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| - | :''[[quotation]], [[list of misquotations]]'' | + | '''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 alphabet|Persian]], [[Arabic alphabet|Arabic]], [[Latin script|Latin]], and [[Cyrillic]] alphabets, many or all letters in a word are connected, sometimes making a word one single complex stroke. |
| - | A '''misquotation''' is an accidental or intentional [[misrepresentation]] of a person's speech or writing, involving one or more of: | ||
| - | * Omission of important '''context''': The context can be important for determining the overall argument the quoted person wanted to make, for seeing whether the quoted statement was restricted or even negated in this context, or for recognizing hints that it was meant as [[irony]]. | ||
| - | * '''Omission''' of important parts of the quote. | ||
| - | * '''Insertion of allegedly implied words or partial sentences''': The inserted portions may be specially marked (e.g. by square brackets or [[cursive]] [[typeface|font]]). Using unmarked insertions is commonly deprecated. In order to constitute a misquotation, the implied portions must alter the meaning of the quote in a way that the original author did not obviously intend. | ||
| - | * '''Incorrect rephrasing''': The quote is replaced by one which is only superficially identical in meaning, or one or more of the words in the quotation have been replaced by incorrect ones. | ||
| - | * '''Misattribution''': Attributing someone else's (or no one's in particular) words to a person who did not use them. Misattribution is often found in [[satire]]. | ||
| - | * '''Misspelling''', although usually inadvertent, can sometimes be used deliberately, especially with satirical intent, to portray the quoted person as stupid or uneducated. | ||
| - | The following causes are mostly responsible for misquotations: | + | ==See also== |
| - | * '''Imperfect reproduction''', e.g. from memory, in communication or by transcription. [[Gossip]], which involves many consecutive memorizations and mouth-to-mouth communications, can quickly 'mutate' a quote beyond recognition. In those cases, only the 'kernel' of the quote is held while the rest is omitted or simplified. | + | * [[Cursive script (East Asia)]] (Grass script) |
| - | * '''Misunderstanding''', if the person using the quote misjudges the importance of context, partial sentences, or inserts an invalid implication. | + | * [[D'Nealian]] Script |
| - | * '''Malice or deliberate deceit''' ([[Quote mining]]). | + | * [[Emphasis (typography)]] |
| - | * '''Humor''' or [[satire]]. | + | * [[Palmer Method]] |
| + | * [[Paper]] | ||
| + | * [[Pen]] | ||
| + | * [[Penmanship]] | ||
| + | * [[Shorthand]] | ||
| + | * [[Spencerian Script]] | ||
| + | * [[Sütterlin]] and [[Kurrent]] - German Cursive {{nb10}} | ||
| - | A particuliar case of misattribution is the [[Matthew effect]]: a quotation is often attributed to someone more famous than the real author. This leads the quotation to be more famous, but the real author to be forgotten. | ||
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| - | ==Examples== | ||
| - | An example of imperfect and indeliberate reproduction is [[Darth Vader]]'s quote "No, ''I'' am your father" referring to a previous dialogue with [[Luke Skywalker]] in the movie ''[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]]''. Although a famous and reproducible quote, by itself it does not have much meaning, since "No" refers to a previous unconnected phrase. The emphasis ''I'' also corrects a previously said mistake. Also, the phrase doesn't give information to whom it is addressed. The result was to be 'simplified' and 'completed' as "Luke, I am your father" as it was later well-known. | ||
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| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Adage]] | ||
| - | *[[Aphorism]] | ||
| - | *[[Block quotation]] | ||
| - | *[[Cliché]] | ||
| - | *[[Contextomy]] | ||
| - | *[[Epigram]] | ||
| - | *[[List of book titles taken from literature]] | ||
| - | *[[List of famous misquotations]] | ||
| - | *[[Maxim (saying)|Maxim]] | ||
| - | *[[Metalanguage]] | ||
| - | *[[Musical quotation]] | ||
| - | *[[Nested quote]] | ||
| - | *[[Quotation]] | ||
| - | *[[Quote mining]] | ||
| - | *[[Proverb]] | ||
| - | *[[Spin (public relations)]] | ||
| - | *[[Testimonial]] | ||
| - | *[[Use–mention distinction]] | ||
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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.
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See also
- Cursive script (East Asia) (Grass script)
- D'Nealian Script
- Emphasis (typography)
- Palmer Method
- Paper
- Pen
- Penmanship
- Shorthand
- Spencerian Script
- Sütterlin and Kurrent - German Cursive Template:Nb10
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