My handwriting is ok. My mom always complains that my r's look like v's, although I dissagree, they are perfectly distinguishable.
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I think my handwriting is pretty good comes from compulsory calligraphy lessons at early secondary school in Holland and even more calligraphy at design school later on... but I'm not fussy about pens.
I personally think my handwriting isn't that good, but quite a few people have complemented me on it, so I guess beauty is the eye of the beholder. A friend once said she really liked to watch me writing so i don't know if I get any bonus points for that!
A key factor is what I'm actually using to write with if I've got a biro in my hand then my handwriting is reduced to a spidery scrawl. My writing looks much better if I'm using a fountain pen.
A key factor is what I'm actually using to write with if I've got a biro in my hand then my handwriting is reduced to a spidery scrawl. My writing looks much better if I'm using a fountain pen.
EJBasile said:
Hey! Me too!
My friend did it in 6th grade and I just said "That's weird... how do you do that?"
He showed me... and I thought it was cool... so I kept doing it...
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my mom bought me my Mac Plus because my handwriting (and spelling) were horrible. (still are). When I hand write, it's mixed cursive, standard, random upper-case letters, and terrible spelling. Mom say's I should have been a doctor, my signature is so bad.. good thing for spellcheck...
Yeah, I can't really read that. But I don't know if it's because you have bad handwriting or if iit's becuase it's Calculus...homerjward said:
It's sad, really, how penmanship is becoming something of a lost art in the US. When I lived in Europe I noticed how everyone wrote so nicely, and and even young children had handwriting that was legible. My 80 yr old grandmother has beautiful handwriting, but that is because going to school in Scotland and then in Canada handwriting was a big deal and you were graded just as much on how you wrote as what you wrote. Things are different now. They still teach writing in school, but children start using computers so early now that I don't think they get the chance to develop good handwriting as in the pre-computer era. My 11 yr old niece's handwriting is atrocious and basically illegible, simply because she barely ever writes by hand. All of her school work is done on the computer. I wonder if the future will bring children who can't write at all?
By the way, my mother says I have terrible handwriting. She says you can't really call it chicken scratch, because a chicken stepping in ink and walking across the paper would be an improvement. Ouch, I didn't think it was that bad. I blame the computer... and the fact that I am left handed.
I failed penmanship classes in 3rd-sixth grade, all at the same private school. I just simply cannot write for crap. I even tried taking special classes, but I just sucked. On the bright side, i could type almost twice as fast as all of my class mates.
My Dad however, has perfect handwriting. He was a meterologist in the airforce in the mid 80's, and had to constantly fill out reports on paper. The wierd thing was, it had to be in all caps, block letters. He got so used to it, that he can't even write in cursive anymore. however, almost all of his letters have perfect 90 degree angles, it's quite sickening. He tried to teach me to print like he does, but alas, I still suck.
My Dad however, has perfect handwriting. He was a meterologist in the airforce in the mid 80's, and had to constantly fill out reports on paper. The wierd thing was, it had to be in all caps, block letters. He got so used to it, that he can't even write in cursive anymore. however, almost all of his letters have perfect 90 degree angles, it's quite sickening. He tried to teach me to print like he does, but alas, I still suck.
When I was still in college and trying to keep up with my professors as I scribbled down notes, my handwriting got pretty sloppy too. Is your handwriting any more legible when you're writing at a more leisurely pace?homerjward said:
I'm told I have neat handwriting. It is mostly print, with some cursive elements thrown in. My own hybrid handwriting style, I guess. I prefer to write with a Uni-Ball Micro (0.2mm) Black Roller Ball pen.
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Here's an attachment from my lecture today. It was fairly leisurely so it's neater than usual.
I must be in the minority here - but I really hate all caps writing (and typing). I find it really hard to read, I think because the words are all the same shape so it's harder to read quickly. Also, I think lower case handwriting - either joined up or each letter separate - is much more emotive and you can tell so much more about the person from it.
edit: Homerjward - call me crazy but I kinda like your writing!
I must be in the minority here - but I really hate all caps writing (and typing). I find it really hard to read, I think because the words are all the same shape so it's harder to read quickly. Also, I think lower case handwriting - either joined up or each letter separate - is much more emotive and you can tell so much more about the person from it.
edit: Homerjward - call me crazy but I kinda like your writing!
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EJBasile said:
I dont think its annoying to read. But I sure can't write 'a's like that. They end up looking like a backwards 6
I learned Palmer method penmanship from the good Sisters of St. Joseph in Boston. They were awesome; not at all like the Nazi nuns I had when we moved to Milwaukee. Anyway, you have to practice for about a half hour a day. It's like the letters that are above most blackboards.
I got a part time job once for having good penmanship addressing Christmas cards for a brokerage firm, so everything you learn can have practical advantages.
With Palmer method you don't start by writing letter, but by making shapes that turn into letters. It's almost like calligraphy and looks very nice. I'm glad I learned it.
I got a part time job once for having good penmanship addressing Christmas cards for a brokerage firm, so everything you learn can have practical advantages.
With Palmer method you don't start by writing letter, but by making shapes that turn into letters. It's almost like calligraphy and looks very nice. I'm glad I learned it.
i print in blocky caps also, unless i have to print in lowercase (in which case i also do the 'a' thing-- got it from my cousin) like for URLs or email addresses. And I end the capital G on the baseline, which most people don't seem to do... it keeps them from looking like 6's or C's. I do make a conscious effort to write legibly and uniformly, my handwriting was a mess as a teenager, ideally I'd like to write like an architect at cursive speed 
i also learned Palmer cursive as a child, rhythm and whirls and all, but I can't stand the way it looks no offense... Just reminds me too much of those workbooks.
i also learned Palmer cursive as a child, rhythm and whirls and all, but I can't stand the way it looks
no offense... Just reminds me too much of those workbooks.
I'm not a huge fan of cursive. I don't really understand the purpose of it. I hate it when people write in it and it is illegible.
Signature wise, I have a very illegible signature. It basically looks like an E some squiggles and a B with some squiggles, an l, and another squiggle.
Signature wise, I have a very illegible signature. It basically looks like an E some squiggles and a B with some squiggles, an l, and another squiggle.
I don't know if my handwriting is good or bad, because I never write. I always print, except for my signature. I probably don't even remember how to make a capital S or (ironically) a capital Q in script writing. They would be more likely to come out as an ampersand or treble clef sign, two symbols I print now and then.
I wish my dad didn't write. His writing is so cyptic that only my mother can decipher it.
When I sign my name, I can do so right-side-up, up-side-down, in mirror writing, or up-side-down in mirror writing, and I often do so when signing birthday cards, just to make it interesting.
I wish my dad didn't write. His writing is so cyptic that only my mother can decipher it.
When I sign my name, I can do so right-side-up, up-side-down, in mirror writing, or up-side-down in mirror writing, and I often do so when signing birthday cards, just to make it interesting.
Well you know what they say about a doctor's writing.Doctor Q said:
So...is "writing' different that "printing"? I always thought printing was a sub section of writing. Like...under writing you had script (cursive) and print. I dunno...maybe it's a southern thing...
Yeah, but that's only for medical doctors.Guitarius said:
I think you are correct, and I was being sloppy by saying "writing" when I meant "cursive writing".
Cursive... foiled again!
Doctor Q said:
The only uppercase cursive letter I really remember how to do it a T... If I write in cursive (as I sometimes do on a whim) I'll do my uppercase letters in print.
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