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Dalewyn on March 5, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Word-processor idiot (Japanese expression)

I think there is a fair argument to be made that handwriting !== cursive, and that equating the two is needlessly confusing.

Handwriting is an action, whereas cursive is a form of writing. Do we call handwriting Japanese "cursive"? Of course not.

Izkata on March 5, 2023 [–]

Not the usual kind, but a cursive form does exist: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cursive_script_(East_Asia)

Dalewyn on March 5, 2023 | [–]

I'm aware, but the only people who write that today are calligraphers and monks.

You think finding an average American that does cursive is hard, finding an average Japanese that does cursive is even harder. :V

smnrchrds on March 6, 2023 | | [–]

Can normal people read Japanese cursive?

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