How good is your handwriting?

[Maru]

And are you happy with your handwriting?...

My handwriting is squarely OK. I've played with different styles over the year, but I am trying to pick up lettering and calligraphy. I think though I have some habits I may need to break first to make the process a lot easier. :banana:

Poll incoming

[Ammi]

..no I’m not happy at all..:laugh:..my handwriting is awful...but I think it also reflects that life tends to be a rush, for me anyway... so I’m always feeling in a rush when I’m writing....it can be more neat when I have more time...actually, we spoke recently about journal writing, Maru...and I have to say, a positive about that was that it gave me more time to ‘kick back’ as it were...but then my head and thoughts weren’t clear thinking, so my handwriting was still awful..:laugh:...I had to rush stuff onto the page, while I still had them in my head because often those things became completely lost with treatments etc...



...anyways, my mum always had the most beautiful handwriting...I was totally in awe of it..:lovedup:..she can’t and doesn’t write now because she has dementia plus something equivalent to Parkinson’s disease, so she’s too ‘shaky’ to write and keep a pen or pencil steady...my dad also actually had lovely handwriting, it was quite calligraphy-ish in its style...so I come from a fine heritage of great handwriting and am a bit of a black sheep with that..:laugh:...actually my eldest brother has beautiful handwriting as well...beautiful in that it’s very pretty in style but not very readable though...

[Matthew.]

in comparison to some people i went to school with, mine was bloody fabulous not gonna lie

[bitontheslide]

mine is dreadful

[Shaun]

I like mine but it's probably objectively 'not very good'.

[Vicky.]

OK. Can be very good if i take the time, but I tend to scribble what I mean. Still readable though, not like ****ing doctors where it just literally looks like a 2 year old has got hold of a crayon to write your medical report. **** knows how other staff read them

[bitontheslide]

OK. Can be very good if i take the time, but I tend to scribble what I mean. Still readable though, not like ****ing doctors where it just literally looks like a 2 year old has got hold of a crayon to write your medical report. **** knows how other staff read them

You just described my writing :laugh:

[Gstar]

Nice and neat

Messy handwriting is actually a massive pet peeve of mine. It can also be dangerous if you work in healthcare

[Marches]

Awful

[Cherie]

Good if I take my time, but practically illegible if I don't

[Cherie]

Also Maru, Americas seem to be taught a type of cursive script (which is lovely) at least all my American cousins seem to write in the same vein, not sure how you are taught at school..

[Babayaro.]

It's actually really good

[Eddie.]

in comparison to some people i went to school with, mine was bloody fabulous not gonna lie

.
Though I can NEVER grasp writing in cursive, I still use block letters today...

[thesheriff443]

I should of spent more time looking down than looking at girls

[andybigbro]

Mine is ok when I take my time. When I used to write for exams it was all a messy scribble

[MTVN]

This thread needs pics

[Toy Soldier]

Chicken-scribble, yet still totally legible, if that makes sense. It's easy enough to read, but not pretty to look at :joker:. I very rarely write anything more than a few scribbled notes by hand these days anyway.

[smudgie]

Used to be good, now varies from poor to totally unreadable.

[Niamh.]

This thread needs pics

True

https://i.imgur.com/IIzJyDG.jpg?1

[caprimint]

I'd say good probably

[bitontheslide]

quickly takes a screen grab of neems sig

[Amy Jade]

I always get compliments on my handwriting :hee:

[Babayaro.]

will send pics soon x

[MTVN]

True

https://i.imgur.com/IIzJyDG.jpg?1

That is some quite nice writting

[Niamh.]

That is some quite nice writting

I spelled handwriting wrong though :laugh:

[GoldHeart]

I haven't done handwriting since school :joker: . It's not the best .

[MTVN]

That is some quite nice writting

I spelled handwriting wrong though :laugh:

Oh I didnt notice :think:

[Niamh.]

Oh I didnt notice :think:

:hehe:

[Babayaro.]

-

[Niamh.]

-

:love:

[MTVN]

Went a bit wayward with the great

[Wizard.]

It's okay I have definitely seen much worse but it is messy

[Cherie]

True

https://i.imgur.com/IIzJyDG.jpg?1

That looks exactly like my nieces handwriting :suspect:

[Cherie]

Went a bit wayward with the great

and that looks like my sons :suspect:

[Niamh.]

That looks exactly like my nieces handwriting :suspect:

Maybe I'm your niece :smug:

[Cherie]

Maybe I'm your niece :smug:

My niece is 36 so you are too old :hehe:

that said it's funny that your writing looks like that it might be the way it is taught in schools or something, like my post to Maru all my american cousins have more or less the same handwriting..

[Niamh.]

My niece is 36 so you are too old :hehe:

that said it's funny that your writing looks like that it might be the way it is taught in schools or something, like my post to Maru all my american cousins have more or less the same handwriting..

:bawling:

Maybe so

[Jamie89]

I put 'ok' because most of the time I try and make it look good, but I have to try because naturally it's quite messy. I'm left handed though so I have an excuse :hee:

[Smithy]

There’s on old handwriting thread on here somewhere :think:

[Smithy]

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130724&page=4&highlight=handwriting :pipe:

[Niamh.]

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130724&page=4&highlight=handwriting :pipe:

Yours is really nice actually

[Smithy]

Oh no it’s not, it’s improved a lot since then :worry:

I’ll try and find something that’s isn’t confidential that I can take a pic of with my writing on :hee:

[Smithy]

https://i.imgur.com/j75VVhK_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

[Niamh.]

awww :love: You have really nice handwriting

[jaxie]

Mine is terrible. I envy Naimh!

[RileyH]

I literally wrote out the whole alphabet earlier so I'll post a pic when I'm home

Everyone always says I have neat writing but that's only when I don't scribble which I don't do unless I'm in a rush :laugh:

[Kazanne]

Mine is good so I am told .

