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    Quote Originally Posted by Shido
    Is it necessary to learn cursive? I am teaching myself Russian and I am wondering if there is a better way to write it. Connecting certain characters gets confusing. For example, writing химик.
    what's the special trouble with химик?
    anyway, cursive is the way to write in any language, including Russian. But there are as many variaties of cursive as there are Russians you'll figure out a style that fits you (probably one that is close to how you write in English) eventually. Don't think too much if you can't figure out how to connect a couple letters, you'll find a comfortable way (avoid dropping hooks though, in particular the front lower hooks in "l","m" and such). It's no big deal if you don't connect a particular letter -- e.g. I do not connect "x" with the following one. You are not in grade school after all.

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    The "ими" look like three u's next to each other. The subtle extended line in the cursive is hard to portray when all three letters have the same basic shape. The difference between them is so minor that it's hard to tell which letter is which. Unless I'm doing something wrong?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shido
    The "ими" look like three u's next to each other. The subtle extended line in the cursive is hard to portray when all three letters have the same basic shape. The difference between them is so minor that it's hard to tell which letter is which. Unless I'm doing something wrong?
    If it looks like three "i"s to you, then I suspect you are dropping the left low hook in "m" -- exactly the mistake that I was warning against, I've seen people doing that before and this is something never ever done. The first "i" ends with a low hook which connects near the bottom with another low hook in "m".
    In some people's writing the low hooks may get high so the "imi" will be undistinguishable from "ishi", bit never "iii".

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    Can you find an example of this?

    Спасибо!

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    look at the chart above and you will see the hooks. What kind of textbook do you have that doesn't show you how to write, anyway??

    Try writing the word "minimum" and then let's hear you complain about the "u" side by side! =:^0

    PS check out the link I gave here:
    http://masterrussian.net/mforum/viewtopic.php?t=3304

    PPS Oops! Should have thecked the link first. You'll have to hunt it down yourself, I'm afraid.

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    It shows me how to do the cursive. I just don't quite get how to do it, in this case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shido
    It shows me how to do the cursive. I just don't quite get how to do it, in this case.
    Do you have cursive written alphabet?
    To write "химик" just take the letters just like they are given in the alphabet (with little hooks) and put them together. That's the way the are connected!

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    I guess I can just troubleshoot it and figure it out. Thanks.

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    I uploaded a copy-book ("пропись"), published in 1961 (32 pages in .jpeg, samples of letters, words, phrases and texts written in cursive).

    That's an example of "classical" (school) cursive writing, our parents learned to write by that book, and as far as I know kids still learn to write the same way. Usually adults don't write like that. It looks childish cause it's too diligent, but still you can learn from that book how letters are connected. When you become familiar with the general principle, you'll gradually develop your own handwriting.

    http://rapidshare.de/files/25945409/propis.rar.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by gRomoZeka
    I uploaded a copy-book ("пропись"), published in 1961 (32 pages in .jpeg, samples of letters, words, phrases and texts written in cursive).

    That's an example of "classical" (school) cursive writing, our parents learned to write by that book, and as far as I know kids still learn to write the same way.
    Now it's different (I think Lampada had a jpg with the letters I learned at school, it might be different now still). this style assumes writing with an ink pen with a steel tip, hence the width variation, most people here probably haven't even seen those
    but of course adults won't write the same way, same applies to English.
    I can't imagine how they can avoid teaching kids to write English in cursive in many American schools, lbut apparently that's the case. How people who do not write in cursive manage to get through a university is a puzzle for me.

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    In my country people rarely write in cursive. I can, but I never do because it looks lame and noone can read it.

    By the way, is this correct connecting of letters?

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    Quote Originally Posted by basurero
    In my country people rarely write in cursive. I can, but I never do because it looks lame and noone can read it.

    By the way, is this correct connecting of letters?

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    it is, though it's not necessary to use lines under Ш and over Т.
    Send me a PM if you need me.

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    Which is better do you reckon?


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    Читается легко. К тому же особых отличий в стилях я не увидел.

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    Согласна с Алваром.
    Только "в" должно быть такой же высоты, что и "б".
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    Вполне читаемо, но чтение требует напряжения внимания.

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    Прикольно, спасибо. До тех пор, пока читаемо, то у меня все в порядке!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wowik
    Вполне читаемо, но чтение требует напряжения внимания.
    Ха!! Это читается довольно легко. Видели бы вы что мне приходилось читать, когда я изучал конспекты товарищей перед подготовкой к экзамену.... Это было что-то!!!

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    Лол, никто не может читать то, что я пишу при подготовке к экзаменам, даже я не могу его читать.

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    Quote Originally Posted by basurero
    Лол, никто не может читать то, что я пишу при подготовке к экзаменам, даже я не могу это читать.
    Можешь пример привести ? Я хочу посмотреть на твой почерк!!!

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