When I write it is a combination...I'll even mix it up with capital and lower case! At least it is legible, that is if I am wearing my glasses...wink! I have had comments on my good penmanship.
If "combination" means "sometimes print, sometimes write, depends", then I'm a combo-er.
SLIGHT HIJACK When I was in second grade or whenever (Minneapolis, mid-1960s) it was we learned to write, the teachers never called it "cursive" writing (at least not when speaking to the pupils). When we made each letter as a discrete unit, it was called printing; when we used one penstroke for the body of a word (i.e., except i-dots and t-crosses) that was *writing*. Period. Is that a Minnesota-ism or something? END SLIGHT HIJACK
Definitely a combination in any meaning of the word.
For example. My "e" is usually cursive because it connects to other words easier that way... My "t" is rarely cursive, because I cross it right after I write it out. Some words flow easily together in cursive. Others... don't!
At work, I print, but that's because it is required.
Otherwise, I stick to cursive.
I used to do a combo whenever I wrote, but a handwriting analyst once told me (many moons ago) that it's a sign of immaturity or not wanting to really grow up. He told me that cursive is "adult" whereas printing is a throw-back to youth, so to embrace cursive is to become more adult. He told me that writing is like a backdoor into your subconcious, and if you change your writing you can change yourself.
Sounds crazy now, but at the time I did feel I was still pretty immature so I worked on only writing in cursive. Now it's just habit.
My 14 year old was griping about my writing the other day, so maybe the generational thing explains it. She even said it was clear and pretty, she just didn't like reading it.
I mostly use cursive, and get compliments most of the time when I write checks. In WY(app. same time as y'all) we learned to block print then write. My girls were taught some funky form of printing that was almost cursive but not quite. It was confusing for them. I feel if you learn to print properly first(1-2 grade), you will be a better writer when you learn cursive.(Cursive(Noun) and writing(Verb) are the same to me, just use different in context of senternce.) The post office also likes my printing.
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Apple Cheeks - I took a handwriting analysis class. My instructor mentioned that our handwriting is a reflection of ourselves... but changing our handwriting doesn't change our habits or behaviors. It is, in fact, the other way around.
This is a really interesting topic... So many of us use a combination of printing and cursive. Personally, I think I use a combo because it's easier/more convenient. Writing only in print or only in cursive seems to take more time for some reason.
My e's, l's, a's, y's, p's, and h's tend to be cursive and the rest are printed.
It's a combo for me too, mostly printing.
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Slight hijack.. sorry
Are they not teaching 'penmanship' anymore... ?
Yes I'm older and no kids in 'elementary' school... I went to public schools in mid 60's and Penmanship was an entire 'period', 40 mins devoted to practicing, with special pens and lined paper... If you didn't meet the standards you stayed after school and kept practicing.... Luckily, I was good at it.... what's going on ???
How do you write?
