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[–] remon@ani.social 50 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (4 children)

d, h, l, f and t could all be a bit taller. Same for the line downwards from p.

[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth 49 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

box for f is wrong in second image. f always has an ascender and sometimes has a descender but is drawn with just a descender box

[–] fartsparkles@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Good spot. And I love lowercase 𝑓 with ascender and descender.

𝑓𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑠

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[–] SethranKada@lemmy.ca 39 points 3 weeks ago

It's pretty good, easier to read than most native speakers I'd say.

If I had to give a critique, I'd say the letters are rather round, so it can be hard to tell an 'a' from an 'o', but most people develop quirks like that in English so it's perfectly fine.

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The tail of your 'a' could use a bit more definition

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah I thought "campus" said "compus"

[–] NachBarcelona@piefed.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

I bought 1 computer, but my friend bought 2 compus.

[–] chocrates@piefed.world 23 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Firstly, your penmanship is great, better than mine as a native tech worker.

For some actual feedback, your letter sizes for the same letters are a bit inconsistent. That just takes practice.

You are writing at a bit of a slant. That is not wrong but not that common, at least in the states.

You are trying to stay within the lines and that is causing you to change the shape of the letters if they are too large.

Your f's could use a bit more curve. They look a little close to a t.

But seriously it looks great.

[–] Sprinks@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The slant in print writing I think stems from how curisve is (was?) taught in U.S elementary schools. I recall getting the very distinct advice to tilt my paper 45° for cursive writing and it ended up becoming a habit that carried over into my print writing.

[–] chocrates@piefed.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Definitely I was taught to do it for cursive. My school system abandoned cursive after we learned it so I never got in that habit I guess

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

this handwriting is too good it's going to piss someone off

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

I’m already triggered that mine isn’t that nice!

[–] NachBarcelona@piefed.social 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] TeamAssimilation 3 points 3 weeks ago

My own penmanship would give their penmanship tetanus if they fought.

[–] Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 weeks ago

It doesn't really look like handwriting, it's like you're copying/designing a digital font 🤔

Meaning it's really nicely done!

[–] leadore@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Looks good, just need to work on a few minor things:

All of the ascenders and descenders (lines that extend above and below) need to be longer, especially on the f, d and the p. Also make sure the line on the right side of the a is clear and noticeable, it looks a lot like an o because you can hardly see that line. Overall the round parts of letters like a, d, g, p, etc are a little too wide/fat, so that combined with the vertical line parts being too short makes them look too similar to an o.

That may sound like a lot of criticism, but overall it does look very good. It just takes a lot of words to try and describe these small issues.

[–] tenacious_mucus@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago

I thought your ‘f’s were ‘t’s until i saw your ‘t’s. The tops of ‘d’ and ‘b’ could be longer to look less like ‘o’. Otherwise, very sharp!

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago

Better than mine lol

Really, all you need to do is make sure you're fully closing the circular parts of the letters. Maybe make the tail on your "a" longer.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Super neat, extremely readable. On a few you can tell you've taken a long time forming the letters, so probably just need to practice until you can write at a useful speed, while keeping it as neat.

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[–] erev@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

you have very legible and clean handwriting, but your proportions reduce legibility. all the letters do not have to be uniformly the same height, many need to be taller or shorter than others. if you look at the early writing books for children learning english you'll see that instead of there beibg one "tier" for the letters to sit on, there are actually two. Capital letters are twice as tall as most lowercase letters and the majority of a lowercase letter is still in the lower tier, but ascenders and descenders should be full height which helps make it a lot more distinct.

[–] MasterNerd@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 weeks ago

Much better than my own handwriting. The only real feedback I have is to continue the curve on the top of the lowercase f a little longer

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Very neat, though it looks like you're afraid of ascenders and decenders. your f's look cut off at the top, your h's looks a little like n's, etc. Looks like you're trying to stick to a rule from a different alphabet that everything is the same height; the Latin alphabet doesn't work like that, or at least, it doesn't in lowercase.

[–] Soulg@ani.social 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Far far better than my handwriting has ever been

You want the top of 'f' to curve more, as well as the bottom of 'g'. Very readable

[–] 7uWqKj@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

The English writing is excellent but the Chinese looks sloppy here and there.

