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March 24, 2006
Digital Divide
Computers have replaced so many tedious functions in our life. Snail mail has been left behind, essays and reports are easily written and swiftly sent. But what about manual functions like handwriting? Have we left that in the dust too? Ypulse has more on this issue:
I don't think my handwriting has changed much from when I was in fourth grade. My letters are still kind of plump and bubbly and my cursive is a mix of the letters I remember and scribbles for those I don't. Textually.org posted about a BBC article about how handwriting has become the latest casuality of "digital age." According to a survey of UK teens (ages 15-24), only 5 percent of their communications were by pen and paper.
When is the last time you have hand written a lengthily paper? Has your handwriting suffered becasue of computer use?
Maybe in the future we won't even need to type, we could just verbally dictate our thoughts to our computer...what a concept!
Posted by Sophie at March 24, 2006 05:28 PM
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I don't see email as a replacement for snail mail. There's nothing like a handwritten letter. I still send 'em and I still get 'em.
Posted by: Kurt at March 24, 2006 06:27 PM
My handwriting was crappy before the advent of word processing, so the computer age has only enhanced my ability to communicate in writing.
Posted by: Tom at March 25, 2006 06:10 PM
Hi :D
Posted by: ADIPEX at March 30, 2006 03:33 AM
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