Can You Read Cursive? Test Yourself! | English with Jennifer

Test your ability to read different samples of cursive handwriting submitted by adults who were born and raised in the U.S. Pick up some fun idioms that haven't completely died out...yet! As long as some people continue to write in cursive, these idioms will float around in American English. Can you cope with cursive? Find out! Stick around until the end to see the most beautiful sample of cursive!
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Index
0:00 Introduction
1:57 Some related vocabulary
2:57 Reading Challenge #1 (thoughts on penmanship)
4:19 Printing vs. writing in cursive. Related vocabulary.
5:21 Idiom: Dot the i's and cross the t's.
6:41 Idiom: Mind your p's and q's.
8:15 Reading Challenge #2 (handwritten recipes)
10:38 Reading Challenge #3 (advice)
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[@cdmChase1]

Thank you for this.. im 41 and Charlotte Iserbyt wrote a book called The deliberate dumbing down of America I think you all need to read it..

[@vivianefernandeshashizume1213]

Hi Jennifer, I'm from Brazil, and there's still a lot of cursive writing there. now I live in us and I discovered in everyday life this difficulty people have in understanding cursive. right now I'm learning to write print so that people understand me. Thanks for this class!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Yes, on applications (if it's still on paper), only printing is allowed. Handwriting varies, especially in cursive, so misunderstanding happen more in cursive. Ha ha.

[@nasupanda]

I am an English learner, and, the cursive writing style has been indecipherable to me, which I occasionally encounter. It occurred to me that why not just practice it, found this video, and this is exactly what I needed. This video makes cursive from a massive mess to something enjoyable. Realized that just looking at people’s writing brings me a sense of joy. Thanks a lot!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi. Thanks for sharing that. Yes, there's something special about reading a person's handwriting. It's more intimate. It reveals more. My penmanship teacher's writing is a work of art. I love seeing such beautiful lessons. I'll share a short video soon as a follow up to this one. My handwriting is harder to read, but it's not terrible. Ha ha.

[@saskatchewan2908]

Thank you so much Jennifer🙏

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You are so welcome!

[@hilalahmad7286]

Thanks for this beautiful video Jennifer! I think technology has kind of snatched many good things from us. I would say stuff written by our hands is emotionally more charged than what we write on our screens today. Thanks! Take care!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

A handwritten letter is a treasure. :) Thanks for watching.

[@hilalahmad7286]

@@Englishwithjennifer Thank you! Stay safe!

[@jean-louismorgenthaler4725]

Everything has its flip side. While new technologies allow human beings to be smarter, quicker and more efficient, it has us lost skills that were previously of high price. I visited a couple of week ago a Museum of Prehistoric Times in Saint-Germain- en-Laye (France) and I was struck by the incredibly beautiful objects Neolithic people could make from stones. Their know-how however became worthless as bronze tools and weapons spread everywhere. They were better, cheaper and allowed new kinds of tools to be made. A whole civilization so disappeared. I'm 73 now, and cursive writing was a major skill when I was a schoolboy. This time might be eventually over now. But I feel lucky though, because I have seen and been part of different cultures.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Yes, I feel the same. I feel lucky to know what life was like before cellphones and the internet. Our way of life was very different back then. I think cursive should be taught. It doesn't have to be preferred, but the practice teaches fine motor skills. I think a person's personality comes through their handwriting.

[@zinahz845]

Wonderful teacher 🥰😇

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you! 😃

[@tamarpelkinson3518]

I'm fourty and from Israel and we were never taught the cursive here (as we are non English speakers). I've always loved it and somehow picked up some letters as cursive as a child, but don't know them all. Some of these exercises were really difficult! But I really enjoyed this video, maybe now it will be a little easier for me 🙏

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Cursive is on the decline here in the U.S., but I still think it's a useful skill. You can take a printed text and copy it on to a Word document. Change the font to cursive. See if you can still read it. That's one way to test your ability to read cursive. :) Thanks for watching!

