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CreekDog

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27. i haven't used cursive since the 1980's
Thu Jun 27, 2013, 02:17 PM
Jun 2013

even working in a hospital with medical records, printing was superior.

as for reading, cursive was harder to read in almost every case because it was often done so sloppily, not because one isn't familiar with it.

physicians need to stop writing in cursive. if i were king of the world --they would.

Most kids don't learn cursive anymore. BeeBee Jun 2013 #1
Are most people okay with that? Do you have any feelings either way? I never liked... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #3
I'm NOT ok with this... That means, notes on medical records, historical letters, and all kinds of hlthe2b Jun 2013 #7
+1 HiPointDem Jun 2013 #17
Medical records are barely legible anyway and cursive exacerbates that CreekDog Jun 2013 #62
+2 Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #26
No -2 MattBaggins Jun 2013 #126
i haven't used cursive since the 1980's CreekDog Jun 2013 #27
I've worked in the field my entire life... Never have I worked with anyone who didn't use/couldn't hlthe2b Jun 2013 #39
if you have never worked with someone who didn't use cursive CreekDog Jun 2013 #58
Hardly... and I don't think anywhere I've worked would hire someone... hlthe2b Jun 2013 #73
your post said you hadn't worked with anyone that didn't "use" cursive CreekDog Jun 2013 #80
"Use" is inclusive of being able to read cursive, is it NOT? hlthe2b Jun 2013 #82
i was just pointing out that you in the same sentence you referred to "read" and "use" separately CreekDog Jun 2013 #89
So you advocate for today's youth to be ignorant of the ability to read any kind of script? hlthe2b Jun 2013 #91
being able to read script is useful, but most script people will see is poorly written CreekDog Jun 2013 #93
Can you read and write old English? MattBaggins Jun 2013 #128
Cursive isn't taught in many schools anymore.. Sancho Jun 2013 #137
I am very much aware of that as is eveyone on this thread who are arguing at the stupidity of doing hlthe2b Jun 2013 #142
That's one group, and maybe there is a point...but I've tested many children for readiness, Sancho Jun 2013 #144
Do you print your name TWICE on documents that ask you to "Sign here" and "Print here"? WinkyDink Jun 2013 #43
so you're saying signatures are supposed to be legible and readable as one's legal name? CreekDog Jun 2013 #52
Forgive me, but I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. BeeBee Jun 2013 #36
Exactly. hlthe2b Jun 2013 #41
Anyone who is interested in reading those documents Mariana Jun 2013 #84
Of course, but to encourage todays' youth to be ignorant of the notes written by parents/grandparent hlthe2b Jun 2013 #88
Then why don't we revive all dead languages? joeglow3 Jun 2013 #86
You are implying cursive writing is dead language? hlthe2b Jun 2013 #87
Ummm, no. joeglow3 Jun 2013 #110
at least... hlthe2b Jun 2013 #111
Great logic joeglow3 Jun 2013 #114
No, let's let our kids be ignorant. Great logic. hlthe2b Jun 2013 #122
I don't think u know what ignorant means joeglow3 Jun 2013 #138
Educate YOURSELF hlthe2b Jun 2013 #143
Cursive is easy to learn dem in texas Jun 2013 #135
I agree with the benefit.....20 years ago joeglow3 Jun 2013 #139
You are correct. Ednahilda Jun 2013 #127
I don't feel strongly about it one way or the other. BeeBee Jun 2013 #30
I agree about the utility of printing. It's the lack of being able to read and write in... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #38
I learned how to read and write cursive Pab Sungenis Jun 2013 #63
hmmm-- although I could likely read it, I haven't written cursive script... mike_c Jun 2013 #2
I learned it as a kid but I've pretty much abandoned it in my writing, PoliticAverse Jun 2013 #11
You must sign your name to things. No? dkf Jun 2013 #32
yes-- an illegible cursive scrawl that's unreadable but idiosyncratic.... mike_c Jun 2013 #40
Lol! My signature has gotten worse too. dkf Jun 2013 #46
Like Jack Loo??? madinmaryland Jun 2013 #85
I wonder if he always makes the same number of loopies. Haha. dkf Jun 2013 #102
"Handwriting nears end of line as US schools stop teaching it" PoliticAverse Jun 2013 #4
Funny, how I was expected to learn both to write in cursive AND to touch type... hlthe2b Jun 2013 #12
I agree. HappyMe Jun 2013 #49
You, too?! Ednahilda Jun 2013 #130
I cant believe this! bunnies Jun 2013 #61
It's the future IADEMO2004 Jun 2013 #5
When I was in first grade, I came down with measles during the time when HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #6
When I was a child, I was punished by a vindictive teacher who refused to teach me cursive because.. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #18
I must have had that same vindictive teacher in the 80's davidpdx Jun 2013 #123
My cousin's kids can't read or write cursive WolverineDG Jun 2013 #8
I find it pipi_k Jun 2013 #9
It's no big deal to me. kentauros Jun 2013 #20
My own printing pipi_k Jun 2013 #141
For me, whether writing by print or when it was cursive, kentauros Jun 2013 #145
I read an article ellie Jun 2013 #10
BINGO... Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #54
My OP wasn't meant as any slight to her. The unwritten assumption was that she was a product of... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #65
Oh, I agree ellie Jun 2013 #69
Yes, I didn't read your thread that way. Democracyinkind Jun 2013 #72
We're all good! I just wanted to make that clear because so many people read DU, it's.. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #75
Sounds like WovenGems Jun 2013 #13
It's disturbing from an educational perspective; however, it's irrelevant to kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #14
i don't think it's disturbing CreekDog Jun 2013 #31
It is totally relevant. former9thward Jun 2013 #68
Exactly. How could anyone think otherwise? AnotherMcIntosh Jun 2013 #94
