Cursive
Cursive, also known as
script,
joined-up writing,
joint writing,
running writing, or
handwriting is any style of penmanship in which the symbols of the language are written in a conjoined and/or
flowing manner, generally for the purpose of making writing faster. However, not all cursive copybooks join all letters. Formal cursive is generally joined, but casual cursive is a combination of joins and pen lifts. In the Persian, Arabic, Latin, and Cyrillic alphabets, many or all letters in a word are connected, sometimes making a word one single complex stroke. While the terms
cursive or
script are popular in the United States for describing this style of writing the Latin script, this term is rarely used elsewhere.
Joined-up writing is more popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland and India. The corresponding Telugu word is a transliteration of "Joined-up writing." The term
handwriting is common in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, the term
running-writing is also popularly applied.