Apepollo11

joined 2 years ago
[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

"I have approximate knowledge of many things"

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I wish. Cursive is an absolute antipattern that only makes handwriting more difficult to read. There is a massive drop in legibility once children start to write joined up when compared to the year before.

I realise that it was a solution to the problems that old dip ink pens posed, but now everyone uses biros there's really no need.

I realise things move slowly (I'm in my forties and had to use fountain pens for schoolwork, ballpoints were banned), but cursive is truly a relic of a bygone age, kept alive only by government mandate.

EDIT: I've just checked to see if it was still the case and it turns out that this year the UK government has released a revised Writing Framework. There is no longer a requirement for teaching cursive in primary school, and it actively advises teaching using pre-cursive letter forms.

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Exactly this. My youngest (now 12) was taught letters in exactly this shape. It's called "pre-cursive", and is intended to ease the transition into writing joined up.

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 159 points 1 week ago (8 children)

I didn't get it, so looked to see if the answer was on other sites. Full credit to Tisha Bell on Facebook.

"if you notice, around a certain time, there stopped being villains and became more about breaking generational traumas, and believing in yourself"

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 43 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't know where they're sitting, but I know I don't like it.

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Heterodexteral

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 88 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Its clearly Seen Been.

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 86 points 1 month ago

Some religions.

At-will employment too.

"You're nothing special - easily replaceable. I'm doing you a favour by letting you have this job."

Basically anywhere where a power imbalance is an intended feature, not a necessary evil.

[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Dynamic typing issue?

1 + 2 = 12

12 + 3 = 15