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Penmanship--Caligrafía/Escritura
The word penmanship is used as a heading in a student's evaluation, what is the best word to used in this context? Caligrafía/Escritura
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I think in this context both, "caligrafía" and "escritura" can be used, although many people around me find "caligrafía" a little archaic, so I'd think "escritura" would be better.
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I don't know what others think, but I find the English word ridiculous. Exactly what does it mean in context if not handwriting? i.e. can he/she actually write?
Would not letra be acceptable? |
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Hmmm... May be... but too colloquial for me.
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To me calligraphy is the type of writing in fancy invitations, old bibles and
korans. I think it comes from Greek for beautiful writing. I assume the meaning is the same in the Spanish caligrafía.
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Not really, at least not for me. Fancy writing can be "escritura bonita" / "letra bonita" / "escritura con adornos"..., but "caligrafía" is more associated with mastering the movement of the pen/pencil to have a clean and proper writing.
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I think that "caligrafía" is overkilling but still the best choice because people like their kids doing important things -so writing doodles that can be understood and knowing where to start a line and how to finish it becomes the deeds of a Chinese artist skilfully brushing on a piece of silk paper-. I have also seen "mecánica de la escritura" for these specific abilities, which simply are "destreza para escribir".
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Thank you all for your input. I did some research in the California Department of Education website, and they refer to it as "escritura and expresión escrita". I think I'll go with escritura.
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Yes it does, but originally meant beautiful style (Aristotle) rather than how pretty the actual letters were. Later it took on the meaning of actual handwriting and even painting.
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