[–] chloe@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago

just a little,because this is my homework

[–] xordos@lonestarpiefed.duckdns.org 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

你确信你是认真的?The Chinese writings (which is casual speed/style) is also very good.

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[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure that's Japanese

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

His Korean looks terrible. I can't read a single word.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Senior high is 高中 in Chinese but 高等学校 in Japanese, according to DeepL.

[–] karasu_sue@pf.korako.me 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Exactly. Some parts may look readable as Japanese, but this is Chinese.

The way the characters are written is slightly different from Japanese.

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[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 5 points 3 weeks ago

I'd say the p's and a's need a bit more definition, but it's better than mine for sure. The x looks a little off, but definitely legible. Pretty good, 8.5/10.

[–] Sprinks@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I think it looks really good.

I recommend exagerating the straight line on the lower case 'a' a bit more to distinguish it from 'o'. In context of the words you wrote it's easy to see when an 'a' is 'a' and 'o' is 'o', but words like 'sang' may look like either 'sang' or 'song'.

For the lower case 'd' i recommend extending the straight line a tad bit higher. It still looks distinctly like a 'd', but it's very, very, close to looking like a lower case 'a'.

Similar recommendation for the lower case 'p', extend the straight line just a tad bit more below the letter.

I think another comment recommended something similar for lower case 'h', but i actually think the way you write them is just fine.

However, overall, it looks a hell of a lot cleaner than what most native english speakers write. It's for sure cleaner than mine, but i use a mix of different letter styles.

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[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

your handwriting is a font. That's amazing.

[–] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

It's so neat. It's obvious it's not your first language. Beautiful

it looks like a computer font, not very human-like. I like your Chinese handwriting though

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

I taught 3rd grade in the US, where kids are expected to have their printing correct and start to learn cursive. I'd say your writing is very neat and readable. It has some differences that most US adults develop when they've gotten used to cursive and then need to use printing. So nobody is going to have any trouble with reading this.

For instance, when little kids print, or US teachers teach it, the straight line on their e is horizontal. The stems on their a and m are straight and well-defined. Their v has a sharp point. Their f is tall, with a strong top hook and nothing below the sitting line. Their y and x made from two straight diagonal lines. And there's no slant. But after writing in cursive for awhile, many adults form their printing similarly to you.

The only thing I'd suggest you change is to make the top part of the f stronger and more hooked. That's the one letter that might cause confusion, even though your t has a tail to differentiate it. Your assignment doesn't include a q, but I suggest you be sure to curve or point its tail below the line in the opposite direction from the tail on your g.

All in all, well done.

[–] alternategait@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I agree with everything everyone already said about your ascenders and descenders. I also feel like most printing that I see, the bottom of curved letters (s, c, e) tend to be slightly larger than the top. Yours seem to be opposite.

[–] LORDSMEGMA@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

You're not going to become a doctor writing like that!

[–] ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth 3 points 3 weeks ago

Exceptional. Better than most native writers. Only suggestion is that the ascenders and descenders (the bits that go above and below the lines in letters like l, p, b, d etc.) should be larger, aim for roughly 2/3 taller than a letter like x or o. f, and t ascend slightly less, about 1/3 taller than an x or o.

[–] Maestro@fedia.io 3 points 3 weeks ago

Beautiful penmanship. My only comment is that your ascenders and descenders are too short. They should be just as tall as the base letter (that is: a "t" or "f" or "g" should be twice as tall as an "a" or "o". You can get lined paper with 4 lines instead of 2 lines if you find that easier to practice.

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

Looks nice. Very readable.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Better than mine

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

The story is not very good, but the penmanship is excellent.

[–] cepelinas@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

I am not a native english speaker, but my native langauge uses the latin alphabet. Your writing is really good especially when compared to for instance mine, when people see it they compare it with writing with a chicken's foot. At first glance I mistaked it for a font.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

Tbh I genuenly thought it was printed, it looks almost textbook level perfect

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is your actual handwriting? Far better than mine, and english is my native language, and I’m not from the USA so they taught us to read and write in school.

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[–] everythingisanode@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

In my country English alphabets are practiced in four lines rather that two lines. This helps you to get the highs and lows of certain letters like h, p, t, g, y. You definitely don't want the reader to confuse your n and h. It's still a neat looking handwriting tho.

[–] ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Your handwriting is far better than mine.

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