Can you write in cursive?
Yes, and often do!
38.6%
Technically, yes. But I don't.
50.4%
Only my name, so not really.
5.1%
Not at all
5.9%
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@futurebird I was successful in concealing the fact that I could read cursive from my parents for almost a year. Much useful intelligence was gained.
Eventually slipped up in front of Mom, but it was useful for a while.
@jmax @futurebird I could read upside down and found out a few things that way :P
@geonz @futurebird Oh, yes. I have worked as a consultant, and reading upside down is an essential meeting skill. πŸ˜™

@jmax @geonz

As a tutor and teaching I've learned to write upside down (eg I can write so you can read it when I'm sitting face to face with you. )

I'm a little flattered by how much it freaks people out. But it's not hard. Just imagine your wrist is extra flexible and you are writing right side up.

I can't do mirror writing and that makes me sad... but someday I'll learn.

@futurebird It’s not much different than how you learned to write upside down. I taught myself to write backwards with my left hand back in high school. But I can only do it in cursive!
@superflippy @futurebird I can write and read braille upside down which is necessary for a braille teacher. Also when you write braille with a slate and stylus you are writing it backward because you are literally punching every hole out from behind. I can sign my name in cursive, but if I'm going to write print letters, they are not in cursive and I have to remember how the lines go and often I write them backwards or upside down because I forget which way they point. Also my handwriting looks like that of a particularly hyper six-year-old. I can read raised print such as the numbers on a credit card with my fingertips but writing is harder because I don't do it but once every few years.
@pawpower @futurebird I never thought of braille being backwards when you write with a stylus, but now that you describe it it makes perfect sense. Wild!
@superflippy @futurebird Yeah... ok... now to the real thing: can you write with both hands independently at the same time? πŸ˜ƒ I certainly cannot. πŸ™
@frank @futurebird Not really independently, but I can write the same thing with both hands at the same time in a mirror image.

@superflippy @futurebird Oh, that's great! πŸ˜€ I just tried, and I see that this might work, but I am too bad at this. I would need lots of practice. πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«

I just wonder if "both hands and independent" would work with pretrained text and some rhythm... like playing piano. Ok, pushing keys is not the same as moving a pen around, but still...

@frank @futurebird I bet you could do it with practice.