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Handwriting vs. Typing
#51
RE: Handwriting vs. Typing
(September 22, 2016 at 5:04 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Did anyone else notice the unforgivable omission of FOUNTAIN pens from the list of "What pens say about you."?

HAND cramps are caused by improper technique - writing with the hand only instead of the whole arm.

If LEFTIES use the "alternative grip" (pen cradled between the index and middle finger) they won't smear the ink.

IMHO, the primary benefit of handwriting is that it is slower than typing and that's makes a person more reflective before they commit something to words.

Yes - we fountain pen users are being oppressed!  Angry
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#52
RE: Handwriting vs. Typing
I wonder why they call it a "fountain" pen.

Let me guess ... maybe because the ink comes out gushing forth like a fountain? Tongue
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#53
RE: Handwriting vs. Typing
What about people with learning disabilities like Dysgraphia?

You don't lose a keyboard either. But pens? And what about when they explode. Do you have any fucking idea how hard ink is to get out of clothes?

Your hands also don't get tired from typing as quickly as it does from writing. And it's easier to fix your mistakes. I wish computers were available back when I was in school--my handwriting fucking sucks.
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#54
RE: Handwriting vs. Typing
I type 93 wpm, and have to take pages and pages of notes in school. I can also type verbatim, so I have an advantage on that. But I'm a lefty, the struggle of inked hands is real.

So obviously, my preferred method is typing.
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#55
RE: Handwriting vs. Typing
(September 22, 2016 at 10:24 pm)Rayaan Wrote: I wonder why they call it a "fountain" pen.

Let me guess ... maybe because the ink comes out gushing forth like a fountain? Tongue

Good question...

Quote:The word fountain comes from the Latin word, fons, and its possessive case, fontana. The word referred to a source of water from within a reservoir.

The early pens had to dipped in an inkwell often because they did not have any ink stored within. However, for the sake of convenience, inventors were trying to develop a pen that would have ink stored in it. When such a pen was developed, it had a reservoir of ink in its barrel, thus the name fountain pen.

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-a-fountain-...untain-pen
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#56
RE: Handwriting vs. Typing
This came up in today's Google logo:

https://www.google.com/#q=Ladislao+Jos%C...ddle&hl=en
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#57
RE: Handwriting vs. Typing
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#58
RE: Handwriting vs. Typing
Looks pretty to me. The letters also look strong and masculine for some reason. Tongue
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#59
RE: Handwriting vs. Typing
(September 29, 2016 at 7:16 pm)Rayaan Wrote: Looks pretty to me. The letters also look strong and masculine for some reason. Tongue

It's a guy thing, and Thump has it! Maybe I'll scribble something out, scan it, and post it. ALL my writing is all caps; I have no other "style". Like I said before, I quit cursive 50 YA.

I studied graphology many years ago (for personal growth reasons), and I seem to recall that the long lower-case "g" (and other letters) means a person who likes to help people. That bears out with the Thump; he's got a heart!
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#60
RE: Handwriting vs. Typing
I definitely see my block-writing as authoritative -- it's how I issue write-ups and shift directives to subordinates. "You WILL do this", but without the asshole vibe ... I hope.

I see my lower-case writing as as softer and perhaps even a little feminine.

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