When Was The Last Time You Wrote Something With A Pen On A Paper
By jaishankar
@else34 (13517)
New Delhi, India
July 13, 2016 8:13am CST
Writing with a pen on a piece of paper is now a dying art.
Yesterday I was sitting with a friend while he was writing a letter to his mother who has been to the state capital.My friend had an excellent handwriting when we were classmates in the middle school.But now he seems to have forgotten how to write.The letter he somehow managed to write was quite illegible.I wonder how his mother would read it.Don't you think writing is a dying art now?
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
13 Jul 16
I hand write every day. Every post here on myLot was written pen to paper first.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
13 Jul 16
@JohnRoberts,You are just like me.I had written this discussion on a piece of paper before posting.Keep up.Writing with a pen or pencil is an art and it should be preserved.
@Marilynda1225 (79678)
• United States
13 Jul 16
My handwriting has suffered terribly since I don't write that much anymore. I've been spoiled by always using the computer
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
13 Jul 16
@Marilynda1225,That's what has happened with my friend.He began writing everything electronically.Typing spoiled his handwriting.
Me not anymore . Just always typing in my laptop and just signing in papers. I get to practice writing my signature , a lot of times.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Jul 16
Whenever I have a package and I have to sign it? Oh also when I need to fill some slips for different transactions. I just realize that I type things these days.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
14 Jul 16
@else34 I already cut ties with my family and they will never see me again. My friends are contented with Facebook chat. I was a little kid when I wrote letter to my dad when he was still working abroad back in the 90's.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
15 Jul 16
@CaptAlbertWhisker Oh,I can understand.You mean you used to write letters to your dad,but have given up the habit now?Excuse me,please, if I am wrong.
@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
14 Jul 16
@CaptAlbertWhisker,Do you ever try to write a letter to any of your family members or friends?
@eliza_godinez12 (5567)
• Philippines
13 Jul 16
Just this morning, i wrote something for my three year old son to learn letters and numbers.
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@eliza_godinez12 (5567)
• Philippines
13 Jul 16
@else34 Not everyday..i write twice a week only to teach my son.
@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
13 Jul 16
@eliza_godinez12,Good.Do you write everyday?Most people don't.I rarely see anybody writing.People seem to have forgotten the great art of writing with a pen or pencil.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
13 Jul 16
I write often, but not tons at a time.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
14 Jul 16
@Jessicalynnt,That's good.I,for one,write regularly at night.And I never write less than 2 foolscape papers.It takes me about half an hour.
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
16 Jul 16
@Jessicalynnt A friend of mine has the same problem.As a student he used to write continuously for hours,but now he uses computer and is unable to write so long.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
16 Jul 16
@else34 my hand cramps if I actually write for too long, havent done that much writing with pen and paper since college
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@sofssu (23662)
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13 Jul 16
I had posted something similar to this a few weeks ago.. purely because my handwriting is terrible . I was horrified by it when I had to write a note to my son's teacher.. Since then I have been writing a paragraph or two everyday. Its looking better now.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
29 Jul 16
I do think that. The last time I wrote was about five minutes ago. It was with a pencil. About fifteen minutes ago I wrote something with a fountain pen. About a week ago I wrote a letter to my grandmother - in cursive.
but I do not write a love-letter in paper anymore. 
@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
14 Jul 16
@rina110383,And when was the last time you wrote something like a letter or an article?
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@cheers2life (4)
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13 Jul 16
My hand writing was never good and now it even got worse .Nowadays I only write while doing signatures .
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@else34 (13517)
• New Delhi, India
13 Jul 16
@cheers2life,I can understand.Most people do the same.They seldom write with a pen.However I think the art of writing should be preserved.We can't let it die.You may still improve your handwriting with the help of the internet.There are many blogs and perhaps videos,too,that can help you improve your handwriting.
