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I sell antiques online. With every successful sale, I write a thank-you note and put it in the parcel along with the item/s. That's how I practice my cursive all the time, now. It terrifies me to think that in a few years, people won't know what cursive is. Most kids I know can't write it. On top of that, I write everything with a fountain pen. It's so much smoother than using a ballpoint.

 

Shangas, you're right: I fear that in a few years, your buyers won't have a clue what you have to say!

 

He does - and draws wonderful little illustrations on gift tags and greeting cards. It's part of their basic training, of course - or was when he was in arch school - late 80's to mid 90's. They do so much on computers now I have no idea whether the standard printing is even required any more.

 

I have read MANY newspaper articles about how kids today don't know how to write. Don't know how to hold a pen/cil, don't know how to sign their names or anything. One wonders what'll happen in 10 years? 20 years? 50 years? As an avid writer, this scares me...

 

My Dad's signature looks like lines of low mountains, all very pointy and not unlike an oscilloscope would show. The bases are all perfectly aligned.
He told me he designed it to essentially be impossible to replicate.

 

I just realized... I've never SEEN my little niece's signature. I have no idea what her writing looks like.

The only time I sign ANYTHING is contracts or medical HIPAA agreements. And paintings, and then I print.

I'm gonna get that kid to sign something.

 

I use a fountain pen too, I love using bottled ink. Hubby bought me a solid silver one for Christmas one year, I keep that with my cheque book. I have a couple more for general use.
Never let anyone else use your pen though.

 

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Their pen.

 

I only let fellow collectors/users use my fountain pens. Anybody else would probably smash the nib into spaghetti.

 

Interesting, thanks for posting.

 

They say you should never let anyone else use your fountain pen because your pen pen adjusts to your way of writing, Even worse to let someone who writes with the opposite hand to you.

I always carry a ball point pen to fairs as well because many times I'm asked if a dealer can use my pen when I ask for receipt. It saves having to say no.

 

That's not true. It takes DECADES of use to wear down a pen nib. The occasional scribble from another person isn't going to damage it, unless they bloody smash it into the desk.