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Old May 5th 04, 02:37 PM
mz
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Juan wrote:

Hi, I recently have received some "complaints" from some friends and
coworkers about my handwriting. It is cursive, and I use F/M nibs (of
course fps). What's going on? My handwriting is not bad; it is not
like that rounded and separated letters some (most) people use though.
A coworker even suggested me to use printing (!!!???)
Do I have to pretend I'm in kindergarden so as my handwriting can be
read or what? Has anyone had similar experiences?

Note: I know that since you haven't seen my handwriting it might seem
hard to have an opinion, but trust me, it is not bad, just cursive
with a fountain pen.

Juan


Handwriting is a means of communication first and foremost. If
others can't read it, then it fails at its primary function
regardless of whether you can read it yourself or like its
"look." That said, it doesn't mean you have to revert to
printing. Having suffered from the same type of problem,
others found my cursive writing became much more legible when
I slowed down my writing. That alone resulted in more time
spent forming each letter, producing the desired result:
legibility. Whether that works for you or not, it seems some
type of adjustment is needed.

Mark Z.
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