There are a lot of obsolete things in this world that have become obsolete and should be done away with, but which remain purely for the sake of tradition. Examples range from the floppy disk to the appendix (no not that appendix, the other one). But the current bane of my existence is cursive handwriting.
I'm reading a lot of hand written papers these days, and while the quality of handwriting varies from paper to paper, with few exceptions papers written in cursive are universally more difficult to read than those written in print. This is the primary disadvantage of cursive (or "joined-up writing" as my readers on the other side of the pond would call it).
But here at Matthew J. Hanson.com, we provide a fair and balanced view of all subjects. So if illegibility is the downfall of joined-up writing, what's the up shot?
The upshot would seem to be time. As one never needs to stop to pick up ones pen in the middle of the word, each word is written more efficiently. The trouble is that when writing anything long enough to necessitate speed there's an even faster method it's called the "keyboard."
Now I know what you're going to say. "Computer's cost money, not everybody can afford a computer, blah blah blah." True, but if they do not have computer's at home, all children should have access to computers in the public schools. (Not enough funding? That's a whole other rant.) Why should these children have access to computers? Because computers an essential part of modern life? Because necessary for America to maintain it's competitive advantage in a global economy? .gif)
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