"That the two of you don't recall seeing it is hardly concrete. It's not a detail anyone would expect you to remember, if you had seen it."
You forget what I do for a living. I make my life with words, and have done so at the time in our history when words handwritten on paper have been ever more quickly replaced by the tapping of keys on a keyboard. It's part and parcel to who I am, and what I do, so yes, I remember.
You don't understand what a "concrete observation" is, do you, Fistful?
A concrete observation is NOT proof of a standard practice industry wide (which is what you seem to think I have said), it is a verifiable observation based on personal experience.
As such, I gave you two concrete examples in the business world where cursive is an anachronism.
The difference between what you're claiming and what I'm claiming is, once again, I have examples to back up my position that continue into today.
You, on the other hand, don't.
You've not provided a single example of a business where cursive is still routinely used for everyday business practices, where employees need to both know, and practice, it.
Your "proof" can best be categorized as wild ass guesses, suppositions, personal theories.
So, once again, give us ONE example of a business where cursive writing is critical to that businesses' every day operations.
And, saying "I saw the counter guy jot down a bunch of notes and he wrote them out!" That's not a business practice. That's one guy taking notes.
"We learn to read and write so we can communicate with family and friends as well, and I've referred to cursive's role in that."
So.... someone who doesn't learn cursive writing, but can print, can no longer communicate with family and friends? Because knowing how to print somehow equals illiteracy?
You've really got to explain how that works.