I’ve been thinking about fonts.
Specifically how the most recent, modern fonts still contain antique letter forms.

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Then answer the following questions.

each second

mollwollfumble said:

I’ve been thinking about fonts.
Specifically how the most recent, modern fonts still contain antique letter forms.

Before reading this thread further:
Write out the alphabet, small and capital letters, in your normal hand.

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Then answer the following questions.

You’d be pretty unlikely to seriph hand writing, wouldn’t you? I use the German cross through my z, 7, and I use the upswept thingy on my hand written 1. Which can be a bit confusing with a 7.

mollwollfumble said:

I’ve been thinking about fonts.
Specifically how the most recent, modern fonts still contain antique letter forms.

Before reading this thread further:
Write out the alphabet, small and capital letters, in your normal hand.

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Then answer the following questions.

I always write zero as 0 with a line through it

Cymek said:

mollwollfumble said:

I’ve been thinking about fonts.
Specifically how the most recent, modern fonts still contain antique letter forms.

Before reading this thread further:
Write out the alphabet, small and capital letters, in your normal hand.

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Then answer the following questions.

I always write zero as 0 with a line through it

My writing is context driven.

SCIENCE said:

each second

That’s a bit slow.

The Rev Dodgson said:

SCIENCE said:

each second

That’s a bit slow.

Unless that’s the full alphabet each second, in which case it’s bloody fast.

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

SCIENCE said:

each second

That’s a bit slow.

Unless that’s the full alphabet each second, in which case it’s bloody fast.

we mean each second of the listed options

In some technical situations you avoid 1s and zeroes to avoid the confusion

I’ll put stops on S to stop it being confused for a 5

mollwollfumble said:

I’ve been thinking about fonts.
Specifically how the most recent, modern fonts still contain antique letter forms.

Before reading this thread further:
Write out the alphabet, small and capital letters, in your normal hand.

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Then answer the following questions.

Are we talking about “block writing” or cursive script?
If block writing then:

ɑ
g
G
k

Normally I would not distinguish them, they’d both be a straight vertical line, as it is clear from the context. If it is vital to distinguish them (for instance in a password) I’ll put a little hooky on the 1, and make the l a ℓ like the litre symbol.

Again, normally no distinction, but if I’m writing a serial number or password or something, I’ll put a diagonal stroke through the zero.

Third one for r.

Neither of those for s. I would not draw serifs.

Neither of those for w or x. I would not draw serifs.

I suppose closest to the first one for y.

Now to answer the question for cursive script…

My cursive a doesn’t really look like either of those.

My cursive g doesn’t really look like either of those.

My cursive G doesn’t really look like any of those.

1 versus ℓ

0 versus a cursive O, unless it’s for a password or something, in which case there is a diagonal through the zero.

My cursives look a fair bit like the second option for all the remaining five

SCIENCE said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

That’s a bit slow.

Unless that’s the full alphabet each second, in which case it’s bloody fast.

we mean each second of the listed options

I knew that :)

A thing i learnt a long time ago was to put a small horizontal stroke above letters like l, z, and o , especially in circumstance where they might be mistaken for numerals like 1, 2, and 0.

If that’s a standard practice in your workplace, no-one ever get them mixed up. It’s a bit of a chore at first, but it quickly becomes an unconscious action.

dv said:

mollwollfumble said:

I’ve been thinking about fonts.
Specifically how the most recent, modern fonts still contain antique letter forms.

Before reading this thread further:
Write out the alphabet, small and capital letters, in your normal hand.

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Then answer the following questions.

Are we talking about “block writing” or cursive script?
If block writing then:

ɑ
g
G
k

Normally I would not distinguish them, they’d both be a straight vertical line, as it is clear from the context. If it is vital to distinguish them (for instance in a password) I’ll put a little hooky on the 1, and make the l a ℓ like the litre symbol.

Again, normally no distinction, but if I’m writing a serial number or password or something, I’ll put a diagonal stroke through the zero.

Third one for r.

Neither of those for s. I would not draw serifs.

Neither of those for w or x. I would not draw serifs.

I suppose closest to the first one for y.

Now to answer the question for cursive script…

My cursive a doesn’t really look like either of those.

My cursive g doesn’t really look like either of those.

My cursive G doesn’t really look like any of those.

1 versus ℓ

0 versus a cursive O, unless it’s for a password or something, in which case there is a diagonal through the zero.

My cursives look a fair bit like the second option for all the remaining five

Pretty much the same. I was taught the full cursive thing.

I print uppercase and the confusing lowercase ones.. it’s still mostly scribble. I print things if I really want to refer to them later.

you anticipate (assume, make assumptions) what the other structure of a word or sentence is from…

a) what you conceive is possible, or likely (some, or much of which is habit, done unconsciously even)

even the at sat on the cat, which should be incomplete nonsense, the sort of thing i’m expert at

you might assume the mat sat on the cat, then the cat sat on the mat

transition said:

you anticipate (assume, make assumptions) what the other structure of a word or sentence is from…

a) what you conceive is possible, or likely (some, or much of which is habit, done unconsciously even)

even the at sat on the cat, which should be incomplete nonsense, the sort of thing i’m expert at

you might assume the mat sat on the cat, then the cat sat on the mat

The more refined cat will always ‘ave an ‘at sitting squarely on its ‘ead, when going out in public.

I lost the ability to write a long time ago. I can now only upper-case print.

The Rev Dodgson said:

SCIENCE said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

SCIENCE said:

each second

That’s a bit slow.

