I’ve been on an old forum where they experimented to find out which is fast between print and cursive of the members on the individual level guess what, more people were faster in print.
What this means is that it comes down to what you’re more proficient at.
This is in contrast to what is being said on the surface level, “You don’t lift the pen with cursive, so it’s fast”.
In fact, I was surprised when I tested out myself. Print was a little bit faster for me than cursive and looked much clearer if it were to be read by someone else.
Two kinds of people might ask this.
1) Who know both, cursive and print, and want to know what is faster.
2) Those who want to learn cursive because they’ve heard that cursive is better for writing fast.
(At the end of the post I’d link to the forum so you could test yourself and find out which is faster for you).
There could be reasons to pick one method over the other, and you must go down that path if you like it. I mean this gives you a reason to work on something you like and be proficient at it that you would have otherwise kept aside.
Cursive is not fast, it’s better if you are writing fast.
One that I heard is, “Cursive is easier on my hand, and feels less cramped
One is easier on my hand, feels less creamed. I have hard time writing with the other method.
For some people, joining letters would make a lot of mess if they had to write quickly so they stick to print
This boils down to the conclusion that both can be fast, both can be legible, both can be neater. It’s just what you’re more leaned towards.
If you like cursive, go for it
Penmanship has deteriorated over the years. Earlier, people used to write heavy scripts, which we might consider artistic today, at a reasonable speed. Now they even struggle to write simple print “neatly” when it comes to writing it at a pace.
The post below takes you into the history to know the standards to be an ideal penman from a century ago.
traditional cursive (aesthetic). Cursive in modern times has evolved more as a medium to write
For a person who wants to be achieve, they do not care about the looks. Pick up
I write most letters joined as if I’m writing cursive vs. traditional cursive letters. For example, “b”
Fast, legible and easy. If you’re one of those, writing vintage cursive, to be honest most people have hard time reading those once used to be symbol.
Many people have resonated with me when I said that I write fast and quickly when I write cursive and print mixed. It’s much more easier on my hand than writing solely cursive or print.