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    Default I can't be the only one.....

    That can only fit this much on a page, can I ?????

    All the letters I've received have tiny writing!

    I fear there may be something wrong with me.


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    Default Re: I can't be the only one.....

    As if...
    "When Men differ in Opinion, both Sides ought equally to have the Advantage of being heard by the Publick;
    and that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter."

    ~ Benjamin Franklin

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    Default Re: I can't be the only one.....

    Quote Originally Posted by 00Photo View Post
    That can only fit this much on a page, can I ?????

    All the letters I've received have tiny writing!

    I fear there may be something wrong with me.

    That's awesome. You don't need to write much when your penmanship speaks for you! It's completely your fault that I ordered the Spencerian penmanship books.

    Don't worry, my cat is a dick too. He's hale and hearty at 16 (!), and because I have owned him, or rather, he has owned me, since our first little studio apartment when all we could afford to eat were Vienna sausages, Top Ramen, and Meow Mix, he pretty much gets away with murder.
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    Default Re: I can't be the only one.....

    Haha. I write pretty tiny, and can fill a page with lots of words. But I love all your flourishes and drawings!

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    I'm glad you don't write tiny, Hector; I agree with Sherrylu about your drawings and flourishes.
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    Default Re: I can't be the only one.....

    I received a letter from Germany with writing so beautifully small and precise, and remarkably consistent, I could have sworn it was a computer font until I looked at the ink a little more closely. It was stunning. I should probably just set expectations now: don't ever expect that kind of writing (or, for that matter 00Photo's beautiful script) in a letter from me. You'll be lucky if I can get through the whole thing without making a ton of mistakes and crossing out words.

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    Default Re: I can't be the only one.....

    I don't know why this comes to mind:

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    Um... I can fit a lot on a postcard....

    Thus explains my love for Nakaya's F nibs.

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    Default Re: I can't be the only one.....

    Quote Originally Posted by DrChumley View Post
    ...with writing so beautifully small and precise, and remarkably consistent, I could have sworn it was a computer font until I looked at the ink a little more closely. It was stunning...
    DrChumley, those were my exact thoughts when I received my first letter from the Nakaya lady:

    Quote Originally Posted by ethernautrix View Post
    Um... I can fit a lot on a postcard....

    Thus explains my love for Nakaya's F nibs.

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    Default Re: I can't be the only one.....

    You've obviously never received a letter from new. Nothing but wet inky broad nibs on my pens, and straight up and down hybrid print/cursive...no slant at all.....I'll have to send you a letter so you can see for yourself.

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    Default Re: I can't be the only one.....

    You're not. I'm overwhelmed by the gorgeous handwriting in many of the letters I've received... large or small in size. I feel like mine doesn't add up... but hey, it's me. Eventually either my handwriting will improve, or I'll get over my insecurities.
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    Apparently mine can shrink to the point where a friend of mine, years ago, dubbed it myrealfirstnameminiscule.

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    Default Re: I can't be the only one.....

    lol, I write tiny too. I just don't know how to get a message across without using a lot of words. I blame all those 6 page minimum essays forced upon me in school.

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    Default Re: I can't be the only one.....

    Quote Originally Posted by ceramic_pizza View Post
    lol, I write tiny too. I just don't know how to get a message across without using a lot of words. I blame all those 6 page minimum essays forced upon me in school.
    I used to try and write bigger in those essays rather than smaller.
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    Default Re: I can't be the only one.....

    Quote Originally Posted by Bogon07 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by ceramic_pizza View Post
    lol, I write tiny too. I just don't know how to get a message across without using a lot of words. I blame all those 6 page minimum essays forced upon me in school.
    I used to try and write bigger in those essays rather than smaller.
    Too funny, so did I then the 3 or 5 page essays became 300 or 1500 word essays.
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