xkcd: Cursive Letters
https://xkcd.com/2912/

Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?

My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
love her for it anyway.

Explained at:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters

Lynn

On 3/28/2024 3:25 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>    https://xkcd.com/2912/
>
> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>
> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
> in cursive.  It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
> love her for it anyway.
>
> Explained at:
>    https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
>
> Lynn

And I just thought of another person who writes in cursive. James
Patterson writes all of his books in cursive in a notebook for each
book. He has at least 30 notebooks at any give moment.

Lynn

Lynn McGuire wrote:
> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>    https://xkcd.com/2912/
>
> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>
> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
> in cursive.  It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
> love her for it anyway.

I write in cursive. My writing has not become illegible with advancing age.

It was always illegible.

William Hyde

On 3/28/2024 3:50 PM, William Hyde wrote:
> Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>>     https://xkcd.com/2912/
>>
>> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>>
>> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
>> in cursive.  It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
>> love her for it anyway.
>
> I write in cursive.  My writing has not become illegible with advancing
> age.
>
> It was always illegible.
>
>
> William Hyde

My grandfather taught engineering drafting at TAMU for over 30 years.
His replacement lectured me several times on my less than perfect
lettering on drawings, especially stating to me, "Mr. McGuire, your
grandfather freehanded all these drawings with perfection". I never
said a word back but I wanted to.

Lynn

On 3/28/2024 4:27 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 3/28/2024 3:25 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>>     https://xkcd.com/2912/
>>
>> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>>
>> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
>> in cursive.  It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
>> love her for it anyway.
>>
>> Explained at:
>>     https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
>>
>> Lynn
>
> And I just thought of another person who writes in cursive.  James
> Patterson writes all of his books in cursive in a notebook for each
> book.  He has at least 30 notebooks at any give moment.

So does Neal Stephenson.

pt

On 3/28/2024 4:50 PM, William Hyde wrote:
> Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>>     https://xkcd.com/2912/
>>
>> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>>
>> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
>> in cursive.  It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
>> love her for it anyway.
>
> I write in cursive.  My writing has not become illegible with advancing
> age.
>
> It was always illegible.
>
>
> William Hyde

Your are my people!

pt

On 2024-03-28 20:25:56 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
>
> xkcd: Cursive Letters
> https://xkcd.com/2912/
>
> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>
> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
> in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
> love her for it anyway.
>
> Explained at:
> https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
>
> Lynn

I have three handwriting styles:

Cursive writing used for things like greetings cards and my signature.
It's pretty easy to read.

Non-cursive (aka printing or block letters) used for important
documents, such as legal or banking forms, school / university exams,
etc., that needs to be easily readable by anyone.

And the third one is a semi-mixture of the two, which I use when
writing hurried notes for myself.

My third grade teacher guessed that, based on my handwriting, I might
have a small motor coordination disability. They tried to teach me
cursive, but the fact they couldn't read my block printing led them to
conclude fairly quickly that cursive wasn't likely to be a success. This
was an accurate conclusion.

Anything I write that I want someone (even me) to be able to read later
is typed. I typed my letters to my high school girlfriend.

On Thu, 28 Mar 2024, Cryptoengineer wrote:

> On 3/28/2024 4:27 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> On 3/28/2024 3:25 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>>>     https://xkcd.com/2912/
>>>
>>> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>>>
>>> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes in
>>> cursive.  It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I love
>>> her for it anyway.
>>>
>>> Explained at:
>>>     https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
>>>
>>> Lynn
>>
>> And I just thought of another person who writes in cursive.  James
>> Patterson writes all of his books in cursive in a notebook for each book. 
>> He has at least 30 notebooks at any give moment.
>
> So does Neal Stephenson.
>
> pt

Neal Stephenson writes his book by hand? Given the enormous bricks I find
that very hard to imagine. It must be such a slow process! On the other
hand, I'm of the generation who is slowly starting to forget how to use a
pen and paper due to way too many years in the IT-indsutry.

Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> wrote:
>My third grade teacher guessed that, based on my handwriting, I might
>have a small motor coordination disability. They tried to teach me
>cursive, but the fact they couldn't read my block printing led them to
>conclude fairly quickly that cursive wasn't likely to be a success. This
>was an accurate conclusion.

