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On Thu, 25 Apr 2024 08:46:56 -0700, Paul S Person wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:39:04 -0700, BCFD 36<bcfd36@cruzio.com>  wrote:
>
> > On 4/24/24 02:32, D wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, Pluted Pup wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:23:13 -0700, Your Name wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On 2024-03-28 20:25:56 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > xkcd: Cursive Letters
> > > > > > https://xkcd.com/2912/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Is there anything that Randall cannot graph ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My 82 year old mother is the only person that I know that still writes
> > > > > > in cursive. It is almost illegible due to slant and compactness but I
> > > > > > love her for it anyway.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Explained at:
> > > > > > https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2912:_Cursive_Letters
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Lynn
> > > > >
> > > > > I have three handwriting styles:
> > > > >
> > > > > Cursive writing used for things like greetings cards and my signature.
> > > > > It's pretty easy to read.
> > > > >
> > > > > Non-cursive (aka printing or block letters) used for important
> > > > > documents, such as legal or banking forms, school / university exams,
> > > > > etc., that needs to be easily readable by anyone.
> > > > >
> > > > > And the third one is a semi-mixture of the two, which I use when
> > > > > writing hurried notes for myself.
> > > >
> > > > Block letters, so that's what it's called. Using the
> > > > term "printed" is too confusing nowadays,
> > > > as in the question "is it handwritten or printed?".
> > > >
> > > > I use block letters because I want to be able to
> > > > read back what I wrote. I don't smear my characters
> > > > writing down a phone number, so I wouldn't
> > > > also mess up my readability by using cursive for words.
> > > >
> > > > Then again the term "block letters" imply someone
> > > > who writes in all capitals.
> > > >
> > > > It's all too ambiguous.
> > > No, block letters are letter constructed from building blocks.
> > > Obviously! ;)
> >
> > Wrong, banana breath! Block letters are the letters found on the sides
> > of the cubical wood blocks we played with as children.
>
> I was going to suggest "block printing", but it turns out that that
> has a completely different meaning to what is wanted here.
>
> Although I suppose those blocks, combined with mommy's black ink,
> could be used for "block printing" ...

Looks like I have to answer the question "written or printed?"
as:

"Written down on paper but not cursive".