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Originally Posted by Patricia
Because cursive writing is faster than printing. And the hand gets tired more quickly with printing; whereas a person can write for several hours in cursive writing without the legibility deteriorating.
I mark a couple of hundred examination scripts each summer. These are three-hour papers. The candidates who print their answers tend to have a noticeable deterioration in legibility, whereas the candidates using a joined-up script (either round-hand or an Italian hand) seem to be more likely to maintain legibility.
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Cursive in business and (increasingly) in college is not competing with block printing.
It is competing with typing, and already in some venues - with voice recognition.
In a related note, it isn't the least bit pitch dark at night in my little town, even though the town hasn't hired a lamplighter since I've been here.