Mine just beat me over the forehead with a ruler for two years and screamed
at me about making my Os round until they eventually gave up on me and put
me into a typing class.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

On 3/28/2024 4:25 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?

Apparently not. Have you seen the self-describing t-shirt he made some
years ago, back when he sold shirts? I'm wearing mine as I type.

https://st-eutychus.com/2011/shirt-of-the-day-self-descriptive-shirt-from-xkcd/

(Be sure to scroll down to see the back.)

--
Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
Everything that needs to be said has already been said.
But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.
- André Gide

On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:00:37 -0400, Cryptoengineer
<petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:

>On 3/28/2024 4:27 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> On 3/28/2024 3:25 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>>>     https://xkcd.com/2912/
>>>
>>> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>>>
>>> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
>>> in cursive.  It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
>>> love her for it anyway.
>>>
>>> Explained at:
>>>     https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
>>>
>>> Lynn
>>
>> And I just thought of another person who writes in cursive.  James
>> Patterson writes all of his books in cursive in a notebook for each
>> book.  He has at least 30 notebooks at any give moment.
>
>So does Neal Stephenson.

I think Neil Gaimon does as well

On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:23:13 -0700, Your Name wrote:

> On 2024-03-28 20:25:56 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
> >
> > xkcd: Cursive Letters
> > https://xkcd.com/2912/
> >
> > Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
> >
> > My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
> > in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
> > love her for it anyway.
> >
> > Explained at:
> > https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
> >
> > Lynn
>
> I have three handwriting styles:
>
> Cursive writing used for things like greetings cards and my signature.
> It's pretty easy to read.
>
> Non-cursive (aka printing or block letters) used for important
> documents, such as legal or banking forms, school / university exams,
> etc., that needs to be easily readable by anyone.
>
> And the third one is a semi-mixture of the two, which I use when
> writing hurried notes for myself.

Block letters, so that's what it's called. Using the
term "printed" is too confusing nowadays,
as in the question "is it handwritten or printed?".

I use block letters because I want to be able to
read back what I wrote. I don't smear my characters
writing down a phone number, so I wouldn't
also mess up my readability by using cursive for words.

Then again the term "block letters" imply someone
who writes in all capitals.

It's all too ambiguous.

In article <0001HW.2BD84F9800A1229B30F7C638F@news.giganews.com>,
Pluted Pup <plutedpup@outlook.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:23:13 -0700, Your Name wrote:
>
>> On 2024-03-28 20:25:56 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
>> >
>> > xkcd: Cursive Letters
>> > https://xkcd.com/2912/
>> >
>> > Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>> >
>> > My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
>> > in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
>> > love her for it anyway.
>> >
>> > Explained at:
>> > https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
>> >
>> > Lynn
>>
>> I have three handwriting styles:
>>
>> Cursive writing used for things like greetings cards and my signature.
>> It's pretty easy to read.
>>
>> Non-cursive (aka printing or block letters) used for important
>> documents, such as legal or banking forms, school / university exams,
>> etc., that needs to be easily readable by anyone.
>>
>> And the third one is a semi-mixture of the two, which I use when
>> writing hurried notes for myself.
>
>Block letters, so that's what it's called. Using the
>term "printed" is too confusing nowadays,
>as in the question "is it handwritten or printed?".
>
>I use block letters because I want to be able to
>read back what I wrote. I don't smear my characters
>writing down a phone number, so I wouldn't
>also mess up my readability by using cursive for words.
>
>Then again the term "block letters" imply someone
>who writes in all capitals.
>
>It's all too ambiguous.
>
>

http://columbiaclosings.com/pix/20/12/hate_cursive.jpg
--
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What's not in Columbia anymore..

On 2024-04-23 20:20:40 +0000, Pluted Pup said:
> On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:23:13 -0700, Your Name wrote:
>> On 2024-03-28 20:25:56 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
>>>
>>> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>>> https://xkcd.com/2912/
>>>
>>> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>>>
>>> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
>>> in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
>>> love her for it anyway.
>>>
>>> Explained at:
>>> https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
>>>
>>> Lynn
>>
>> I have three handwriting styles:
>>
>> Cursive writing used for things like greetings cards and my signature.
>> It's pretty easy to read.
>>
>> Non-cursive (aka printing or block letters) used for important
>> documents, such as legal or banking forms, school / university exams,
>> etc., that needs to be easily readable by anyone.
>>
>> And the third one is a semi-mixture of the two, which I use when
>> writing hurried notes for myself.
>
> Block letters, so that's what it's called. Using the
> term "printed" is too confusing nowadays,
> as in the question "is it handwritten or printed?".
>
> I use block letters because I want to be able to
> read back what I wrote. I don't smear my characters
> writing down a phone number, so I wouldn't
> also mess up my readability by using cursive for words.
>
> Then again the term "block letters" imply someone
> who writes in all capitals.
>
> It's all too ambiguous.

