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8th Wonder™ November 14th, 2008 8:16 AM

When you make a mistake when writing,do u cross it out,write over it or use whiteout?
 
I usually cross it out and write it again, but I use white-out at home when I get the chance.

Rockéttes November 14th, 2008 8:30 AM

Could have posted this in OVP.

Anyway, it depends what I'm using; if I'm using a pen, I'll usually just cross it out. If it's a pencil, I'll erase it.

Eruption November 14th, 2008 8:31 AM

Whiteout, In other words Tipex then?

I usually cross it out or if I'm lazy I'll write over it.

Tipex is banned in my school.

Gerri Shin November 14th, 2008 8:36 AM

I don't get the question? Who actually writes anymore? XD
I usually just usually cross out and write above/ immediately following the correct word

8th Wonder™ November 14th, 2008 8:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerri Shin (Post 4120595)
I don't get the question? Who actually writes anymore? XD
I usually just usually cross out and write above/ immediately following the correct word



Eeermmm... you go to school, right?

Well, I know we have computers, but still... when doing reports I do write on paper usually...

Hawkfish November 14th, 2008 8:50 AM

I write in pencil first. Then check it over. Write it over with pen, then erase the pencil. But if I lost my pencil and, I screwed up. I just put on slash through the word and write the corrected one right by it.

Cherrim November 14th, 2008 10:21 AM

I erase! :> The only time I have to write stuff out is for my math courses and I do my math work in pencil sooooo I simply erase any mistakes. On roughwork I may cross it out if I make a mistake and continue on the next like if I'm lazy though. XD

This is a poll because, um, there isn't much to discuss, so off to OVP it goes.

THIRTY-SIX November 14th, 2008 10:30 AM

I don't write much any more. Before if I made a mistake I started writing again on a fresh sheet. I type everything now though. When depicting photography, in a sketch book I type it first to see any spelling errors then write it. Though spelling isn't really an issue. it's keeping it in a straight line that is. xD

prolific_rhapsody November 14th, 2008 10:47 AM

I guess I'm a weirdo... But I don't do any of these things. I leave my mistakes, underline them, and once I'm finished writing, go back to them and make mental note of what I did wrong. If I write another draft, I'll fix it then.

Ruphire November 14th, 2008 11:50 AM

I cross out. I don't know why just lazy I guess!

8th Wonder™ November 14th, 2008 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lightning (Post 4120750)
This is a poll because, um, there isn't much to discuss, so off to OVP it goes.

Ok, I'll think about this stuff next time.

Signomi November 14th, 2008 12:24 PM

I have a tendency to make untidy crossings out when I make a mistake, or just try to reshape the misspelling to make it look like the correction...really got to work on that, this is probably the one thing that lets down my handwriting more than anything else. XD;

Aurafire November 14th, 2008 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Signomi (Post 4121041)
I have a tendency to make untidy crossings out when I make a mistake, or just try to reshape the misspelling to make it look like the correction...really got to work on that, this is probably the one thing that lets down my handwriting more than anything else. XD;

^ I am exactly this. My handwriting is horrible to begin with, but this makes it so much worse. X(

Melodyfree November 14th, 2008 12:38 PM

I don't write in pen. :>
It's either pencil or typed.

Although in middle school, whiteout was banned so usually I'd just cross it out very untidily.

Sammi November 14th, 2008 12:48 PM

Typically, I cross it out with this circular scribble motion (Examples in here). I pull out the whiteout when the crossing out gets so bad, there's no space in that part of the line to put my corrections. XD;;

I even scribble things out when I write in pencil. It's insane. @@; And good luck finding a page that doesn't have something crossed out.

Pokemaster1993 November 14th, 2008 12:53 PM

sometimes I cross it out,but if it's a little mistake, I write over it.

Confuse November 14th, 2008 1:05 PM

Pencil, I erase as best I can. With pen(I rarely use pen), I just cross it out. I do this often, as I make many mistakes. Thank you typing.

Aizuke November 14th, 2008 1:26 PM

I hate using pen, since I draw a lot and make a lot of mistakes. :x So I pick erasing. And sometimes I scribble things out, depending on my mood. XD;

Teara November 14th, 2008 1:35 PM

I press delete because the only writing I do is work, grocery lists, and mainly, text messaging.

But at work, I just scribble out my mistakes. This is unfortunate because they are numerous and usually in important notes to the next days' shift ''X3

Jorah November 14th, 2008 2:08 PM

Whiteout? Is that Tipex? I just cross out, Tipex makes things look messy and takes up too much time.

ErickaVolt November 14th, 2008 4:40 PM

Well if it is a pencil then I would just erase it. If pen, I could just use a liquid eraser.

Gummy November 14th, 2008 4:53 PM

I use pencils whenever I can, so my preference is to simply erase. However, when I am using a pen and I make a mistake, I cross out my mistake and write the correction above it. I've never really liked White-Out; I hate waiting for it to dry.

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ November 14th, 2008 6:15 PM

I've tried white-out. It's really sloppy.

I go with the good 'ol cross-out, or if it's multiple lines of mistakes (0_O) the classic "X" also works.

diamondpearl876 November 14th, 2008 7:28 PM

Cross it out, which makes my writing look 100x worse than it already is. =P

Legobricks November 15th, 2008 5:00 AM

Am I the first English person here not to go "is whiteout Tipex"?


You'll find my handwriting riddled with mistakes everywhere, and every time it's just that I'm so poor at writing that I can't even get the letters' shapes right. Still, I just cross mistakes out, usually even if I'm using a pencil since I can't be arsed to search for a rubber every ten seconds.


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