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Fountain Pens

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I saw this community and got inspired to buy a fountain pen as well. I bought a Monami Olika blue fountain pen. I'm still getting used to writing with a fountain pen but it's been a nice experience.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Nice handwriting! My cursive has gone downhill.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think the fountain pen actually improved my handwriting. My cursive on ballpoint pens look like chicken scratch in comparison.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

There are two possible reasons (probably more) that the pen may actually be helping your handwriting here:

  • You're probably putting less pressure onto the page, which means that you're not fighting against that friction every time you need to change direction.

  • Your pen seems to lay down a pretty thick line - that's something that can often make the imperfections in one's handwriting less visible. (That's not intended as a dig at your handwriting, in fact it can be a useful thing to keep in mind if you're writing something like a birthday card where you get one shot at making it look good).

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