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I have so many questions for yall lol.

So for the letter t, do you just keep track in your head to write the vertical curve first then remember the horizontal dash after? For longer words, do you sometimes forget these final touchups?

Also does signing a signature come natural for you, i.e. due to the non stop motion?

And not just "t" and "i", if you do the same thing for letters from other languages like accents from other languages too, e.g. á, à, ü...etc. Then please share your thoughts too.

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[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You literally just finish writing the letters as you write i guess?

I need a ton more weed for this one

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I think the question is about cursive writing, where you would finish a word before going back to add those lines/dots/symbols

Interestingly there's another comment in this thread showing how some cursive styles don't follow this format, so this question was still insightful for people familiar with one type of cursive writing

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This was my thought. I don't really know how to answer the question though because it feels like asking to describe sight to blind person. How does one visualize anything? That said, at some point it really becomes muscle memory. I don't really visualize how the word or letters should look anymore. I'm just thinking of how to spell it.

The only exception is when I'm writing in the dark or near dark. I have to try to visualize how the word actually looks based on my hand movements so I can figure out spacing and where the i/ts are. It's obviously not perfect, but I'm writing for myself in these situations so it's less about it being legible and more a way to remind myself that there is something I need to remember. It's my remembrall.

EDIT: As for the other question from OP, I look at the word I wrote and add any dots/dashes that are needed. Like, I know "and" doesn't need anything but I know "italics" does. Not like I check every word. Just the ones I know need them, cause I know how the words are spelled.

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

~~a ton~~ .3g and some fat