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Very nice!Originally Posted by superterrific
And a great blog. I've read a few entries, very unteresting.
I'd like to make a few observation, though.
1.
Russian cursive writing should be tilted to the right a little. Leters should NOT be straight (some Russians do write "vertically", but we are talking about traditions here). It's not critical and doesn't affect understanding, but it's a rule, however weird it may seem.
In fact Russian 1st graders use special notebooks with auxiliary inclined lines when they learn to write. Like this:
http://www.lang.ourfamily.com/propisi/pr2-13.gif
2.
You have a little problem with connecting letters like "м" or "л" (which have little "hooks" on both sides) with other "unhooked" letters.
Why is it important? Because an additional hook may change the letter. For example, "и" doesn't have a hook to the left. Adding it you turn it into "м" and your "Миша" is in fact "ммша". So when "м" and "и" meet each other you should prolongate "М"'s right hook until it meets "И". No additional loops are necessary. And it should look pretty much as if you just wrote two letters really close.
Something like this (sorry for my trembling hands, it's hard to write in cursive SLOWLY)
"Ч" and "г" are rather easy too. You just connect it to the previous letter:
either prolongating previous letter's right hook (if it has it, like м, т, etc.), until it meets "ч"/"г"
or prolongate ч's or г's little "nose" downwards, until it meets previous letter, if it doesn't have a right hook (like о or в).
Sounds complicated, but it's not. It's all about connecting the letters in the most economical way, following and prolonging the strokes you HAVE to write anyway (the shape of the letter itself).
PS. I'm mixing cursive and printed letters too: I almost always use printed "П", "Р", "Г" for the upper case when I write in cursive (I just like them better - they are faster to write, because unlike their cursive counterparts they can be written in a single stroke).
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