Hooray for handwriting!
@Rohvannyn (3098)
United States
September 17, 2016 6:46pm CST
I worked for days on a post called "Why I want to write like my grandmother" and posted it yesterday on the blog I guest write for.
I've been amazed and humbled by the response! Several people said they were inspired to start writing again, and one even went out and got a fountain pen!
I feel like I actually made a little progress in keeping good old fashioned cursive handwriting alive.
Which is hilarious, considering how much I hated practicing it as a kid. All those loopdy-loop letters! And yet, now I'm fighting for it, in a certain way of thinking.
If anyone wants to read that blog entry, I've linked to it, since it's not a commercial site at all.
I used to HATE writing in cursive. I figured “cursive” was aptly named because that’s what I wanted to do when I had to write that way! My mother tried to teach me, and I learned …
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
18 Sep 16
That really can make it rough. When my hands get crampy, handwriting is still easier than print, so there's that.
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
18 Sep 16
I like to keep in the hand with legible printing, but sorry no cursive, yeah it's pretty but it's hard to read, and I personally feel is a bit of a waste, unless you are simply going for looks, not people being able to read what you wrote
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
19 Sep 16
@Rohvannyn yours is nice, but I still would have issues reading it
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
20 Sep 16
@Jessicalynnt Yeah, it's not everybody's thing.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
18 Sep 16
I actually have a similar policy. When I'm writing simply for informational purposes, like lists and such, I'll print. But If I'm writing a letter to someone who knows cursive, then I'll use that. I'll also use cursive for journal entries.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
18 Sep 16
I saw an infographic once about how badly people write after they've been using a computer for a long time. It was pretty funny.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
18 Sep 16
@JudyEv Here's the cartoon. I think it's hilarious!
A blog post about my handwriting abilities.
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@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Sep 16
@Rohvannyn That would be me!!
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@Tampa_girl7 (49005)
• United States
18 Sep 16
It is sad that pen to paper is becoming a lost art.
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@sallypup (57899)
• Centralia, Washington
18 Sep 16
Here I come again: I am proud of you and pleased to know you. Saying that I am pleased to know you is not a small thing- some poor parents are quite sad that they have kids. Not me. I am pleased. Deeply glad you are here spreading the light. Go you dearest daughter.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
18 Sep 16
Ha ha, I wish I could like this ten times. Stay tuned for a handwriting sample. Not the best... but not the worst. And you're right. Some parents aren't so happy with their offspring.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
18 Sep 16
I think neat handwriting is very important, but I have never had it. I get a lot more done on computer. However, I think kids learn better when they write by hand.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
20 Sep 16
There's scientific evidence to back that up, about childhood learning.
@XinfulThotz (4140)
• Singapore, Singapore
19 Sep 16
I like to look at people's handwriting. It's said that from a person's handwriting, one can anlyse the person's personality.
I still prefer my notes to be handwritten.
I am kind of outdated in the eyes of my peers. I still like to keep an organiser/planner even though most people just update their tasks or schedule in the calendar in their smartphones these days.
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