Unless that’s the full alphabet each second, in which case it’s bloody fast.

we mean each second of the listed options

I knew that :)

maybe what The Rev Dodgson meant was that SCIENCE’s encoding was terribly inefficient and a simple “second” or even “2” would have sufficed

I write like a doctor before they become a doctor…

Arts said:

I write like a doctor before they become a doctor…

so you mean you write a dissertation

Spiny Norman said:

I lost the ability to write a long time ago. I can now only upper-case print.

Me too. People have no trouble reading my shouty missives.

SCIENCE said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

SCIENCE said:

we mean each second of the listed options

I knew that :)

maybe what The Rev Dodgson meant was that SCIENCE’s encoding was terribly inefficient and a simple “second” or even “2” would have sufficed

Or perhaps he was just making a weakish joke :)

The Rev Dodgson said:

SCIENCE said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

I knew that :)

maybe what The Rev Dodgson meant was that SCIENCE’s encoding was terribly inefficient and a simple “second” or even “2” would have sufficed

Or perhaps he was just making a weakish joke :)

we’ve seen worse

nah we appreciated

Cymek said:

mollwollfumble said:

I’ve been thinking about fonts.
Specifically how the most recent, modern fonts still contain antique letter forms.

Before reading this thread further:
Write out the alphabet, small and capital letters, in your normal hand.

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Then answer the following questions.

I always write zero as 0 with a line through it

Thank you. So do I. I don’t know anyone else who does.

mollwollfumble said:

Cymek said:

mollwollfumble said:

I’ve been thinking about fonts.
Specifically how the most recent, modern fonts still contain antique letter forms.

Before reading this thread further:
Write out the alphabet, small and capital letters, in your normal hand.

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Then answer the following questions.

I always write zero as 0 with a line through it

Thank you. So do I. I don’t know anyone else who does.

Your qwerty keyboard has 0 and O

mollwollfumble said:

Cymek said:

mollwollfumble said:

I’ve been thinking about fonts.
Specifically how the most recent, modern fonts still contain antique letter forms.

Before reading this thread further:
Write out the alphabet, small and capital letters, in your normal hand.

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Then answer the following questions.

I always write zero as 0 with a line through it

Thank you. So do I. I don’t know anyone else who does.

I write o as o O as O and 0 as 0 Context should clear up any confusion

mollwollfumble said:

Cymek said:

mollwollfumble said:

I’ve been thinking about fonts.
Specifically how the most recent, modern fonts still contain antique letter forms.

Before reading this thread further:
Write out the alphabet, small and capital letters, in your normal hand.

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Then answer the following questions.

I always write zero as 0 with a line through it

Thank you. So do I. I don’t know anyone else who does.

From the days of programming when you did it so you knew the difference between zero and O

Tamb said:

mollwollfumble said:

Cymek said:

I always write zero as 0 with a line through it

Thank you. So do I. I don’t know anyone else who does.

I write o as o O as O and 0 as 0 Context should clear up any confusion

Some people say oh when they actually mean zero.
I wish they’d talk sense.

roughbarked said:

mollwollfumble said:

Cymek said:

I always write zero as 0 with a line through it

Thank you. So do I. I don’t know anyone else who does.

Your qwerty keyboard has 0 and O

keyboard yes, but when writing it on paper

Cymek said:

roughbarked said:

mollwollfumble said:

Thank you. So do I. I don’t know anyone else who does.

Your qwerty keyboard has 0 and O

keyboard yes, but when writing it on paper

I don’t make my zeroes confusable with the figure 8
I don’t make my sevens confusable with fours either

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

mollwollfumble said:

Thank you. So do I. I don’t know anyone else who does.

I write o as o O as O and 0 as 0 Context should clear up any confusion

Some people say oh when they actually mean zero.
I wish they’d talk sense.

It was very common pre computers.

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Tamb said:

I write o as o O as O and 0 as 0 Context should clear up any confusion

Some people say oh when they actually mean zero.
I wish they’d talk sense.

It was very common pre computers.

Probably fair to say oh in a phone number, saves time, no real ambiguity

dv said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Some people say oh when they actually mean zero.
I wish they’d talk sense.

It was very common pre computers.

Probably fair to say oh in a phone number, saves time, no real ambiguity

Still wrong though. zero four two one…

dv said:

Tamb said:

roughbarked said:

Some people say oh when they actually mean zero.
I wish they’d talk sense.

It was very common pre computers.

Probably fair to say oh in a phone number, saves time, no real ambiguity

It’s ironic that zero ends with the sound oh

Tamb said:

dv said:

Tamb said:

It was very common pre computers.

Probably fair to say oh in a phone number, saves time, no real ambiguity

It’s ironic that zero ends with the sound oh

So really the zer is silent

dv said:

Tamb said:

dv said:

Probably fair to say oh in a phone number, saves time, no real ambiguity

It’s ironic that zero ends with the sound oh

So really the zer is silent

In your world maybe but in maths?

roughbarked said:

dv said:

Tamb said:

It’s ironic that zero ends with the sound oh

So really the zer is silent

In your world maybe but in maths?

‘o

good

anyway all yous dumb shits are wrong because clearly 5 is the only correct answer or how the fuck else would one be able to connect it all up videre licet

but then again even that’s bullshit because we are going to put it to yous now that the actual correct answer is D because x should not be made of straight lines at all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oehZnVw5Iuc

Thinking about mollwolfumble

dv said:

I’m a 6

I’ve noticed that a number of my handwritten glyphs are different to most other peoples’ (my 9s are upside-down 6s, for instance;) this seems to be another case. I don’t use any of the above, but use something like ><.

ah well good to know the rest of Forum are 39% populist conformists

dv said:

Thinking about mollwolfumble

Yes I thought of him when I saw the bird count thread.