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RazorbackExpat

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37. I haven't used cursive since like, 1980
Sat May 18, 2024, 12:57 PM
May 2024

13 years earlier, my 3rd grade teacher focused so much on cursive that I was one time kept inside for recess because I was unable to address a hypothetical envelope within the cursive guidelines that were given to me. I ended up with pretty decent penmanship, though, which made it easy for all my teachers after that to read my work

In my experience, it's not just cursive EYESORE 9001 May 2024 #1
Boomer here COL Mustard May 2024 #2
I'm a boomer too, and in some ways I'm an insufferable, anal-retentive nightmare EYESORE 9001 May 2024 #3
I chide physicians and other HCWs who have horrible handwriting and frequently slow down myself to hlthe2b May 2024 #15
I used to joke that my handwriting wasn't bad enough COL Mustard May 2024 #28
I hated penmanship class. Siwsan May 2024 #4
There's no shortage of folks with poor penmanship amongst my cohort as well EYESORE 9001 May 2024 #13
My daughter is Gen X radical noodle May 2024 #29
The joy of a Big Chief writing tablet with the blue lines & making ovals & loops that fit & were the same size. CrispyQ May 2024 #33
GenX learned cursive Tree-Hugger May 2024 #35
Nope moose65 May 2024 #40
I have unreadable penmanship. multigraincracker May 2024 #12
"message is conveyed" is narrow binary thinking; it's closed minded Bernardo de La Paz May 2024 #18
Einstein was a terrible speller. multigraincracker May 2024 #23
All good points. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2024 #24
I read and understood what you wrote, even though you did more than just mess up spelling. Kind of seems you are shaming Zipgun May 2024 #25
Not shaming, but my apologies regardless. I wrote: " reasonable varies with writer and situation of course" Bernardo de La Paz May 2024 #38
I recently found a note that my father had written to me. Siwsan May 2024 #5
Feels like a connection NJCher May 2024 #7
Many of them can't read an analog clock either. CrispyQ May 2024 #31
The oldest millennials are in their early 40s moose65 May 2024 #6
See her post 4 NJCher May 2024 #8
That says GenX Tree-Hugger May 2024 #32
My handwriting was always horrible... MiHale May 2024 #9
I am LXXXIII bobnicewander May 2024 #10
Roman numerals are apparently a subject of increased Google searches prior to each Super Bowl or hlthe2b May 2024 #17
I was ordering new house numbers & my husband said "Let's put it in Roman numerals." -nt CrispyQ May 2024 #34
Great post kozar May 2024 #11
Admittedly... hlthe2b May 2024 #14
Do "Millennials" understand .... mwooldri May 2024 #16
That brought a smile, so thank you. I had only heard about younger people not niyad May 2024 #19
I read long ago that learning cursive early on helps develop language skills. paleotn May 2024 #20
I'm stealing this! jmbar2 May 2024 #21
Start without me. I don't do ANY "attacking" till after 9:a.m.... and coffee... FailureToCommunicate May 2024 #22
Cursive is a font Orrex May 2024 #26
Not sure that's true about cursive. ShazzieB May 2024 #39
I was explicitly not talking about you Orrex May 2024 #41
Old school punishment bobnicewander May 2024 #27
I know cursive but I will write myself a note or make a shopping list and doc03 May 2024 #30
im 66 born in 1957, had a battle with cursive since i was a child. now i cant read it much unless it is very clear. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #36
I haven't used cursive since like, 1980 RazorbackExpat May 2024 #37
Millenials can read? miyazaki May 2024 #42
Thank you for reminding me of old Willy Brown Hermit-The-Prog May 2024 #43
That is so cute! raccoon May 2024 #44
Those who replied that they've always had trouble with cursive, are you left-handed? raccoon May 2024 #45
My mother was left handed until the nuns got ahold of her Siwsan May 2024 #46
My Grandmother RobinA May 2024 #47
One of my favorite cartoons: Coventina May 2024 #48
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