[@mohammedalauddin5256]

Hi Jennifer . I am from Bangladesh . This is your good class. Thank you so much.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you for studying with me. 😃

[@qiugezhang6847]

I taught myself a little bit English cursive and calligraphy…but I can only read them very slowly. I don’t understand why people nowadays still write in cursive especially when their writings are for others to read! They are quite messy and confuse everyone in my opinion!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

To ensure that our writing is legible, it's best to print if we have to write by hand. But I like seeing cursive in personal messages, for example, on greeting cards. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@vicentealvarezprada7790]

¡Gracias!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Thank you very much. 🙏 Have a wonderful day!

[@strlke]

Hi and thank you jennifer, im a 14 years old non english speaker boy and i want to learn alot of useful knowledge, i cant learn alot of things all at once so i think better to write and organise on a pocket size notebook, here a list of stuff i wana learn Programming, Learn Languages to fluency, already know 3 ! drawing, And more. Thank you for reading my comment.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You know three languages already. That's wonderful! Here are more videos you can use to study English. www.englishwithjennifer.com/students/yt-videos/ Your write very well in English! Here are some suggested edits to help you. Hi and thank you, Jennifer. I'm a 14-year-old boy. I'm a non-native English speaker, and I want to learn a lot of useful knowledge. I can't learn a lot of things all at once, so I think it's better to write and organise my notes in a pocket-size notebook. Here a list of stuff I want to learn: Programming Languages (To achieve fluency. I already know 3!) Drawing And more!

[@stunninglad1]

I loved seeing the various examples of cursive writing. The only snag being is that some of the words were very difficult to read. Having said that, if we were exposed to hand-written communication more often, it would not be hard to decipher. 😁

[@Englishwithjennifer]

A good expression for learners to take away from this video is "be out of practice." So many of us are out of practice, but we can still read cursive when we have to. Writing cursive poses its own challenges.

[@manuelgordillo520]

Because of the Covid, my School Language depend on Universite, close down for a while. Thereafter nothing was the same, even later we must attend with a mask. For two years I have typed more than usual. Handwriting by hand was dropped out and we got used to typing and typing over and over again losing my ability by handwriting. In the meantime, we attend school only for the final tasks. I passed by the last year without a problem, but this year barely I had written by hand a result I realize I had lost the ability with my handwriting. As the result, It was funny when I did my last writing exam, I had jotted down before copy on the Oficial Sheet three or four times. Although I type so quick, from then I jot down every day four times more than before.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Many type with much more speed and ease these days. I started keeping a journal a few weeks ago. I used to do this in my youth. It's nice to reflect at the end of the day, and I enjoy the challenge of writing by hand again.

[@zainabshafi7854]

Please make more videos, I can’t read cursive

[@Englishwithjennifer]

You mean how to read cursive? Part of the problem is that some people's handwriting (including mine) can be messy.

[@creekboie3277]

I remember when I was younger I was able to read it . I tried to read an old document from the 1800s and I couldn’t. thanks social media😂

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Some handwriting looks beautiful, but it's a little hard to read!

[@danielat2607]

Thanks Jennifer I really loved this video! I should admit that sometime I can’t read my own cursive ✍️

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Ha ha. Me too. I have sloppy handwriting when I write for myself.

[@Amira_675]

Thank you teacher for help us and I need help my daughter . Do you have any link teach math and English please Let me know

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hello. Have you tried Khan Academy?

[@Amira_675]

Yea I have

[@Englishwithjennifer]

There are math tutors online. As for English, there are many free resources online. Target the skills you need. As a parent, you can use ReadWorks.org to guide your daughter.

[@nisarnawaz181]

Hi . Can you guide me about essay writing ? Any direct contact

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I did an overview of the writing process here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqvXep6Nrb-EjdE I usually teach essay writing skills through private lessons, though if my Patreon members vote for this topic, we'd cover it. Each month, the group chooses a new topic or theme. This month it's listening skills. I may focus on more writing skills in September. Stay tuned!

[@ledovyj1629]

Hi Jennifer, I am from Russia) What I want to mention is too difficult to me read someone's Russian cursive but English was also difficult))) Thanks for the cute video!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi! Oh, I've had trouble reading Russians' handwriting. It's very beautiful, but I can't always make sense of it. Ha ha. But overall, I can say that Russians have nicer handwriting than Americans. We can be very sloppy.

