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Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile
Was taught it, never use it. I hand-lettered architectural drawings for years so my printing is far better. If I try to write cursive it looks terrible and is nearly illegible.
I'll teach my kids to read / recognize it just like Roman numerals, etc. but I don't see why it needs to be an academic requirement.
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I still write this way. Full height for capitals and 1/2 height for non-capitals. I picked this up late in drafting in high school and it moved my illegible writing to quite legible.
Sometime in college, I came across a professor who "never" saw this before. I explained that in drafting, this is how lettering is done. She thought I was writing in all capital letters.
Fortunately, I had a type writer and usually typed everything. Even in class. It was a little electric job. Even worked as an early portable serial printer. Used thermal paper or thermal cartridges and standard paper. Weird typing along in class. Fortunately, it was nearly silent.