Has your handwriting deteriorated since primarily using computers?
- Thread starter Cromulent
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Same. My handwriting looks more like hieroglyphics nowadays, although my spelling is superb and something I pride myself on.
My handwriting has never been amazing but I have taken to handwriting notes, along with sketching some stuff for work (software solutions). I don't expect many people would be able to easily read them.
I actually don't refer back to them too much, short of then writing the document up electronically but it helps me focus a bit. Weird.
I actually don't refer back to them too much, short of then writing the document up electronically but it helps me focus a bit. Weird.
Caporegime
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Just write everything in BLOCK CAPITALS.
Never need to write much these days because you can type it out and then print it.
Never need to write much these days because you can type it out and then print it.
Left handed people cannot use a fountain pen end of story.
People forget left handed people like myself push not pull, a fountain pen to a left handed person is like cutting through paper. You can spin the nib but it just don't feel right.
I got on with a pencil fine but anything else was a nightmare. I do admire people who can do calligraphy its an art.
People forget left handed people like myself push not pull, a fountain pen to a left handed person is like cutting through paper. You can spin the nib but it just don't feel right.
I got on with a pencil fine but anything else was a nightmare. I do admire people who can do calligraphy its an art.
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My hand writing used to be ok, if a bit small, but now it can be pretty bad. I actually do spell better when writing rather than typing on the phone. Typing normally I tend to miss words out as I'm thinking ahead of what I'm typing.
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spelling shouldn't be an issue i would have thought. handwriting i can understand but spelling should be the same regardless. even with auto correct you should be seeing it being corrected and you should learn.
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Hell, yes. After spending the entirety of my 30-year working life (so far) using a keyboard, as well as keyboard use outside of work, my handwriting has gone to hell in a handcart. The one benefit of the industry I work in (print/publishing/graphic design) is that my spelling and grammar are better than they've ever been.
My handwriting has become slower and worse. It's like my muscles have forgotten what to do and seized up. I think my spelling has actually become a little better. It's maths too, the age of the calculator and spreadsheet has addled my brain cell much...
