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Post by Really Red on May 31, 2017 21:19:48 GMT
sharlag we're on the same wavelength today! Yes! I do that a lot! I have no idea why. I'm not dyslexic at all.
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Post by danor98 on May 31, 2017 21:37:25 GMT
I write an 8 from top and go left too, thought it was just a left handed thing I thought everybody did it that way. And I'm right handed. Me too!
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 1, 2017 0:27:20 GMT
My handwriting looks much better than my printing. That looks like an elementary school student.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 1, 2017 0:42:35 GMT
My handwriting looks much better than my printing. That looks like an elementary school student. LOL. I have a female adult family member who has the most awful printing/handwriting. Seriously, my first grader could do it better. Once she sent us something in the mail and a friend was here. I showed my friend the printing while covering up the signature and asked, "How old do you think the person who wrote this is?" My friend said, "I don't know, maybe eight?" Um no, try 46!
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Post by berty on Jun 1, 2017 0:51:50 GMT
I mix cursive and printing, too. Also, I'm an American who puts a line in my 7s and my Zs. As a teen, I thought it was so cool and now I can't do it any other way.
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scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Jun 1, 2017 1:08:39 GMT
I write an 8 from top and go left too, thought it was just a left handed thing I am right handed and do this
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Post by utpea on Jun 1, 2017 1:16:56 GMT
I only use cursive writing for signing my name. When I taught 5th grade, I had to write in cursive on the board since the students were expected to also use cursive writing. It took me forever! Printing is much faster for me.
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Post by Restless Spirit on Jun 1, 2017 1:38:49 GMT
I also mix cursive and printing, but over the years use less and less cursive. My signature never looks the same way twice.
I took architectural drafting in college (way back before computer aided drafting) and was taught how to do architectural lettering by an architect. I still find myself using that style when journaling and making lists.
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Post by tampascrapper on Jun 1, 2017 3:04:28 GMT
I thought everybody did it that way. And I'm right handed. Me too! Me too! And I also mix printing and cursive writing.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 1, 2017 3:11:40 GMT
I mix my letters as well... I don't think I have any quirky things except that I will go years using the "S" in my first name as print then for years I will do cursive. Right now my "S" (for the last several years) is a combo of print and cursive.. The top half is print and then I go down and loop the bottom part of it.. Does that even make sense?
Also my 20 year old and I have the EXACT same handwriting. We are always signing stuff for each other, even in high school. Thankfully she wasn't a troublemaker, but I know she used it a few times to get out of something.. LOL.. I can't complain though, she basically a good 'kid' (not a kid anymore.. boohoo)
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 1, 2017 3:16:00 GMT
My handwriting looks much better than my printing. That looks like an elementary school student. LOL. I have a female adult family member who has the most awful printing/handwriting. Seriously, my first grader could do it better. Once she sent us something in the mail and a friend was here. I showed my friend the printing while covering up the signature and asked, "How old do you think the person who wrote this is?" My friend said, "I don't know, maybe eight?" Um no, try 46! OMG.. my BOSS who is younger than me and she is VERY smart/bright, and her mom who does our bookkeeping, both have the WORST handwriting.. Her mom's handwriting looks like a 3rd grader, all big and loopy, uneven...and my boss (her daughter) is small and I can't tell her letters apart or numbers...90% of the time I have to guess or ask. My old boss was terrible but he wrote just like my dad and I was the only one who could read it. Everyone came to me to decipher his notes. It was job security until he retired!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 1, 2017 3:25:53 GMT
LOL. I have a female adult family member who has the most awful printing/handwriting. Seriously, my first grader could do it better. Once she sent us something in the mail and a friend was here. I showed my friend the printing while covering up the signature and asked, "How old do you think the person who wrote this is?" My friend said, "I don't know, maybe eight?" Um no, try 46! OMG.. my BOSS who is younger than me and she is VERY smart/bright, and her mom who does our bookkeeping, both have the WORST handwriting.. Her mom's handwriting looks like a 3rd grader, all big and loopy, uneven...and my boss (her daughter) is small and I can't tell her letters apart or numbers...90% of the time I have to guess or ask. My old boss was terrible but he wrote just like my dad and I was the only one who could read it. Everyone came to me to decipher his notes. It was job security until he retired! I kind of derive a sick pleasure any time my little DD needs to send anyone in that family a thank you note for something. When she takes her time and does a good job, it's much, MUCH more legible than this person's writing! Makes me snicker just thinking about it.
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Post by PaperAngel on Jun 1, 2017 3:42:01 GMT
...I'm an American who puts a line in my 7s and my Zs... Ditto. Otherwise, I'm told both my printing & cursive look like computer fonts - straight & uniform. However, I cannot align things, such as photos on a scrapbook page, or draw a straight line...even with a ruler! UGH
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Post by nlwilkins on Jun 1, 2017 8:07:12 GMT
I start out writing one word and end up merging it with the next. The first part of one word added onto the next word. usually it makes sense when you go back to read it. example: stress related becomes stesrelated
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Post by ScrapsontheRocks on Jun 1, 2017 9:12:02 GMT
I mix printing, cursive and gregg shorthand! Impressive! Your documents might have been safe from me had we ever been negotiating adversaries back in the day when contracts were negotiated around boardroom tables. Before laptops, when yellow legal pads were the norm, I was famous for being able to read most of the opposition's notes from many feet away, upside down or sideways.
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Post by rickmer on Jun 1, 2017 12:15:42 GMT
i mix cursive and printing as well. i do my small "a" to loop from the bottom left to right and then back over the top back to the left and down to the line.
that probably makes no sense... but i know what i mean!! i do funny f's and q's and put a line across my 7s (but never z, that is just weird...lol!)
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Post by pondrunner on Jun 1, 2017 12:21:11 GMT
I write the number 8 backwards, I start at the top and go left to right and I do a 5 from the bottom to the top. My handwriting is a combination of cursive and printing. There are certain letters I just can't seem it write in cursive anymore. I write an 8 as two circles one on top of the other.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jun 1, 2017 12:25:04 GMT
I am a mix of cursive and print also.
When I get in a hurry, it's pretty scribbly.
My DH says it is hard to read, but his handwriting....so much worse (imho)
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Post by disneypal on Jun 1, 2017 13:37:32 GMT
When I write in cursive (which I do 99% of the time), when I have a word that is capitalized, I write the first letter separate from the other letters Example: If I am writing the word "Washington", I will write the "W" then I will put a small space and write the rest all joined "ashington" I don't know why I do this but I always have and only on words that are capitalized. I do this when I sign my name too. I write an 8 as two circles one on top of the other. That is how I write my 8's also.
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Post by PaperAngel on Jun 1, 2017 14:18:14 GMT
I write an 8 as two circles one on top of the other. One of our son's preschool teachers wrote 8 the same way. He could identify all the other numbers correctly (including 8 written by the other teacher in one motion, as described upthread). When he saw this stacked 8, he would giggle, draw a smaller circle on top, & say it was a "silly snowman."
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