Big John Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I raley write checks anymore but when I do I have a hard time writing the words for the amount - That is all the writing I ever do and it is very difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Az gave up on upper case letters years ago. As for those of you struggling to write, yer all thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbpfan1231 Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I could say that it was intentional but that would be a lie. I saw that but was too lazy to edit my post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 When I write on a blackboard, I write in cursive. It's much easier as you leave the chalk on the board longer. I have a hard time writing in cursive on paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 . As for those of you struggling to write, yer all thick. Know where knot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 my handwriting has also suffered with age....I also forgot how to read music. Nowadays when I look at a sheet of music, I'm baffled:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I can no longer write cursive. I get like 3 letters in and can't remember how to shape the letters. I'm write their wit cha. But there are some things worse than forgetting cursive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montster Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 i know a bunch of people, all women, whose handwriting is like their own font. it's immaculate. my problem is i want to write as fast as i can type, so i get impatient while i'm writing something and it comes out illegible. but they still cash the checks somehow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargerz Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Cursive makes me curse. Nice play on words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryTheRock Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 does anybody else feel like Adam Sandler in "Billy Madison" when they need to write a cursive "z"? I had to stop and think how to do that again after reading it. What is scary is that some kids don't even know they are doing things different. I catch my 16 year-old making simple errors all the time, and she will write at times capitalizing the first letter in each word. She is a bright kid, but she has no idea something like that is defined as "wrong" by many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 i know a bunch of people, all women, whose handwriting is like their own font. it's immaculate. my problem is i want to write as fast as i can type, so i get impatient while i'm writing something and it comes out illegible. but they still cash the checks somehow! My mothers handwriting will make you weep . It is that beautiful. She wrote out all of my wedding invitation addresses and it looked like we had them professionally done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cliche Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Two wrongs dont make a write Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeductiveNun Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Two wrongs dont make a write But three rights make a left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) I refudiate this claim. I can no longer write cursive. I get like 3 letters in and can't remember how to shape the letters. I wrote just enough cursive to pass 5th grade. Haven't used it since. I spell and punctuate OK, but my handwriting is beyond terrible. Edited July 21, 2010 by Jimmy Neutron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovers Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I write in script. What is this cursive stuff? Foul language? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) Totally agree about struggling to write and having your hand hurt after just a couple of minutes. Give me a keyboard. Edit: MAYBE I SHOULD COMPENSATE FOR AZ AND START TYPING IN ALL CAPS... Edited July 21, 2010 by CaP'N GRuNGe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) Well, at least you can form sentences and spell (or know how to use spell-check). The English language is under assault. The proliferation of text messaging and the abbreviation of words only serves to move us further and further from a literate society. Exactly. I was finally able to let go of my "grammar nazi" tendencies on msg boards at least, as well as things like the increasingly excessive internet acronyms and abbreviations (and I admit I'm not immune), but basic errors still cause a sort of contained eye roll. What really gets me, though, is when I see glaring errors in places like CNN.com, newpapers, magazines (eg Forbes, I'm not talking Tiger Beat), novels, etc etc. It's like they were proofread by Mike Tyson. I don't just mean missing a comma either; I mean glaring errors that spellchecker won't catch. These are professionals doing this. I guess what really bugs me about it is that it's all due to laziness and apathy, and long term promotes poor communication (I don't mean just errors, but expressing one's self well), which slowly erodes our society much more than people realize. I also think it promotes stupidity in a way, as people care less and less about how to make any real effort to properly or best express themselves. I mean, I was like, omg, wth to my bff, but she was all like whatever. barf. I can live with that in teenagers, but a lot of adults are like that now. I know, I'm just a ranting dinosaur spitting into the wind. Roar. Spit. But all that said - and getting back to the actual topic - my handwriting isn't much better. I haven't even tried cursive in years (unless you count my scribbled signature) and even my printing, which has traditionally been very neat, is getting sloppy. like omg. Do they even teach this stuff in school any more? I've heard that even at the lowest levels of school they start them out with computers right off. Dammit, break out those Dick n Jane readers and the big yellow pads w/the blue lines on em. Edited July 21, 2010 by BeeR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Exactly. I was finally able to let go of my "grammar nazi" tendencies on msg boards at least, as well as things like the increasingly excessive internet acronyms and abbreviations (and I admit I'm not immune), but basic errors still cause a sort of contained eye roll. What really gets me, though, is when I see glaring errors in places like CNN.com, newpapers, magazines (eg Forbes, I'm not talking Tiger Beat), novels, etc etc. It's like they were proofread by Mike Tyson. I don't just mean missing a comma either; I mean glaring errors that spellchecker won't catch. These are professionals doing this. I guess what really bugs me about it is that it's all due to laziness and apathy, and long term promotes poor communication (I don't mean just errors, but expressing one's self well), which slowly erodes our society much more than people realize. I also think it promotes stupidity in a way, as people care less and less about how to make any real effort to properly or best express themselves. I mean, I was like, omg, wth to my bff, but she was all like whatever. barf. I can live with that in teenagers, but a lot of adults are like that now. I know, I'm just a ranting dinosaur spitting into the wind. Roar. Spit. But all that said - and getting back to the actual topic - my handwriting isn't much better. I haven't even tried cursive in years (unless you count my scribbled signature) and even my printing, which has traditionally been very neat, is getting sloppy. like omg. Do they even teach this stuff in school any more? I've heard that even at the lowest levels of school they start them out with computers right off. Dammit, break out those Dick n Jane readers and the big yellow pads w/the blue lines on em. The AJC (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) is rife with spelling, punctuation and word usage errors... My favorite was a few months ago when reading an article about an accident on I-285 where a tractor trailer ran into the "North-bound medium, backing up traffic for 3 miles..." Who'd a thunk that such a service was available on the highway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 Do they even teach this stuff in school any more? I've heard that even at the lowest levels of school they start them out with computers right off. Dammit, break out those Dick n Jane readers and the big yellow pads w/the blue lines on em. While computers is part of the curriculum, yes, my daughters get a lot of writing homework. They will get pages like this and have to duplicate it all below in blank spaces provided Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 The AJC (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) is rife with spelling, punctuation and word usage errors... My favorite was a few months ago when reading an article about an accident on I-285 where a tractor trailer ran into the "North-bound medium, backing up traffic for 3 miles..." Who'd a thunk that such a service was available on the highway? It's Atlanta. I don't be no surprised n sh**. While computers is part of the curriculum, Intentional. Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) Intentional. Right? Im probably wrong because my grammar is weak in that case I thought is was correct because I sort of slanged computers to mean computer class. As if I had said "While computer class is part of the curriculum". It would have been correct. That is sort of where I was going. Edited July 21, 2010 by whomper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Im probably wrong because my grammar is weak in that case I thought is was correct because I sort of slanged computers to mean computer class. As if I had said "While computer class is part of the curriculum". It would have been correct. That is sort of where I was going. Even in 1994 with a Wendy's campaign for schoodchildren: "Good Grades Has its Rewards!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Even in 1994 with a Wendy's campaign for schoodchildren: "Good Grades Has its Rewards!" Have I ever gone on my rant in TG about how the fast food industry is leading to rampant spelling problems of America's youth... I wrote chic-fil-a a letter about it once, never heard back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 While computers is part of the curriculum Intentional. Right? his usage was correct (sort of like if someone said "economics is stupid and boring") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 his usage was correct (sort of like if someone said "economics is stupid and boring") Suck it BeeR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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