The technical term for non-cursive writing with each letter separate is
"cuneive", but almost nobody uses or knows that.

There's also "architectural lettering" (used on blueprints, etc.),
which is non-cursive handwriting. Basically a sub-set of block letters
which is usually all uppercase letters, but can also include lowercase
letters or use smaller uppercase letter to replace the lowercase ones.

On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, Pluted Pup wrote:

> On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:23:13 -0700, Your Name wrote:
>
>> On 2024-03-28 20:25:56 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
>>>
>>> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>>> https://xkcd.com/2912/
>>>
>>> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>>>
>>> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
>>> in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
>>> love her for it anyway.
>>>
>>> Explained at:
>>> https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
>>>
>>> Lynn
>>
>> I have three handwriting styles:
>>
>> Cursive writing used for things like greetings cards and my signature.
>> It's pretty easy to read.
>>
>> Non-cursive (aka printing or block letters) used for important
>> documents, such as legal or banking forms, school / university exams,
>> etc., that needs to be easily readable by anyone.
>>
>> And the third one is a semi-mixture of the two, which I use when
>> writing hurried notes for myself.
>
> Block letters, so that's what it's called. Using the
> term "printed" is too confusing nowadays,
> as in the question "is it handwritten or printed?".
>
> I use block letters because I want to be able to
> read back what I wrote. I don't smear my characters
> writing down a phone number, so I wouldn't
> also mess up my readability by using cursive for words.
>
> Then again the term "block letters" imply someone
> who writes in all capitals.
>
> It's all too ambiguous.
>
>
>
No, block letters are letter constructed from building blocks. Obviously!
;)

D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>No, block letters are letter constructed from building blocks. Obviously!

It's all the fault of that Gutenberg guy and his crazy movable type.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

On 4/24/24 02:32, D wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, Pluted Pup wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:23:13 -0700, Your Name wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-03-28 20:25:56 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
>>>>
>>>> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>>>> https://xkcd.com/2912/
>>>>
>>>> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>>>>
>>>> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
>>>> in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
>>>> love her for it anyway.
>>>>
>>>> Explained at:
>>>> https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
>>>>
>>>> Lynn
>>>
>>> I have three handwriting styles:
>>>
>>> Cursive writing used for things like greetings cards and my signature.
>>> It's pretty easy to read.
>>>
>>> Non-cursive (aka printing or block letters) used for important
>>> documents, such as legal or banking forms, school / university exams,
>>> etc., that needs to be easily readable by anyone.
>>>
>>> And the third one is a semi-mixture of the two, which I use when
>>> writing hurried notes for myself.
>>
>> Block letters, so that's what it's called. Using the
>> term "printed" is too confusing nowadays,
>> as in the question "is it handwritten or printed?".
>>
>> I use block letters because I want to be able to
>> read back what I wrote. I don't smear my characters
>> writing down a phone number, so I wouldn't
>> also mess up my readability by using cursive for words.
>>
>> Then again the term "block letters" imply someone
>> who writes in all capitals.
>>
>> It's all too ambiguous.
>>
>>
>>
> No, block letters are letter constructed from building blocks.
> Obviously! ;)

Wrong, banana breath! Block letters are the letters found on the sides
of the cubical wood blocks we played with as children.
--
----------------
Dave Scruggs
Senior Software Engineer - Lockheed Martin, et. al (mostly Retired)
Captain - Boulder Creek Fire (Retired)

On Wed, 24 Apr 2024, Scott Dorsey wrote:

> D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>> No, block letters are letter constructed from building blocks. Obviously!
>
> It's all the fault of that Gutenberg guy and his crazy movable type.
> --scott
>

Very true!

