Which Type Of Writing?

[dorothynotgale]

 

The hard but right way.

What says the jury if I cross Ts at the end, but do not detach the crossbar from the final stroke - instead just hooking back in a dramatic swoosh?

[georges zaslavsky]

cursive only but spencerian as well

[Strombomboli]

 

The hard but right way.

And why is it the right way?

[KateGladstone]

Why is there no category for "Italic"?

That prevented me from voting.

[Cyber6]

Why is there no category for "Italic"?

That prevented me from voting.

 

Italic print or Italic cursive?

[RMN]

Interesting, the word cursive meaning different things in different languages.

 

In Dutch this is cursive. I believe the German Kursiv means the same. The word Italic has no special meaning apart from: coming from Italy.

 

But in many languages, like English and French, cursive often means written with connected letters, without taking the pen from paper.

According to Wikipedia:

In typography, italic type is a cursive typeface based on a stylized form of calligraphic handwriting. Apparently, letterdesign originated in Italy, hence the name.

 

On FPN we use italics also for a type of nib. Sort of Babylonic confusion..

 

D.ick

[Strombomboli]

In Dutch this is cursive. I believe the German Kursiv means the same.

 

Yes, it does. Only, you wouldn't start the word with a capital letter, since it is an adjectiv.

 

Edited June 30, 2013 by Strombomboli