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What Is Killing Cursive? Ballpoints. Probably. (hackaday.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Someology@lemmy.world to c/fountainpens@wayfarershaven.eu

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This article over on Hack-A-Day seemed like it would appeal here. It discusses how the physical aspects of a cheap ballpoint pen are just less well suited to cursive writing as compared to a fountain pen. Enjoy!

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[–] Reddprawns@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Or people just don't need to write as much, especially not in cursive since it only adds legibility problems.

[–] amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I think the exact opposite, most people's (who are old enough to have learned cursive) handwriting are more legible in cursive. A huge amount of people print AWFULLY.

[–] corvi@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

That’s got to just be practice though, right? If you write primarily in cursive, it’s going to look better. Nowadays, people hardly write at all. As long as I can read my handwriting, it doesn’t really matter in my day-to-day life.

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