On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:39:04 -0700, BCFD 36 <bcfd36@cruzio.com> wrote:

>On 4/24/24 02:32, D wrote:
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, Pluted Pup wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:23:13 -0700, Your Name wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2024-03-28 20:25:56 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
>>>>>
>>>>> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>>>>> https://xkcd.com/2912/
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>>>>>
>>>>> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
>>>>> in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
>>>>> love her for it anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> Explained at:
>>>>> https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
>>>>>
>>>>> Lynn
>>>>
>>>> I have three handwriting styles:
>>>>
>>>> Cursive writing used for things like greetings cards and my signature.
>>>> It's pretty easy to read.
>>>>
>>>> Non-cursive (aka printing or block letters) used for important
>>>> documents, such as legal or banking forms, school / university exams,
>>>> etc., that needs to be easily readable by anyone.
>>>>
>>>> And the third one is a semi-mixture of the two, which I use when
>>>> writing hurried notes for myself.
>>>
>>> Block letters, so that's what it's called. Using the
>>> term "printed" is too confusing nowadays,
>>> as in the question "is it handwritten or printed?".
>>>
>>> I use block letters because I want to be able to
>>> read back what I wrote. I don't smear my characters
>>> writing down a phone number, so I wouldn't
>>> also mess up my readability by using cursive for words.
>>>
>>> Then again the term "block letters" imply someone
>>> who writes in all capitals.
>>>
>>> It's all too ambiguous.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> No, block letters are letter constructed from building blocks.
>> Obviously! ;)
>
>Wrong, banana breath! Block letters are the letters found on the sides
>of the cubical wood blocks we played with as children.

I was going to suggest "block printing", but it turns out that that
has a completely different meaning to what is wanted here.

Although I suppose those blocks, combined with mommy's black ink,
could be used for "block printing" ...
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"

On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:46:56 -0700, Paul S Person wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:39:04 -0700, BCFD 36<bcfd36@cruzio.com> wrote:
>
> > On 4/24/24 02:32, D wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, Pluted Pup wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:23:13 -0700, Your Name wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On 2024-03-28 20:25:56 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > xkcd: Cursive Letters
> > > > > > https://xkcd.com/2912/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
> > > > > > in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
> > > > > > love her for it anyway.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Explained at:
> > > > > > https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Lynn
> > > > >
> > > > > I have three handwriting styles:
> > > > >
> > > > > Cursive writing used for things like greetings cards and my signature.
> > > > > It's pretty easy to read.
> > > > >
> > > > > Non-cursive (aka printing or block letters) used for important
> > > > > documents, such as legal or banking forms, school / university exams,
> > > > > etc., that needs to be easily readable by anyone.
> > > > >
> > > > > And the third one is a semi-mixture of the two, which I use when
> > > > > writing hurried notes for myself.
> > > >
> > > > Block letters, so that's what it's called. Using the
> > > > term "printed" is too confusing nowadays,
> > > > as in the question "is it handwritten or printed?".
> > > >
> > > > I use block letters because I want to be able to
> > > > read back what I wrote. I don't smear my characters
> > > > writing down a phone number, so I wouldn't
> > > > also mess up my readability by using cursive for words.
> > > >
> > > > Then again the term "block letters" imply someone
> > > > who writes in all capitals.
> > > >
> > > > It's all too ambiguous.
> > > No, block letters are letter constructed from building blocks.
> > > Obviously! ;)
> >
> > Wrong, banana breath! Block letters are the letters found on the sides
> > of the cubical wood blocks we played with as children.
>
> I was going to suggest "block printing", but it turns out that that
> has a completely different meaning to what is wanted here.
>
> Although I suppose those blocks, combined with mommy's black ink,
> could be used for "block printing" ...

Looks like I have to answer the question "written or printed?"
as:

"Written down on paper but not cursive".

