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Improving Terrible Handwriting?
green pizza asks: "My handwriting is horrible, an irregular mix of sloppy print and cursive. I know this, and my coworkers have learned to live with it, but I didn't realize just how bad my chickenscratch was until I tried using a tablet PC. Unlike a Palm which forced me to learn its input method, a tablet PC (and other humans) expect me to write a certain way. Aside from a handwriting class for professional adults on the other side of the country, I have only been able to find lessons and materials for the young, illiterate, or mentally challenged. Have any other geeks found a structured way to improve their handwriting?"
I use a keyboard. :)
...but, I'm in the same boat. My handwriting is really bad -- I often end up replacing whole sections of words with unitelligible scrawls.
My Advice: Switch professions and become a doctor.
What's so unreadable about that? That trailing off is like tab-completion!
;)
Yeah, no one likes my scrawl either
Since you haven't elaborated more on your writing problem I'll assume that you don't know the correct way to write ANY character.
First I'd find one of those alphabet posters that they hang up in 1st grade class rooms that have the little arrows that point in the direction you're supposed to draw each stroke.
Then I'd have lock myself in a room with some pens a ream of paper.
He who knows not and knows he knows not is a wise man. He who knows not and knows not he knows not is a fool.
Do you not know what the letters are supposed to look like?
Go to your favorite new or used bookstore and buy one of those first-grade hand-writing primers and practice! :)
(I am so tempted to say "Duh!"
Forgot to add you don't feel like such a goober practicing "Calligraphy" and women love a nicely handwritten letter more than diamonds i think.
There are two types of people: those that can fill in the blanks,
the young, illiterate, or mentally challenged
Someone actually created handwriting lessons for script kiddies?!? GR347!
I had to teach my children how to write.
I know God is laughing at that one.
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Well, you could take the advice of everyone who is telling you how to improve your penmanship, but that takes time and effort. My advice is this...let your writing devolve even more, to the point that it is COMPLETELY unreadable, then tell people that you are writing in something like Sanskrit, or ancient Phoenician, or Sumerian. They'll all think "WOW, this guy knows (insert ancient dead language here), what a genius!!" You'll instantly become the most popular guy around. Women will be throwing themselves at you, you'll be invited to all the important social events, and celebrities will want to hang out with you. Do me a favor, please remember that it was my advice that skyrocketed you to stardom, and maybe throw a few hot chicks my way. Thanks and good luck!!!
Liberalism...the next best thing to thinking.
Your right hand is obviously working against you at this point. Fuck it, switch hands and start over with your left.
Find a nun. Look for one with a ruler. Profit.