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Old 02-19-2015, 03:49 PM   #3796 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by The Batlord View Post
You people need to stop using cursive! Anyone who uses it writes so fast that any benefit to speed is completely outweighed by the illegibility. I hate getting post cards from my family. I love them and all, but it means I'm going to have to spend the next two minutes trying to decipher handwriting I'd need an Enigma machine to understand.



I know the feeling. The physical connection between myself, my hand, the pen, the paper, and what I put on paper makes the process feel much more natural. Although, I write slowly enough that I'm almost willing to sacrifice that for just being able to get it over and done with already.

Editing is far easier on a computer though: quicker and less of a hassle obviously, but for some reason when it's all starkly laid out before me on a computer screen, things I need to change jump out at me much more easily. Not to mention spellcheck.
Addressing the three bolded points:
  1. Once you get used to someone's handwriting, it's much easier.
  2. An Enigma machine isn't any good without the codebooks.
  3. That's why I type it out once the first draft is done.
I read an essay on the subject once, and I think the flow is superior because you're actually creating individual characters rather than simply hitting keys.
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