Handwriting

Started by Sammi November 15th, 2011 4:04 PM
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Sammi

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You have to do it sometime in your life, even if you don't want to. And as a writer this thread is relevant to my interests. 8)

What's your handwriting like?

Not that I intend this to be a list poll, but here are ideas if you need them: Neat or sloppy? Large or small? Cursive or print? Handwriting quirks? Samples to post? Post your whole answer in an image instead?? I'll allow it as long as it's 4 words/25 characters in your image. :D

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As for mine, I've been writing in print since I left 5th grade, the last grade where cursive was compulsory. That year was a pain in my butt, as my cursive is AWFUL. Was even back then when I was actually using it. -_-;

Overall I'd say my handwriting is usually small and pretty neat -- I don't think I've had complaints about people not being able to read it besides it being too tiny. It's gotten bigger since I left school, but I can write super small if I don't have a lot of paper to work with. I tend to write my Qs really weird as I don't know how it's supposed to be written in print, so they turn out like cursive qs. I also cross my 7s.

This image isn't the best example as it's several years old now and it's a little bit sloppier than I usually write, but I don't have my scanner hooked up nor do I have a decent camera so this image will have to do.
(Also, the meme is not the point of this thread. Just the only example I have.)

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I am feeling I'm going to need to change to print, because everybody says my letter is so tiny and laid-over ...
I wrote this on tablet,so this is a little bigger and messier but still it should give you an outline ...
http://i.imgur.com/HPFMW.png
I admit I did tidy it up a little bit ...
So,i'm seriously thinking of changing to print,since next year I'm entering Hi School, and around here if the teacher doesn't get it,you get zero ...
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Mine is like if print, cursive, and chicken scratch had a demented child that writes N's like P's. It's not terrible, but it's not beautiful to say the least.
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My handwriting's weird. As in, it's not always the same. Sometimes I write down some letters differently, and sometimes I italic everything I write.

This habit was most likely developed from my younger days, when I was forced to change my handwriting because it was really sloppy, and was taught a lot of different styles.
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According to my dad, my handwriting looks like chicken scratch, though he, and several other people, can still read it. I think it looks like that because I phased out of print writing in third grade when I wrote in cursive, but went back to print in middle school, when my print writing remained relatively the same.

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I have attached a writing sample to this post. I warn you though, my handwriting is atrocious. Ever since year 4 or something where they forced us to join up our letters, my handwriting became terrible.

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Spoiler:

Apologies for the legal-ese of it, but my revision notes were the first thing to hand. It's a pretty accurate representation of my handwriting: a pragmatic combination of print and joined-up words, legible... but only just, like Will I blame computers! I can make it neater if I try, but occasions like that are a rarity. Oh well...

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I honestly don't like my handwriting, but it isn't that bad compared to others I've seen in my year group. xD; It's quite sloppy, and depending on my mood or position is probably going to effect how big I write.
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Spoiler:


I hope you can make out the words. If you can't, then.. well, I've just scribbled a few words, and then I've complained about my webcam.

and..
Spoiler:

Some chemistry notes I had rushed with yesterday. I had the notebook on my desk, so I figured I'd post this too.
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Nice handwriting by the way.

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Hoo boy. Well, I honestly don't write much in terms of handwriting. As it turns out, I have difficulty writing much more than a short paragraph at a time without needing to stop for a rest because my wrist starts hurting. Given, it starts with only needing a few moments, but at the point I've written a page my wrist gets sore enough that resting no longer helps much. I think it's because of how I hold my pencil. When I /do/ write though I write in print (but with cursive k, g, and capital m.), and my handwriting is relatively big and easy to read. (Fits neatly on lined paper.)

Seeing as I use a word processor for most writing I do outside of small stuff though I guess you could say my "handwriting" is 'Franklin Gothic'~. Jokes aside though, my writing is relatively neat most of the time. I swear I'm one of the only people I know who doesn't have any problem writing big. lD
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Mines pretty scruffy at the moment, but here's a picture of it:
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I usually write like that, when I'm in a rush.



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Well, I guess I cannot post a picture of my handwriting here, since it is too minuscule. Imagine a graphing paper, one with grid lines and everything. My handwriting takes up half a square if its a capital letter. yeah, that small. It looks cleaner to me.

And I hate cursive. My cursive is really and honestly unreadable.

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I don't use cursive for anything besides my signature, but my handwriting is sloppy nonetheless. Ironically, my writing improves when I write in ALL CAPS, probably because I'm picking up my pen more often. I don't like writing any more than I have to, and usually type things up via word-processor.

It's still better than some of my teachers' and doctors', though. Some of their handwriting was just plain miserable.

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My handwriting is pretty awful. It's probably a combination of laziness, lack of practise and the fact that I don't hold my pen properly. I normally write in link script because I'm too lazy to take my pen off the page after every letter. It's funny though, my handwriting is a lot worse at school, then it is at home.
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I love my handwriting, I wish I can show it on here but I am too lazy to take a photo. Anyways, my handwriting is very neat and I write in capital letters.


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