Do you prefer to print or write in cursive?

[bytheblood]

I mix mine. I cannot write complete cursive or print. I mean, I am capable of doing it if I think about it, but for day-to-day handwriting, I mix it.

 

[pezheadmeg]

I do a mix of the 2. If I'm writing something for multiple people to read I print. But for notes and lists it's cursive, it's quicker. I've made it a point to try to improve my cursive the last few years.

Of course anything I put in the mail is addressed using my best kindergarten print!

 

[A_Princess'_Daddy]

I write exclusively in cursive. 18 years of Catholic school (Lutheran kindergarten, and then Catholic grade school, high school, college & graduate school) really drummed it into me. I can print, but it just takes too long for me versus cursive.

It also gave me mild OCD, because my cursive was not neat and I hated having to do it over again, so to this day I write with my head very close to my paper and my pen held closely, so it looks like I'm sleeping or have my head down. My colleagues and family have gotten used to it, but it does look unusual.

 

[Disney-Kim]

I write in Both! I think I write some leeteres each way......not sure I could fully write a sentence in strictly one or the other
I am so used to the way I write it's habit
I am going to have to look at some stuff to see how many letters are my"original style"

 

[charming23]

I print because my cursive is atrocious. I have always hated writing in cursive.

 

[DisneyCP2002]

I write both ways. I love to write in cursive but I print more often then not.

 

[DisneyFirefly]

For anything that other people need to read, I print. My cursive is extremely hard to read, which is why I only use that for things like taking notes in class or writing in my journal.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Stuff for myself, and letters/notes to folks who know my handwriting, I tend to write in "corrupted cursive".

In school, though, it's one or the other, textbook-style, depending on what grade I'm with that day.

I had an interesting discussion with some 4th-graders once about whether cursive should be taught in schools, and they actually voted yes. (There were some kids, of course, who said dump it) but the majority decided it was still most important to learn cursive to be able to read it. - They talked about things like the Declaration of Independence and Constitution being in cursive.

 

[blana]

In my field of work, I'm expected to be able to "Letter" my writing, so print, all caps. So, I've gotten it into my head that I should letter everything. Sometimes I do broken lettering when I'm writing notes to myself or what have you. (Half all in caps, but a few words in lowercase & a couple (mainly things like "of") in cursive.)

 

[Pixiedust34]

I like writing in print instead of cursive.

 

[HSMndLKfan92]

I prefer to write in print. When I take notes, it's a weird combination of both.

 

[C.Ann]

I prefer to write in cursive.. I'm very particular about my penmanship and although I also print very neatly (I always receive compliments no matter which form I choose), I just like the flow of cursive..

It kind of bothers me that it's becoming a lost art - mainly because all forms state "Please print" - and most people (myself being the exception) don't really "write" letters anymore.. Even when copying over my recipes for my very, very large collections, I write them in cursive - rather than printing..

 

[FireDancer]

If I am taking notes or anything else that requires speed I write in cursive but I am not sure if anyone besides me can read it. If I am stuck writing long hand and anyone else will have to read it I will print. If it is at all possible it gets typed and printed on the computer, text editors are my friend. Heck, with the right font I could just type in cursive.

 

[cybrkitn]

I think the reason for most forms saying to "please print" is b/c everyone has a "style" to their handwriting. My handwriting (at least to me) is not that great and can be hard to make out. However, sometimes my "print" can be hard to read as well. I've been finding out that I've changed how I print a "g" and when I look at it, it looks like an "s".

I've taken speedwriting twice in college and loved it. I was able to do 90 wpm the first time around. When I went back 10 years later and took it again, I found I could only do about 80 wpm and could not get back up to 90. I realized that the cause was probably b/c the first time around, I was used to writing in script (only out of h.s. for less than 5 years) and didn't know how to type. The second time, I already knew how to type and I was not used to writing anymore. My hand would cramp up and get "tired" that I just couldn't keep up with the instructor.