That's what I thought too. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #119
Yet another thing I'm very good at becomes obsolete! REP Jun 2013 #15
One of my career incarnations was as a 35mm film projectionist. I know what you mean... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #33
*sigh*. The death of film. bunnies Jun 2013 #71
Well, I don't like it and I feel like an old curmudgeon for saying so (nt) Nye Bevan Jun 2013 #16
I hear ya. Just...things like The Constitution are written in cursive. While I'm sure... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #24
its not tested sad-cafe Jun 2013 #19
I think it's sad. Bad handwriting is one thing, but not being able to read cursive is a real loss, pnwmom Jun 2013 #21
There is a loss here Maeve Jun 2013 #22
Totally agree theHandpuppet Jun 2013 #105
Yeah, I was just going to chime in about my experience with German. JVS Jun 2013 #121
Fascinating! Thank you Maeve Jun 2013 #132
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jun 2013 #23
So what do their signatures look like? dkf Jun 2013 #29
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jun 2013 #57
If it is, then doctors shouldn't be witnesses either. u4ic Jun 2013 #25
It's not that she couldn't read cursive, it's that she couldn't read. no? Jesus Malverde Jun 2013 #28
See, I was under the same impression you were but I think it was JUST cursive. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #44
I'm confused Jesus Malverde Jun 2013 #55
If you can find an article that describes her as genuinely illerate, post a link. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #60
It was the cursive she could not read. HappyMe Jun 2013 #53
Then who is composing her tweets? apples and oranges Jun 2013 #56
The biggest shocker was that she was unable to read a letter she had supposedly written. JVS Jun 2013 #120
that is less common than you think arely staircase Jun 2013 #34
You don't need cursive to fill in the boxes on a test Downwinder Jun 2013 #35
In this computer age, I don't think it matters. My cursive is almost illegible now because fried eggs Jun 2013 #37
More's the pity. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #45
I both read and write in cursive LibertyLover Jun 2013 #42
My kids grew up in Ireland and were never taught cursive writing... nenagh Jun 2013 #47
"How can you write a decent love letter if you don't do it in cursive?" Matariki Jun 2013 #48
LOL! I'm 40. A little extra help in the lassoing department never hurts! Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #67
Many school districts are phasing out cursive, which poses a problem to sight readers apples and oranges Jun 2013 #50
I think it is sad UFLResearcher Jun 2013 #51
I can't even remember how to write all the capital letters in cursive. X_Digger Jun 2013 #59
My son's a leftie. I was thinking about the smudge factor today after I quizzed him. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #76
Her mother speaks French Creole Generic Other Jun 2013 #64
Does she speak French Creole? Is that her native language? Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #92
I learned to use cursive in first grade. bunnies Jun 2013 #66
some people miss manual typewriters too CreekDog Jun 2013 #101
Yeah. bunnies Jun 2013 #104
The only thing it is is an indictment of "No Child Left Behind" and "Race to the Bottom" ... Myrina Jun 2013 #70
How does one sign their name without cursive Politicalboi Jun 2013 #74
if that's the only use for cursive you can come up with CreekDog Jun 2013 #100
I can write in Gregg Shorthand HockeyMom Jun 2013 #77
Rachael WRITES in cursive. grok Jun 2013 #78
According to the article, she had to admit in open court that she did not write the letter. Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #81
hmm. i blew it. grok Jun 2013 #95
I thought there was an 'education' movement going on to stop teaching sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #79
My dad is upset that I didn't learn Morse Code. tridim Jun 2013 #83
I had to learn Morse for my HAM radio operator's test years ago. Out of curiosity... Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #90
I appreciate that our language is based on Latin roots.. tridim Jun 2013 #99
hell, i can't read some of that cursive writing out there shireen Jun 2013 #96
I just read that English is not her primary language. Lugnut Jun 2013 #97
Its still a language that uses latin script Travis_0004 Jun 2013 #109
I'm 57. I can't write readable cursive. I can barely print. TrogL Jun 2013 #98
What about signing your voting ballot? freeplessinseattle Jun 2013 #103
I can't remember seeing any cursive at work in the past 10 years.... cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #106
Other reasons to learn Cursive bhcodem Jun 2013 #107
Can we speak Kreyol or creolized Spanish? She can. flamingdem Jun 2013 #108
Do you know when handwriting might come in handy? Soundman Jun 2013 #112
CBS News: Is Cursive Writing Dead ? PoliticAverse Jun 2013 #113
We don't write with sharpened feathers or fountain pens anymore Nevernose Jun 2013 #115
I learned it at an early age. nyquil_man Jun 2013 #116
G'bye Cursive, and Good Riddance (and take the remnants of the Dewey Decimal System with you) Captain Stern Jun 2013 #117
What is relevant is that she did not write the letter as she claimed. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #118
I think it is an important thing to ask your child davidpdx Jun 2013 #124
no. spanone Jun 2013 #125
Did she EVER say that she, herself, wrote the letter? HiddenAgenda63 Jun 2013 #129
She also speaks three languages. Is that a big deal? baldguy Jun 2013 #131
I think it's more the lack of writing skill period Lurker Deluxe Jun 2013 #133
The issue was that she had alleged that she wrote the letter marshall Jun 2013 #134
Zimmerman chased down, shot, and killed... Iggo Jun 2013 #136
In respect of the case it is no big deal - or should not be intaglio Jun 2013 #140
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