Reason #2,103 to mock America's education system

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Neil

#60
July 08, 2011, 10:29:47 AM
Cursive is faster to write?  I can print in block a lot faster than I can write in cursive, especially if that cursive is to be legible by anyone other than me.
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Maximus

#61
July 08, 2011, 10:48:35 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 08, 2011, 10:29:47 AM
Cursive is faster to write?  I can print in block a lot faster than I can write in cursive, especially if that cursive is to be legible by anyone other than me.
Indeed. I went back to block when I was 18 and never looked back.

I would like to point out that I have never seen CdM's cursive, yet he seems unique enough.

HVC

#62
July 08, 2011, 10:54:11 AM
Quote from: Maximus on July 08, 2011, 10:48:35 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 08, 2011, 10:29:47 AM
Cursive is faster to write?  I can print in block a lot faster than I can write in cursive, especially if that cursive is to be legible by anyone other than me.
Indeed. I went back to block when I was 18 and never looked back.

I would like to point out that I have never seen CdM's cursive, yet he seems unique enough.
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#63
July 08, 2011, 11:00:39 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 08, 2011, 10:29:47 AM
Cursive is faster to write?  I can print in block a lot faster than I can write in cursive, especially if that cursive is to be legible by anyone other than me.

:blink:

Seriously?  There are people who never write in cursive?

Law is still seriously paper-bound, and I use cursive constantly.  I can't imagine using block letters.  Now my writing isn't very good, but at least its fast and mostly legible.
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grumbler

#64
July 08, 2011, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: Barrister on July 08, 2011, 11:00:39 AM

:blink:

Seriously?  There are people who never write in cursive?

:blink:

Seriously?  You are just now finding this out?
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#65
July 08, 2011, 11:10:48 AM
I haven't used cursive since I was forced to learn it back in 3rd & 4th grade.  Even by the time I got to middle school, my notes & writing assignments were in block letters....for speed and for legibility....and that was more than 25 years ago now.

I'm not even sure if my kids were taught cursive to be honest, and the youngest is already in middle school now.

Barrister

#66
July 08, 2011, 11:11:33 AM
Quote from: grumbler on July 08, 2011, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: Barrister on July 08, 2011, 11:00:39 AM

:blink:

Seriously?  There are people who never write in cursive?

:blink:

Seriously?  You are just now finding this out?

Yes.
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Grey Fox

#67
July 08, 2011, 11:15:07 AM
Quote from: grumbler on July 08, 2011, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: Barrister on July 08, 2011, 11:00:39 AM

:blink:

Seriously?  There are people who never write in cursive?

:blink:

Seriously?  You are just now finding this out?

Must be cultural. I might hate cursive but my hand writing in an hybrid mess of cursive & block. I could never write only in Block.
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crazy canuck

#68
July 08, 2011, 11:16:44 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 08, 2011, 11:15:07 AM
Quote from: grumbler on July 08, 2011, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: Barrister on July 08, 2011, 11:00:39 AM

:blink:

Seriously?  There are people who never write in cursive?

:blink:

Seriously?  You are just now finding this out?

Must be cultural. I might hate cursive but my hand writing in an hybrid mess of cursive & block. I could never write only in Block.

I guess a lot of Americans dont write in cursive.  I am as surprised as you and BB.

11B4V

#69
July 08, 2011, 11:34:14 AM
Quote from: Maximus on July 08, 2011, 10:48:35 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 08, 2011, 10:29:47 AM
Cursive is faster to write?  I can print in block a lot faster than I can write in cursive, especially if that cursive is to be legible by anyone other than me.
Indeed. I went back to block when I was 18 and never looked back.

I would like to point out that I have never seen CdM's cursive, yet he seems unique enough.

Glad to see there's more non cursive people out there.

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Barrister

#70
July 08, 2011, 11:37:51 AM
Quote from: crazy canuck on July 08, 2011, 11:16:44 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on July 08, 2011, 11:15:07 AM
Quote from: grumbler on July 08, 2011, 11:10:09 AM
Quote from: Barrister on July 08, 2011, 11:00:39 AM

:blink:

Seriously?  There are people who never write in cursive?

:blink:

Seriously?  You are just now finding this out?

Must be cultural. I might hate cursive but my hand writing in an hybrid mess of cursive & block. I could never write only in Block.

I guess a lot of Americans dont write in cursive.  I am as surprised as you and BB.

Except Neil and Max aren't Americans.
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Agelastus

#71
July 08, 2011, 11:38:49 AM
This is starting to feel like a "divided by a common language issue", given the general trend seems to be USA = Block, Commonwealth (and ex-Commmonwealth) = Cursive.
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#72
July 08, 2011, 11:39:18 AM
I used to write entirely in cursive.  From ~3rd grade until my sophomore year in high school, I used nothing but.  Then I switched to block and never reverted, save for my signature.  I still recall how to write in it, though...
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Neil

#73
July 08, 2011, 11:40:05 AM
Quote from: Barrister on July 08, 2011, 11:00:39 AM
Quote from: Neil on July 08, 2011, 10:29:47 AM
Cursive is faster to write?  I can print in block a lot faster than I can write in cursive, especially if that cursive is to be legible by anyone other than me.
:blink:

Seriously?  There are people who never write in cursive?

Law is still seriously paper-bound, and I use cursive constantly.  I can't imagine using block letters.  Now my writing isn't very good, but at least its fast and mostly legible.
It's pretty simple, really.  Most of the written things I encounter are written in block, although given you and CC, perhaps it might be a lawyer thing.  Just to make you guys a little more cultish.

As for Grey Fox, he's mostly illiterate anyways, so probably doesn't have the chance to write very often.  'Keske' my ass.
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Grey Fox

#74
July 08, 2011, 11:42:48 AM
Qu'est-ce?

It's funny, I've never written "Keske", I've typed it often but if I'm writing I'll write it properly.
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