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The original purpose of cursive handwriting was supposedly that you could write more quickly.
Another reason is that in old times, when people wrote with a quill, cursive writing meant that they did not need to lift their quill from the paper, thereby avoiding smudges and spots on the page. Of course, this is no longer an issue.
In the 16th-17th centuries, cursive writing was seen as being a more official and proper way to write and as such, was taught in schools.

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