
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<p>That actually looks pretty similar to the Getty-Dubay Italic system of handwriting. I've been trying to learn it since both my printing and cursive handwriting are atrocious. I actually remember a teacher telling me I wasn't allowed to use cursive in her class because my handwriting was so terrible. So I printed instead. After that test she let me go back to cursive because it didn't matter. :(</p>
<p>I do half and half cursive/print, fastest way since some letters just quickly make with cursive while others print.</p>
