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Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by Graham24 on Friday August 24, 2012 @04:03AM (#4426701)
yeah, i got the same, the school went on and on about my handwriting and spent far too long trying to improve it, wasting my time and theres.

Not exactly an issue as I sit here and type this is it?

Mind you, the one thing i did do when i got a chance, was to do a typing course meant for secretarys as I knew i'd have to type.

Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by Swizec on Friday August 24, 2012 @04:15AM (#4426722)
Not to sound rude ... but your typing isn't that great either.

theres instead of theirs, secretarys instead of secretaries and none of your I's are uppercase as they're supposed to be.

Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by tudorw on Friday August 24, 2012 @06:21AM (#4426983)
More incorrect than rude, typing is about hitting the letters you wanted to hit accurately, quickly, consistently and without strain or injury, spelling and grammar are something entirely different!
Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by ryanmolden on Friday August 24, 2012 @12:18PM (#4428226)
And both are about communicating with other human beings effectively. I could spell out everything phonetically or use text shorthand as well, but that makes it generally harder for a wide audience to enjoyably consume my writing. Humans do a large part of reading via gestalt comprehension, changing the "shape" of words stymies this process.
Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by rhdoenges on Friday August 24, 2012 @05:01AM (#4426815)
Don't be a pedant. It's distracting from the actual discussion.
Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by Swizec on Friday August 24, 2012 @05:32AM (#4426888)
How's this for the actual discussion: There have been cases of people dying because the pharmacist misread the doctor's scribbles and gave them the wrong prescription.
Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by kamaal on Friday August 24, 2012 @06:08AM (#4426960)
I think the discussion is not about readability but rather artistic value attached to handwriting.
Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by pimentel on Friday August 24, 2012 @10:36AM (#4427742)
We have medical students "training" their fast and ugly writing, right from the beginning of college. It's all about the doctor's status. The bad handwriting is one medal.
Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by nicholassmith on Friday August 24, 2012 @05:11AM (#4426840)
And you've just lowercased the starting letter of a new sentence. If you're going to flag someone over something, make sure you double check what you've typed.
Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by Swizec on Friday August 24, 2012 @05:31AM (#4426886)
Yes I did and it was on purpose, because I was listing exact examples from his comment. Probably should have put them in quotes though, I'll give you that.
Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by nicholassmith on Friday August 24, 2012 @06:27AM (#4426997)
I did miss that part, but they should have been quoted as examples, quotes save lives.
Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by xyzzyz on Friday August 24, 2012 @10:19PM (#4430840)
And what value exactly does your comment add? Did you consider that English may not be parent's native language?
Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by kamaal on Friday August 24, 2012 @04:11AM (#4426716)
The thing is people attach too much artistic value to hand writing.

Think of it more like painting and drawing.

What makes it worse is the visual appeal and they way it can be preserved over the years.

Re:Tomorrow, a 100 year old mysterious package will be opene... by slurgfest on Friday August 24, 2012 @11:27AM (#4428008)
Your example showed it isn't artistic value so much as social class.