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May. 8th, 2024 03:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nightlightsukI was on a course over the last few weeks, and it involved a lot of writing in a workbook - I don't do much writing these days so it was something I'm not all that used to any more.
However, apart from the joys of occassional hand cramp, one of the tutors there was being a cheeky chap and watching over my shoulder. And he pointed out how strange it was that I tend to write in a slightly odd way. I write the word, but leave some of the letters out and then go back to fill them in afterwards.
For example, if I was writing the word "donut" I might write the letters "do" and "ut" with a small gap between them, and then (before moving onto the next word) I go back after to fill in the "n". I don't have the faintest idea if this is relatively common or just plain arrrgh, but I never even noticed I've been doing that. And as far as I know it's only a fairly recent thing.
I blame Thatcher.
However, apart from the joys of occassional hand cramp, one of the tutors there was being a cheeky chap and watching over my shoulder. And he pointed out how strange it was that I tend to write in a slightly odd way. I write the word, but leave some of the letters out and then go back to fill them in afterwards.
For example, if I was writing the word "donut" I might write the letters "do" and "ut" with a small gap between them, and then (before moving onto the next word) I go back after to fill in the "n". I don't have the faintest idea if this is relatively common or just plain arrrgh, but I never even noticed I've been doing that. And as far as I know it's only a fairly recent thing.
I blame Thatcher.
