How bad is your handwriting become since the dawn of computer age?

DJMK4 · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:00

Mine is absolutely terrible, its very very rare that I write anything and has been for years, maybe notes on a notepad when dealing with customers but its quick jotting of information.

Birthday cards or forms, apart from that, I don't write, it's all done on a PC/Laptop and over the years my handwriting has become bad, if I force myself to try and write neat, it works for a couple of paragraphs, but it ends up messy.

Anyone else like this? shall I switch to writing in upper-case on paper like a lot of people do?

Locky · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:02

My handwriting is still pretty decent tbh.

Tican · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:02

DJMK4 said:
Mine is absolutely terrible, its very very rare that I write anything and has been for years, maybe notes on a notepad when dealing with customers but its quick jotting of information.

Birthday cards or forms, apart from that, I don't write, it's all done on a PC/Laptop and over the years my handwriting has become bad, if I force myself to try and write neat, it works for a couple of paragraphs, but it ends up messy.

Anyone else like this? shall I switch to writing in upper-case on paper like a lot of people do?

I always write in upper-case and my handwriting is still messy

Mr_White · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:03

DJMK4 · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:04

DJ Binks said:
I always write in upper-case and my handwriting is still messy

Im doomed

I remember the days when Parker pens where cool and people used to collect the ballbearings, I used to be awesome on paper then.

Now look at me

tres · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:04

On the same line of thought....

I'm so lazy, I turned my handwriting into a font. So those "hand written" letters are a 2 minute thing!

Brian8bit · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:04

My writing is as much the same as it was in school despite not doing any extensive bouts of writing with a pen/pencil. I wrote in all uppercase when I was at school though. Just felt more comfortable although it's less efficient than other ways (though probably more efficient than drawing actual circles to dot your i's).

stulid · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:06

Really bad.

I even had to look online to spell a wrong, too use to spell correction and predictive text these days.

neoboy · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:07

Mine was never good to begin with.

DJMK4 · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:07

Glad to know I am not the only one

Rich_L · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:08

Nothing to do with computers, having done a medical degree bad handwriting is a given.

Rozzy85 · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:10

Mines never been great but not terrible either. I've never been able to do a good signature though which is annoying.

P3N9U1N · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:11

Been off college for bout 3 weeks... handwriting sucks already XD

stulid · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:12

And what about getting cramp in the writing hand after just a few sentences

ots3go · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:14

Writing by hand is slow and stupid.

Slow, stupid and illegible when performed by me.

Cosimo · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:14

Well it's not bad and then it's not good either.

mollymoo · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:17

Mine's always been bad but has improved due to having to write at work now. I have to agree that computers etc have caused a decline in writing standards.

Retromatic · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:19

It's probablly at 50% quality of what it was when I was younger. I learnt to touchtype at college (17 years ago) over time, without realising it's just got worse and worse. It's not "terrible" but I find myself having to re-write things sometimes because I'm not happy with it. Something I never had to do in my handwriting hayday.

Sherbs · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:21

Mine's rubbish, my problem is that I write fast. Don't really see a need to write slower and better unless its a form or something important, even then its bad.

EdGey · 2 Aug 2011 at 19:21

Mine changes a huge amount depending on how I feel, what I'm writing, and what pen I'm using.