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clydefrand

(4,325 posts) Sun Dec 1, 2013, 06:40 PM Dec 2013

Anyone know of any bank (or other legal) signature

that allows for 'block printing' rather than cursive? I've noticed that a lot of states will no longer teach cursive writing.
I've always thought that a valid signature (bank, checks, all legal documents, etc.) had to be cursive.
Have you heard if this will become a problem?

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Anyone know of any bank (or other legal) signature (Original Post) clydefrand Dec 2013 OP

The kids can just mark their X OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2013 #1

but doesn't someone clydefrand Dec 2013 #2

Cursive not required anywhere, I think, elleng Dec 2013 #3

Who needs cursive darkangel218 Dec 2013 #4

There's really no need to write in cursive Nevernose Dec 2013 #5

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)

1. The kids can just mark their X

Reply to clydefrand (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2013, 06:43 PM

Dec 2013

clydefrand

(4,325 posts)

2. but doesn't someone

Reply to OffWithTheirHeads (Reply #1)

Sun Dec 1, 2013, 06:47 PM

Dec 2013

have to 'sign' that the 'X' really is who they say they are>

elleng

(131,051 posts)

3. Cursive not required anywhere, I think,

Reply to clydefrand (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2013, 06:50 PM

Dec 2013

Make your Mark, whatever it is.

I agree that removing teaching cursive is another loss for the culture.

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)

4. Who needs cursive

Reply to clydefrand (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 01:14 AM

Dec 2013

There is always thumb prints and x's.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)

5. There's really no need to write in cursive

Reply to clydefrand (Original post)

Mon Dec 2, 2013, 01:20 AM

Dec 2013

Cursive began as a means to communicate more easily in an age of quills and fountain pens. We have better writing utensils now, so we don't need to use cursive to approximate the letters of the alphabet. And with practice, one is as fast as the other.

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