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I fail to understand why being able to read cursive as easily as print is important.
by nynx 4y ago
I fail to understand why being able to read cursive as easily as print is important.
- As_You_Wish 4y agoDo you know how to read cursive?
- Quillbert182 4y agoI do, and I have to agree with the parent. The only time I ever read cursive is the occasional note from my grandparents.
- denton-scratch 4y agoI don't know what that means; everyone's cursive is different, unless they're using some formalised script such as copperplate. [Edit] Have you ever watched someone writing copperplate with a nib? It takes forever. It seems to take about a minute PER WORD. It's beautiful, artistic script, and rather easy to read; but it's not much good for my shopping list, or my telephone notes, or my resignation letter.
- jeltz 4y agoYes, but I almost never have to use that skill. It is pretty pointless unless you are doing historical research and then there are more scripts that are useful to know.
- Ekaros 4y agoOutside doing some historical research or reading historical documents. There is rather little use these days. Or receiving notes from someone who uses it.
- pookah 4y agoIf you're American all of your foundational and historical documents (Bill of Rights) are written in cursive.
- stjohnswarts 4y agoBut they are also available in print? And it's 1 to 1 so even a 3rd grader could figure it out in a jiffy if that ever became necessary. I'm more worried about the shifting definition of words and historical context needing to be tied in.
- _dain_ 4y agoSo? They're all transcribed into legible writing in a million different books and websites.