Re: OT More pens (was Re: Phoneme winnowing continues)

Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> I completely disagree with that statement. First, I find block letters
> *much* more difficult to produce than cursive (my block letters are highly
> irregular and difficult to read.
Well, it's probably a matter of whichever one you're most used to.  :-)

I myself use a sort of hybrid.

> Second, I don't see the connection between the letters printed in books and
> letters written by hands. I've never felt like they were comparable, so why
> should I try to copy a machine?
But, they're the same letters.  It still seems odd to me to start off
with the form that's most different from what you see printed.

> No. And I fail to see the point. It's just natural to separate handwriting
> from book printing. Those things are completely different (one is done by a
> human being, the other by a machine), so I fail to see why handwriting
> should imitate machines.  I must say all those arguments keep surprising me.
> They are so remote from reality to me! :))
Well, I feel the same thing about your arguments.  :-)  Then again, your
language also has a huge difference between the written grammar and the
spoken grammar, so I guess it's not so strange that written and printed
writing should also be drastically different.  ;-)

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