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    The Queen of No: I just decided on a whim to write out the entire 50 US states in alphabetical order in cursive. It was exhausting and I more than forgot how to do man... more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: I really enjoyed learning to write in cursive. As you say, it was a sign you were grown up when you could write in cursive whenever you wanted to. Als... more »
    LadySoprano is a Fat-Fighting Superwoman: I don't blame the digital age--I blame the fact that schools don't have enough time to teach penmanship in between all of the crazy-hyper teaching of ... more »
    A Small Turnip: I was royally screwed up by learning to write in the English school system, which teaches joined-up writing, and then switching to the American School... more »
    clevernamehere: Cursive is so much faster, I'm always surprised when other people don't use it. What will happen to signatures if children stop learning cursive? Will... more »
    tscheese: Damnit, Jezebel ate my comment. I was gonna say: I am a soulless child of the information age. I can write, neatly, in all caps, but I hate reading it... more »
    randomnessish: My god. I never understood how people can only write in block print. My writing is the bastard child of cursive and print. Children these days! I l... more »
    Wit is periodically disensouled: I've been told I have "distinctive" and "lovely" handwriting... that no one can read because it's a blend of printing, cursive and my own characters w... more »
    Breamworthy: I never learned cursive in school (crazy cult, home-schooled, don't ask) but over the years my printing got faster and gradually joined together (most... more »
    Devonna: I'm such a nerd that I not only love calligraphy, cursive, but was ecstatic the day they taught us CYRILLIC CURSIVE in Russian class. It's the prettie... more »
    accomodatingasian: I received a penmanship award in fifth grade, circa 1992. This is the first time I felt like bragging about it. Oh yeah, I can also write in cursive b... more »
    I, Zombie Normal: My cursive handwriting looks like that of a clumsy ten year-old boy, and I tend to write in a combination of cursive, all caps, and regular printing, ... more »
    arodriguez.romero: I'm glad cursive is mostly going away, replaced by computer print outs. 1) very few have perfect handwriting, especially when pressed 2) nobody can co... more »
    ceejeemcbeegee is not here: Dyslexia can undo even the most perfect penmanship. I tend to miss humps on my Ms and put too many humps on my Ns, confuse my Bs and Ds, and make my ... more »
    BlondeGrlz: I have terrible handwriting and cursive made my slight dyslexia even more painful. I distinctly remember the day I realized I could just NOT USE IT an... more »
  • #rants

    Modern Kids Ruin Penmanship For The Rest Of The Population

    Fellow nerds who were super into calligraphy as kids: apparently no one's into handwriting anymore. I know: Next you're gonna tell us nerds aren't blending their own perfumes that all smell the same!