On 2024-04-30 06:50:32 +0000, Pluted Pup said:
> On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:46:56 -0700, Paul S Person wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:39:04 -0700, BCFD 36<bcfd36@cruzio.com> wrote:
>>> On 4/24/24 02:32, D wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, Pluted Pup wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:23:13 -0700, Your Name wrote:
>>>>>> On 2024-03-28 20:25:56 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>>>>>>> https://xkcd.com/2912/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
>>>>>>> in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
>>>>>>> love her for it anyway.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Explained at:
>>>>>>> https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Lynn
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have three handwriting styles:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cursive writing used for things like greetings cards and my signature.
>>>>>> It's pretty easy to read.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Non-cursive (aka printing or block letters) used for important
>>>>>> documents, such as legal or banking forms, school / university exams,
>>>>>> etc., that needs to be easily readable by anyone.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And the third one is a semi-mixture of the two, which I use when
>>>>>> writing hurried notes for myself.
>>>>>
>>>>> Block letters, so that's what it's called. Using the
>>>>> term "printed" is too confusing nowadays,
>>>>> as in the question "is it handwritten or printed?".
>>>>>
>>>>> I use block letters because I want to be able to
>>>>> read back what I wrote. I don't smear my characters
>>>>> writing down a phone number, so I wouldn't
>>>>> also mess up my readability by using cursive for words.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then again the term "block letters" imply someone
>>>>> who writes in all capitals.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's all too ambiguous.
>>>>
>>>> No, block letters are letter constructed from building blocks.
>>>> Obviously! ;)
>>>
>>> Wrong, banana breath! Block letters are the letters found on the sides
>>> of the cubical wood blocks we played with as children.
>>
>> I was going to suggest "block printing", but it turns out that that
>> has a completely different meaning to what is wanted here.
>>
>> Although I suppose those blocks, combined with mommy's black ink,
>> could be used for "block printing" ...
>
> Looks like I have to answer the question "written or printed?"
> as:
>
> "Written down on paper but not cursive".

"Cursive" and "non-cursive" ... or maybe "cursive" and "sans cursive". ;-)

On Tue, 30 Apr 2024, Your Name wrote:

> On 2024-04-30 06:50:32 +0000, Pluted Pup said:
>> On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:46:56 -0700, Paul S Person wrote:
>>> On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:39:04 -0700, BCFD 36<bcfd36@cruzio.com> wrote:
>>>> On 4/24/24 02:32, D wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, Pluted Pup wrote:
>>>>>> On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:23:13 -0700, Your Name wrote:
>>>>>>> On 2024-03-28 20:25:56 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>>>>>>>> https://xkcd.com/2912/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still
>>>>>>>> writes in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and
>>>>>>>> compactness but I love her for it anyway.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Explained at:
>>>>>>>> https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lynn
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have three handwriting styles:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cursive writing used for things like greetings cards and my signature.
>>>>>>> It's pretty easy to read.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Non-cursive (aka printing or block letters) used for important
>>>>>>> documents, such as legal or banking forms, school / university exams,
>>>>>>> etc., that needs to be easily readable by anyone.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And the third one is a semi-mixture of the two, which I use when
>>>>>>> writing hurried notes for myself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Block letters, so that's what it's called. Using the
>>>>>> term "printed" is too confusing nowadays,
>>>>>> as in the question "is it handwritten or printed?".
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I use block letters because I want to be able to
>>>>>> read back what I wrote. I don't smear my characters
>>>>>> writing down a phone number, so I wouldn't
>>>>>> also mess up my readability by using cursive for words.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then again the term "block letters" imply someone
>>>>>> who writes in all capitals.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's all too ambiguous.
>>>>>
>>>>> No, block letters are letter constructed from building blocks.
>>>>> Obviously! ;)
>>>>
>>>> Wrong, banana breath! Block letters are the letters found on the sides
>>>> of the cubical wood blocks we played with as children.
>>>
>>> I was going to suggest "block printing", but it turns out that that
>>> has a completely different meaning to what is wanted here.
>>>
>>> Although I suppose those blocks, combined with mommy's black ink,
>>> could be used for "block printing" ...
>>
>> Looks like I have to answer the question "written or printed?"
>> as:
>>
>> "Written down on paper but not cursive".
>
> "Cursive" and "non-cursive" ... or maybe "cursive" and "sans cursive". ;-)

Always re-cursive!

