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Some people, including some commenters down thread seem to think cursive is about being fancy. It’s not, it’s an efficiency play for writing faster. That’s of c
by oneoff786 5y ago
Some people, including some commenters down thread seem to think cursive is about being fancy. It’s not, it’s an efficiency play for writing faster. That’s of course useless in modern day with so little actual hand writing. So it’s less common in schools
- alar44 5y agoThat's a common misconception. It stopped being more effecient when we stopped dipping pens or quills in ink. Lifting the pen from the paper tended to cause splattering too so you wanted to keep the pen on the paper rather than lifting it for every letter.
- oneoff786 5y agoI believe that’s the major gain. I’m not convinced it’s not still faster with a ballpoint pen marginally.
- iso1631 5y agoAlas not in the UK, where it's still mandated. Looks like the US has finally dropped this outdated "skill", but not in the 1850s UK
- Cthulhu_ 5y agoI wonder if they kept holding onto it for a good while because it was also an exercise in manual dexterity. I mean it didn't work for me, my handwriting is still scribbled and anything but aesthetically pleasing, lol.