[@ledovyj1629]

​@@Englishwithjennifer thanks! I wish you lucky!

[@debughosh1331]

Mam ,'ee' and 'ea' both make long sound of the letter 'E'. When do we use 'ee' and 'ea' for long 'E' sound. Eat Tree sheep leaf Please make me understand.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi. American schoolchildren also struggle to learn standard spelling. In English, different letter combinations can represent the same sound. www.dailywritingtips.com/the-six-spellings-of-long-e/ This webpage states there are six combinations. You can create a sentence to remember them: Here's my sentence: hE said EAch trEE on EIther side of the vallEY stood not far from a fIEld. You can look at materials that teach phonics to children. www.sightwordsgame.com/spelling/long-e/

[@trendyoutfits2065]

You promised that you would finish the work by the end of the this week . Mam , as it is reported speech shouldn't it be that week?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

It depends. If the week isn't over, then "this week" still applies to the present. If this was said a month ago, then you can change it to "that week" or "the week."

[@wh1tewolf4]

Oufff, I read the first letter correctly with the oooooooo. My 21 yr old niece was like…..wow…. I told her to go read the Declaration of Independence. :)

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Well done! Oh yes. The Declaration of Independence is a good challenge. :) BTW, I'm still trying to write my grocery list in cursive each week.

[@avocatobobble]

There were a few words in that first example that threw me, the handwriting was just a little to tight and undefined for me to make sense of it all but I got the general gist. It’s crazy that some people couldn’t read any of that. Plus how are people creating their signatures nowadays if they can’t write cursive? Surely they’re not just printing their name as a signature?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hardly anyone is writing a signature these days. Online documents allow us to click to insert a ready-made signature. Ha ha. Yes, I've seen people print their signatures on paper. Good job deciphering the handwriting! Thanks for watching.

[@littledream1671]

This is the first time for me to read cursive,anyway it was a little bit difficult!

[@Englishwithjennifer]

If it was the first time and you were able to, that's wonderful!

[@liliyag7793]

I learned English as a foreign language at school. In Uzbekistan. There never even stood a choice to write in cursive or not. We were taught only to write in cursive. May be because being native Russian speakers we almost always use cursive to write. And I was surprised to know some native English speakers couldn't understand some cursive letters. I guess smaller case letters f, r, s, v, z and capital letters G, J, L, Q and S are the toughest. Cause they look pretty different from their print form.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

It's also generational. I had to learn to write cursive and continued to write in cursive, but my children only learned it briefly. Now they type everything on their tablets for school. I think Russian handwriting is beautiful, but I admit that I sometimes have trouble understanding it!

[@liliyag7793]

@@EnglishwithjenniferJennifer, thank you for your response! And you're right! I've graduated from school 20 yrs ago. I know children these days aren't being taught how to write in cursive in English. Oh, and the abundance of gadgets lets new generation avoid a lot of handwriting. And yes, Russian cursive can be hard to understand. Sometimes it's a real puzzle even for us:)

[@Englishwithjennifer]

On the other hand, my kids can text faster than me! I type well at the computer, but not on my phone. Ha ha.

[@eloiminet2347]

It is funny to see that some letters are very different in Europe. For example, capital i's and small p's have a different shape here. I'm 22 a,dfrom Belgium, here we still learn cursive at school, it was a bit shocking to learn that people from US cannot read cursive anymore.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

I'm not surprised that Belgian schools are still teaching cursive. I have a generally positive impression of European schools. I feel that some skills have been lost here in the US, not just cursive writing. Thanks for watching!

[@tejasbaing1671]

I’m 26 and wrote in cursive. I feel old now lol

[@Englishwithjennifer]

That's wonderful, but do you still write by hand? If so, do you print or write in cursive? My kids were taught in the 3rd grade, and then they never had to practice cursive again. Now as teenagers, they only type on their iPads. You're still very young, by the way!