[Jessica.]

http://www.thisisbigbrother.com/forums/showthread.php?t=130724&page=4&highlight=handwriting :pipe:

How dare you expose 17 year old me and my embarrassing way of typing. :fist:

[Jessica.]

My handwriting is quite bad, it was big trouble for my teachers when I was in school.

http://puu.sh/zjmoo/94c0e4fd64.jpg

https://media.giphy.com/media/l4pTcg2gYvO0McYec/giphy.gif

[montblanc]

i have very neat handwriting but the only downfall is that i write SUPER small :bawling:

[Tom4784]

I write like a child with a broken hand.

https://i.imgur.com/4WgCWdq.jpg?1

[Jessica.]

I write like a child with a broken hand.

https://i.imgur.com/4WgCWdq.jpg?1

A gift from me to you
https://images.acenda.com/braceshop/product/thumbnail/250x250/3/3584dc1f1556ae.jpg

[Calderyon]

It´s pretty horrible imo.

[Smithy]

How dare you expose 17 year old me and my embarrassing way of typing. :fist:

:hehe:

[LeatherTrumpet]

awful, i write in capitals now and its barely legible

[Maru]

So, I was writing in my diary just now... and I thought oh yeah I was going to make a thread about handwriting. Then I recalled having a vague memory of maybe starting a thread and then just finally remembered I totally forgot all about opening this... :laugh2: Whoops! I need to start subscribing to threads I think

..no I’m not happy at all..:laugh:..my handwriting is awful...but I think it also reflects that life tends to be a rush, for me anyway... so I’m always feeling in a rush when I’m writing....it can be more neat when I have more time...actually, we spoke recently about journal writing, Maru...and I have to say, a positive about that was that it gave me more time to ‘kick back’ as it were...but then my head and thoughts weren’t clear thinking, so my handwriting was still awful..:laugh:...I had to rush stuff onto the page, while I still had them in my head because often those things became completely lost with treatments etc...



...anyways, my mum always had the most beautiful handwriting...I was totally in awe of it..:lovedup:..she can’t and doesn’t write now because she has dementia plus something equivalent to Parkinson’s disease, so she’s too ‘shaky’ to write and keep a pen or pencil steady...my dad also actually had lovely handwriting, it was quite calligraphy-ish in its style...so I come from a fine heritage of great handwriting and am a bit of a black sheep with that..:laugh:...actually my eldest brother has beautiful handwriting as well...beautiful in that it’s very pretty in style but not very readable though...

I'd love to see your handwriting :love: I think that it says a lot about a person...

I'm having that same problem atm with my journal where I write too fast. It makes it harder to scan through as time goes on. I have a major advantage with typing, but I still prefer to write because I feel like my thoughts work better pen to paper... especially with note-taking.

Have you thought about carrying around a notepad for keeping random thoughts. I'd thought about getting a small voice recorder for taking down my thought as I'm always getting ideas at the worst possible moment... maybe when my mind is least active?

Did you notice any difference in your handwriting after your recovery started? My maternal side carries a form of Dystonia, similar to Parkinsons... and yeah, handwriting is a bit unpredictable from that side, so hard to compare to most of my family members. My grandmother has beautiful script... I'm thinking I will take my calligraphy set over one day (or maybe next Xmas) and help her with sending out cards...

Also Maru, Americas seem to be taught a type of cursive script (which is lovely) at least all my American cousins seem to write in the same vein, not sure how you are taught at school..

Is cursive not taught in the UK? They used to teach it here in 3rd grade in all primary schools, but some have started to drop or have already dropped I guess because wordprocessing is being taught much earlier? I'm not sure the reasoning. I only know that some schools have started to drop it from their curriculum. I actually prefer it for writing notes to someone to add a personal touch... I can write faster in script, but it does take up more room on the page... (edit) Some grades had us write papers and other classwork in script, but by high school a lot of teachers wanted print for some reason (the rest was a choice, so was a mix for me)

True

https://i.imgur.com/IIzJyDG.jpg?1

The way you write oK seems so Nom for some reason :love:

My handwriting is quite bad, it was big trouble for my teachers when I was in school.

http://puu.sh/zjmoo/94c0e4fd64.jpg

https://media.giphy.com/media/l4pTcg2gYvO0McYec/giphy.gif

This is what my fast notes look like, it's not bad just looks relaxed. Still quite legible. Some teachers will be sticklers though for things like the missing ascenders on the r, but meh whatever. Are you a creative type? There's an organic quality to your writing style.

I write like a child with a broken hand.

https://i.imgur.com/4WgCWdq.jpg?1

Are you an overwriter? (hand writes above the line, looks kinda like a hook) My husband writes very similar to this. His pen grip looks like someone who writes with their left hand, but actually he is right handed. He's been trying to correct it as he's having to fill a notebook up with notes from his lawbook, etc.. and he's only allowed one mistake per page. It's been like slow torture

[Ammi]

..I was just searching for my handwriting..it is somewhere on the forum, Maru...I just can’t recall which thread because it’s a few years ago...anyway, it is there but probably better than it is atm, I would imagine...

[Maru]

https://i.imgur.com/j75VVhK_d.jpg?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

Very nice :love: I missed this when quoting... it looks all uppercase, but looks like you just keep a large x-height? (the top line of lowercase letters)

[Maru]

Here are some of my samples... switched between attempting to be pristine versus fast-writing style... I think I have a few styles actually and maybe I write according to mood... I seem to change it up sometimes in my journal. Some armchair therapist want to help me with understanding that?

Cursive for Cherie :love:
https://i.imgur.com/IT1LAyj.jpg

Missionary Position/Get r'dun
https://i.imgur.com/lTtR6S7.jpg