Handwriting
Inquiring minds want to know! Which style of penmanship do you use, when you compose your letters, notes, cards ect.
~ Print or
~ Cursive
And, why do you choose to write this way?
Me? I do what I like to call a pseudo print- cursive. And here are my reasons why:
1) faster (at least to me)
2) more legible
3) easier on my hand, in terms of muscle usage
Last edited by Ayla; February 10th, 2013 at 05:18 AM.
I use cursive. I suppose I use it because it's quicker. Plus it makes me feel more artistic. Hey, I take it where I can get it.
=) Eric
P.S. Ayla, how about you?
Me? I do what I like to call a pseudo print- cursive. Don't believe me, here is a picture:
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And here are my reasons why:
1) faster (at least to me)
2) more legible (for me and the recipient)
3) easier on my hand, in terms of muscle usage
When I was in Elementary school (what? twenty-two years ago.), the school I went to still had the "left handed people need to use their right hand" mentality. So, I think that is another one of the reasons why I print. But, I would really like to improve my cursive, because it is severely lacking. Any suggestions?
Originally Posted by eriquito
Last edited by Ayla; February 8th, 2013 at 11:19 PM.
Stephen just put out a "how to improve my handwriting" video on youtube:
http://youtu.be/VU6qUXPEfPA
It's 21 minutes but I can re-cap in one word: Practice
Start at a slow speed. Practice, practice, practice. Like anything else, the more you do it, the better you'll get at doing it.
=) Eric
Thank you, I watched the entire video, and Stephen makes a very valid point. That your handwriting is an extension of you and your personality! See, I think part of my problem is, is that my mom was/ still is mentally abusive. She would belittle my handwriting, everytime she had to read something I had written. That, and my Elementary school didn't help improve the situation. However, I will practice MY handwriting. Because, it is MINE and no one else, can produce it in quite the same way.
sharmon202 (September 18th, 2014)
I think I tend toward cursive a majority of the time. I have nice writing, and I say that because people constantly tell me that even when scribbling notes at work. To me, it is just my handwriting. I have journaled since I was very small, and have been writing letters since childhood. I had 13 pen pals as a kid. So I am a big proponent of the "practice, practice, practice" approach for sure. I have spent time also, over the young years, deciding how my printing should look and perfecting that look uniquely to me. Not sure what spurred that, but it is completely unlike my cursive. I definitely consider it to all be part of who I am, just like my name. That makes it worth my time, something I didn't really put together until recently. Fountain pens have played a huge role in all of that.
I never was forced to continue writing with cursive, so I forgot it before I got into FPs. I print, but with flair.
Cursive!
My cursive is ugly, but my print is even worse...
Print before I got into fountain pens. Fountain pens seem to lend themselves to cursive so I switch back and forth depending on my mood. My cursive has improved a lot but it still needs a lot of work.
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Mostly cursive.
Entirely cursive and getting better through practice
Cursive but practice is crucial. Here's a sample of my cursive. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ERPaKeywt6...ting-DeziV.jpg
I can't spell with a darn.
I've received wonderful letters from wrtingrav, Tracy Lee, and KI, and I envy your wonderful handwriting! I can write very cool fonts if I take the time, but it isn't practical for most cases.
I use cursive most of the time. If somebody else needs to be able to understand it, I may also use print.
However my handwriting has improved since getting into fountain pens. Now I can read and understand my own cursive most of the time!
Cursive, leaning towards italic. If I use a pen with an edged nib, more italic than anything. I don't think I could print a full single line. Anyway, I thought they invented printers for that.
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started using cursive again a few years back. Now I'm using cursive almost exclusively. Have experienced dramatic improvement in my handwriting since I started using Michael Sull's American Cursive Handwriting. Highly recommended, it's a bargain at 35 dollars.
I switch between a looped cursive, italic and printing. And American Cursive Handwriting is a great resource.
Cursive.
I've finally taught myself to write cursive, I want to use it!
For letters and personal correspondence, I tend to use chancery cursive............ was taught that ways by the good old nuns.
For note taking I use a more box style... and sometimes even some gothic lettering.
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Cursive. Which has got worse lately... I blame this on teh combination of the safari section and the 1.1 nib -- they don't really play together for me, but it's more fun, so I do it anyway.
"What are moon-letters?" asked the hobbit full of excitement. He loved maps, as I have told you before; and he also loved runes and letters, and cunning handwriting, though when he wrote himself it was a bit thin and spidery.
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