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Nice. It looks a lot nicer than my own. Very even spacing, height, form.
But those who can't do can criticize right? A few minor suggestions which I think would improve an already neat and legible hand:
o: In most cases, you exit the "o" at baseline causing it to be hard to distinguish from an "a." I recommend using the "o" in "comments" as a model, exiting horizontal or nearly so at the waistline. This will affect the lead-in to the next character
v: Again you exit at baseline making it hard to distinguish from a "u." If you exit at the waistline, it is a distinguishing feature, and the difference from "u" is not just the sharpness at the bottom.
i: Some are fine, but in some cases. the dot is rather far off the projection of the body of the i, and appears disconnected. Coupled with the point below, "i" and "e" can be a little hard to distinguish.
e: Many are fine, but in a few, the loop is so narrow as to nearly vanish, making it look like an i, especially when some of your i's have separated dots.
But those who can't do can criticize right? A few minor suggestions which I think would improve an already neat and legible hand:
o: In most cases, you exit the "o" at baseline causing it to be hard to distinguish from an "a." I recommend using the "o" in "comments" as a model, exiting horizontal or nearly so at the waistline. This will affect the lead-in to the next character
v: Again you exit at baseline making it hard to distinguish from a "u." If you exit at the waistline, it is a distinguishing feature, and the difference from "u" is not just the sharpness at the bottom.
i: Some are fine, but in some cases. the dot is rather far off the projection of the body of the i, and appears disconnected. Coupled with the point below, "i" and "e" can be a little hard to distinguish.
e: Many are fine, but in a few, the loop is so narrow as to nearly vanish, making it look like an i, especially when some of your i's have separated dots.
Looks like it was written by left hand unless I am mistaking but very clear and legible writing.
This was written with my right hand.
QUOTE(JohnS-MI @ Jan 7 2007, 08:33 PM)
Nice. It looks a lot nicer than my own. Very even spacing, height, form.
But those who can't do can criticize right? A few minor suggestions which I think would improve an already neat and legible hand:
o: In most cases, you exit the "o" at baseline causing it to be hard to distinguish from an "a." I recommend using the "o" in "comments" as a model, exiting horizontal or nearly so at the waistline. This will affect the lead-in to the next character
v: Again you exit at baseline making it hard to distinguish from a "u." If you exit at the waistline, it is a distinguishing feature, and the difference from "u" is not just the sharpness at the bottom.
i: Some are fine, but in some cases. the dot is rather far off the projection of the body of the i, and appears disconnected. Coupled with the point below, "i" and "e" can be a little hard to distinguish.
e: Many are fine, but in a few, the loop is so narrow as to nearly vanish, making it look like an i, especially when some of your i's have separated dots.
But those who can't do can criticize right? A few minor suggestions which I think would improve an already neat and legible hand:
o: In most cases, you exit the "o" at baseline causing it to be hard to distinguish from an "a." I recommend using the "o" in "comments" as a model, exiting horizontal or nearly so at the waistline. This will affect the lead-in to the next character
v: Again you exit at baseline making it hard to distinguish from a "u." If you exit at the waistline, it is a distinguishing feature, and the difference from "u" is not just the sharpness at the bottom.
i: Some are fine, but in some cases. the dot is rather far off the projection of the body of the i, and appears disconnected. Coupled with the point below, "i" and "e" can be a little hard to distinguish.
e: Many are fine, but in a few, the loop is so narrow as to nearly vanish, making it look like an i, especially when some of your i's have separated dots.
Thanks much for the pointers. They are very helpful in improving my handwriter.
Very even, very legible, very clean. 
It looks a bit disconnected for cursive. That would cause the letter confusion that JohnS-MI mentioned. However, it is not due to exiting at the wrong place. It is rather that the next letter is disconnected and begins at the baseline, making it look like you exited at the baseline.
You don't have to start letters i, a, o, c, g, and similar letters from the baseline.
You might want to consider using another form of b.
Nice x. The compactness of it is fine, but again, it would be more legible if you connect it with the next letter.
It looks a bit disconnected for cursive. That would cause the letter confusion that JohnS-MI mentioned. However, it is not due to exiting at the wrong place. It is rather that the next letter is disconnected and begins at the baseline, making it look like you exited at the baseline.
You don't have to start letters i, a, o, c, g, and similar letters from the baseline.
You might want to consider using another form of b.
Nice x. The compactness of it is fine, but again, it would be more legible if you connect it with the next letter.
I see you close your e every now and then and your r looks like a little lump at times....I do exactly the same thing, those two letters just kill me!
The only letter I really had trouble with was your lower case v.
-Bruce
The only letter I really had trouble with was your lower case v.
-Bruce
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