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Okay, I'm embarrassed to admit this, but...I usually either type or print and cannot seem to recall the answer to this question: When writing out contractions in cursive, is one supposed to make a complete line break between, say, the e and the s in "he's"? When I write out "couldn't without a line break it looks correct, but when I do the same for a word like "she'll", well it looks like I've written "shell" with a little smudge apostrophe. I really need help, because I'm supposed to teach my son how to do this. ![](/board/images/icons/blush.gif)
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Don't know about *supposed to, but I always break completely with contractions. Handwriting is just too easily misread, so I'm for anything that heightens clarity.
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Thank you! It does make more sense visually, doesn't it? This is another reason I prefer typing or printing. Much less confusion. Also, my penmanship stinks. ;-)
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Also, my penmanship stinks. ;-)Not that you have this on your own, or anything like your own, of course! ![](/board/images/icons/laugh.gif)
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Oh, brother--I'd have said, yes, make a space, until I found this lesson: http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive/sentences/mybrotherc.htm. I don't remember what I was taught on this specific question, but I'd still plump for clarity, esp. on things like your "shell". I also think I'd probably ask his teacher. I found this: http://www.crayola.com/activitybook/subact.cfm?id=124&maincat=4, but this is even better, I think: http://www.aquariancharterschool.com/technologypdfs/ABC Cursive.pdf, though neither specifies about apostrophes.
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Thanks for the great links Jackie. You are so helpful. ![](/board/images/icons/smile.gif) We decided not to use breaks and he got an A, so that must have been right. Either that, or the teacher didn't know either. ![](/board/images/icons/wink.gif)
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