When you write a letter or use your fountain pen do you use cursive or printing? Which do you think is more formal cursive or print? For those that print, why do you print over using cursive?
I agree that cursive is more formal. Sadly, I only know enough to sign my name, and even then I have to guess a few letters. It got cut from the budget when I was in elementary school, so I never learned how. We were about half-way through the alphabet when it got cut, so my printing got stuck in some barely-legible twilight zone. I've had people tell me I should be a doctor, based on how terrible my handwriting is. Therefor, if I have to write a letter to someone who hasn't known me for a long time (and thus learned how to interpret my Cthulhu-eque scribblings), I type it.
Before fountain pens, I printed exclusively, with the exception of my signature. Since I've picked up fountain pens, it's been a constant battle to improve my cursive handwriting (my printing was immaculate, lol). I've never looked back, and always use cursive unless filling out forms.
I can say this, when I exclusively printed, the reasoning for me was that it was neater and far more legible than my cursive at the time. Now, that's not an issue and with cursive I can write longer without hand fatigue.
That is really sad.It has been completely eliminated from the curriculum in New York State.
That is really sad.
Same here, Tony. Now retired, I love my fountain pens but I now admire those who can do cursive; I'm having to re-learn it.I print. I am not sure why I started as I was schooled in cursive. Perhaps my time in the Service is when I abandoned cursive.
Odd mix of both here, unless I concentrate on one or the other.