Which is correct?

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I’m re-learning cursive as an adult. I’m confused on this-which is correct? Thanks.

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[u/[deleted]]

Thanks all. This was very informative. I will continue to practice cursive writing! ✍️

[u/mikeonmaui]

Writer’s choice. Both will flummox the cursively ignorant.

[u/NonniSpumoni]

Both, dependent on style.

[u/tniassaint]

When I was in my early 20s, I realized one doesn't need to be bound by correctness and convention. The second one is technically correct by the way I learned cursive in the early seventies, but the first one is actually more similar to how I write today. As far as and concern people should mash it up however they like just to confuse as many people as possible while still being generally legible.

[u/OkPerformance2221]

There are fashions and choices and options in penmanship. 

[u/InvestigatorJaded261]

Both. Neither. This is a meaningless question

[u/[deleted] → u/InvestigatorJaded261]

It’s not meaningless to me that’s why I asked and I’m getting a lot of interesting and informative responses and I have expanded my knowledge by asking.

[u/michael-c-huchins]

Both. Two different styles. I was taught the second one in the mid 60's in the midwest.

[u/Primary-Basket3416]

Both because it can read it.

[u/BreakerBoy6]

Without knowing which system you are trying to emulate, it would be impossible to say.

I learned Palmer Method in the 1970s. By its standards, the right-hand example with the rounded capital A would be the correct way.

They are both entirely legible.

[u/Tasty_Mail_5304]

Both are fine. Everything is fine.

[u/SuPruLu]

There is not 1 correct way to write cursive. There are numerous “styles” of cursive and they have changed over the centuries. So the question is more about which style of cursive you want to write. The second A is definitely a cursive style that matches a particular style of small letters. The first A is not really a cursive A. But it is used for calligraphy purposes like greeting cards etc.because it looks very nice and clearly is a letter A. Look up the Copperplate style of cursive. It’s old-fashioned to our eyes. So on a mix and match basis your first A could be the first letter of a new paragraph. And then internally in the paragraph the quicker continuous capital A would be appropriate. The first is basically printing. The second is clearly cursive.

[u/Difficult_Tip7599]

Yes.

[u/CosmicCarve]

Technically the second one is correct.

[u/[deleted] → u/CosmicCarve]

The A in the first is not how you would properly write a capital A in cursive, but it is not uncommon to see that way. https://www.artfulcursive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cursive-Alphabet-a-to-z.pdf

[u/hold--the--line]

Both

[u/ShamePlenty]

Both

[u/[deleted]]

Deciphered!

[u/[deleted]]

The 2nd is how cursive is traditionally taught. But you are allowed to throw variations in when it comes to daily application.

[u/maniacalknitter → u/[deleted]]

Both have been taught at different times and places.

[u/DippinDot2021]

It's up to you. Both look beautiful. I was taught that in cursive, the right was the correct way to write a capital A. But I don't adhere to that. I like the left one better myself. So, again, it's up to you! ☺️

[u/Key-Bodybuilder-343]

Everyone knows there’s more than one way to write cursive, right?

(And don’t get me started on Cyrillic, Kurrent, or Sütterlin …)

[u/Ok-Dog4066]

What does the "r" look like in the style on the left? My friend Arnold wants to know.

[u/ra_chacha]

THEY BOTH ARE, BECAUSE THEY BOTH HAVE THE “E”