Discussion: Ink Reviews

[PS104]

another thread along this line is :

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php/topic/251594-do-you-have-a-test-phrase/

 

you can Google pangrams and get a multitude of samples

Personally I practice using "Lorem ipsum...." because it makes no sense and seems like a good memory exercise

[sandy101]

After reading and hearing some explanations why the "brown fox" pangram is used, I left with an impression that the actual reason is that reviewers have difficulties to come up quickly with a phrase they think is suitable for the review.

 

Using any particular pangram invites to pay attention to the penmanship, which, let's be honest, is not, hm, often there. Having, let's say, average handwriting is absolutely okay but, nevertheless, every time when I see "brown fox" I start thinking about calligraphic values of the review. I guess, I've spent too much time looking at fonts, where pangrams are convenient.

The Quick Brown Fox was used by myself, and many others when learning to type - the point of it being a pangram is that the typist builds up muscle memory to be able to find the keys without looking at the keyboard. Also when looking at typewriters, one needs to see how well the machine works by typing all the letters to ensure there is no sticking.

 

Perhaps less important with the fountain pen community. I tend to use the 1st verse of Allen Ginsberg's Howl - but generally any phrase committed to memory will do. The point (for Fps) is to measure ink flow - if the pen cannot keep up with you writing stock phrases committed from memory, then clearly it is not such a great pen as the humble biro will out do it.