On 2024-04-30 09:16:43 +0000, D said:
> On Tue, 30 Apr 2024, Your Name wrote:
>> On 2024-04-30 06:50:32 +0000, Pluted Pup said:
>>> On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:46:56 -0700, Paul S Person wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:39:04 -0700, BCFD 36<bcfd36@cruzio.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 4/24/24 02:32, D wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, Pluted Pup wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:23:13 -0700, Your Name wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 2024-03-28 20:25:56 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> xkcd: Cursive Letters
>>>>>>>>> https://xkcd.com/2912/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
>>>>>>>>> in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
>>>>>>>>> love her for it anyway.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Explained at:
>>>>>>>>> https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Lynn
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have three handwriting styles:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cursive writing used for things like greetings cards and my signature.
>>>>>>>> It's pretty easy to read.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Non-cursive (aka printing or block letters) used for important
>>>>>>>> documents, such as legal or banking forms, school / university exams,
>>>>>>>> etc., that needs to be easily readable by anyone.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And the third one is a semi-mixture of the two, which I use when
>>>>>>>> writing hurried notes for myself.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Block letters, so that's what it's called. Using the
>>>>>>> term "printed" is too confusing nowadays,
>>>>>>> as in the question "is it handwritten or printed?".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I use block letters because I want to be able to
>>>>>>> read back what I wrote. I don't smear my characters
>>>>>>> writing down a phone number, so I wouldn't
>>>>>>> also mess up my readability by using cursive for words.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Then again the term "block letters" imply someone
>>>>>>> who writes in all capitals.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's all too ambiguous.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> No, block letters are letter constructed from building blocks.
>>>>>> Obviously! ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> Wrong, banana breath! Block letters are the letters found on the sides
>>>>> of the cubical wood blocks we played with as children.
>>>>
>>>> I was going to suggest "block printing", but it turns out that that
>>>> has a completely different meaning to what is wanted here.
>>>>
>>>> Although I suppose those blocks, combined with mommy's black ink,
>>>> could be used for "block printing" ...
>>>
>>> Looks like I have to answer the question "written or printed?"
>>> as:
>>>
>>> "Written down on paper but not cursive".
>>
>> "Cursive" and "non-cursive" ... or maybe "cursive" and "sans cursive". ;-)
>
> Always re-cursive!

That's when you have to keep going over your cursive writing more than
once because the pen is running out of ink. ;-)

On Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:12:37 -0700, Your Name wrote:

> On 2024-04-30 06:50:32 +0000, Pluted Pup said:
> > On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:46:56 -0700, Paul S Person wrote:
> > > On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:39:04 -0700, BCFD 36<bcfd36@cruzio.com> wrote:
> > > > On 4/24/24 02:32, D wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, Pluted Pup wrote:
> > > > > > On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:23:13 -0700, Your Name wrote:
> > > > > > > On 2024-03-28 20:25:56 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > xkcd: Cursive Letters
> > > > > > > > https://xkcd.com/2912/
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
> > > > > > > > in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
> > > > > > > > love her for it anyway.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Explained at:
> > > > > > > > https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Lynn
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I have three handwriting styles:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Cursive writing used for things like greetings cards and my signature.
> > > > > > > It's pretty easy to read.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Non-cursive (aka printing or block letters) used for important
> > > > > > > documents, such as legal or banking forms, school / university exams,
> > > > > > > etc., that needs to be easily readable by anyone.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > And the third one is a semi-mixture of the two, which I use when
> > > > > > > writing hurried notes for myself.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Block letters, so that's what it's called. Using the
> > > > > > term "printed" is too confusing nowadays,
> > > > > > as in the question "is it handwritten or printed?".
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I use block letters because I want to be able to
> > > > > > read back what I wrote. I don't smear my characters
> > > > > > writing down a phone number, so I wouldn't
> > > > > > also mess up my readability by using cursive for words.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Then again the term "block letters" imply someone
> > > > > > who writes in all capitals.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It's all too ambiguous.
> > > > >
> > > > > No, block letters are letter constructed from building blocks.
> > > > > Obviously! ;)
> > > >
> > > > Wrong, banana breath! Block letters are the letters found on the sides
> > > > of the cubical wood blocks we played with as children.
> > >
> > > I was going to suggest "block printing", but it turns out that that
> > > has a completely different meaning to what is wanted here.
> > >
> > > Although I suppose those blocks, combined with mommy's black ink,
> > > could be used for "block printing" ...
> >
> > Looks like I have to answer the question "written or printed?"
> > as:
> >
> > "Written down on paper but not cursive".
>
> "Cursive" and "non-cursive" ... or maybe "cursive" and "sans cursive". ;-)

Too ambiguous! The cursive may have been printed by
a computer!