[@mathimatiki]

I mean, it was not hard at all as Brazilian because almost everyone writes in cursive except little children. It was a bit harder than usual because English in not my native tongue so there were some words and abbreviations I didn't recognize so easily, hahah You have to see doctors cursive here, it's so bad our country had to pass a law obligating them to write legibly and after that most of them just print everything. I like cursive though because I think it adds personality to writing, otherwise everyone would write the same way.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Yes, doctors' handwriting in the past caused problems here, too. I agree with you -- handwriting reflects a person's nature. It's fun and interesting to see how people write by hand. Thanks for watching my lesson.

[@ArunGoyal2007]

I like to write in long hand.. Only. problem is that my words are seldom complete. My r is like n. My staff has got used to this, they can make out what a scribble. Am learning to type. Best wishes

[@Englishwithjennifer]

In the past, there were serious problems when pharmacies couldn't read doctors' handwriting. The problem has been solved with digital submissions now. Prescriptions are given via computer. The truth is that many of us who still write by hand tend to mix cursive and printing. I like the printed capital "A" more, for example. When I write for myself, it's really messy at times. I make more of an effort when I write for others. Thanks for watching the new video. By the way, I should have mentioned that some call cursive "longhand," but it's not commonly used anymore in American English. "Cursive" is usually preferred. It's what they call it in the third grade curriculum.

[@ArunGoyal2007]

Doctors write iin bad hand writing so that the patients do not go beyond what is told to them verbally. the prescription is not for eyes of the lay person. In cursive writing, we have the option of doodling, sketchng, diagramming , symobolising.. Nothing like putting pen to paper. Following you, my reading has improved, just finisheed a 250 page book on early european thought to Alcuin to Gebert. I was reading in bed, supported by word look up on the mobile, Luxury, tea and snacks on demand-- my housekeeper spoils me no end. Going on from English to German to get your equivslents in the original language.. Take care and enjoy the break. 🚗🚘

[@sanakhan3131]

Mam , is this sentence is correct ? I love strapless gown but in past I couldn't even think about them . Mam use of could + v1 is correct here?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hello. I suggest this wording: I love strapless gowns, but in the past I couldn't even think about them. I'd say this to the speaker: The truth is you could think about them. You had the ability to think about them and consider them in the past, but you didn't want to. It was difficult or uncomfortable. Better to say, "But in the past, I couldn't stand the thought of them." = I didn't like the thought. I wasn't able to think of them without being upset.

[@dagnachewmekonnen5787]

Hi junifer

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hi there.

[@EvanHossain-fj7gn]

Cursive meaning?

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Cursive is the alternative to printing our letters. It's a form of longhand.

[@SammoLove]

In Ukraine we write only cursive, because it's quicker and easier to write without taking the pen off a paper. Even on English lessons at school. For me it's strange to hear such a question )

[@Englishwithjennifer]

The amount we write by hand can vary from country to country. In the U.S., kids start working on tablets (especially iPads) in elementary school. By high school, everything is submitted electronically. They type everything. My kids printed in their early years. They learned cursive in third grade, but then no teacher required it after that. American schoolchildren start typing on keyboards very early. I learned to type in high school on an old-fashioned typewriter. My children learned to type on tablets and computers quite early.

[@SammoLove]

​ @JenniferESL Wow, I did not know! We are allowed a tablet not even in all schools. And they write exclusively in cursive from 1st class, and preparation for this begins in kindergarten, only there children don’t write, but draw figures: circles, squares, zigzags, emoticons, christmas trees and so on. There are special hand-writing worksheets for this. The funny thing is that in foreign languages we write also in cursive. The only problem is that on the contrary, it is difficult for us to write printed letters, the hand itself switches to the cursive.

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Often on forms, we're asked to print or even use only block letters because otherwise we wouldn't be able to read one another's handwriting!

[@user-qz8lm1tl8y]

Cursiv is hard

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Yes, it can be! Some people have beautifully clear handwriting.

[@espiriobelmontes4342]

Hi beautiful 😘

[@Englishwithjennifer]

Hello! 😊

[@espiriobelmontes4342]

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