Last week, we asked our readers if they believed their handwritings have got worse since computers took over our lives.
Not surprisingly, many of you agreed: Not only has our penmanship degraded, so has our spelling (cue “Damn you, Autocorrect!”)
Here are some of our favorite #TNWwrites submissions – brownie points to those who nodded to our elaborate Rick Roll.
What do you think about my writing? #TNWwrites pic.twitter.com/AhTqbzJbcb
— caio resende (@caio_o) July 31, 2015
Wooo #TNWwrites pic.twitter.com/797RQItpsk — Chris Barry (@ChrisW_B) July 31, 2015
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Handwriting challenge brings shame to my high school note-taking #TNWwrites pic.twitter.com/nnvCmXvIVX
— a sleepy egg (@asleepyegg) August 2, 2015
I use my kitchen door to practise my penmanship. #TNWwrites pic.twitter.com/9ebb8fvqAh — Matthieu v/d Bogaert (@marketingyudai) July 31, 2015
has typing made your #penmanship worse? @TheNextWeb challenge #TNWwrites http://t.co/irGfVuVW3e cc. @nattgarun pic.twitter.com/jWwQMvlBWl
— di gallo (@digallo) August 1, 2015
Handwriting for @TheNextWeb #tnwwrites with @Blackwing 602, @KarasKustoms BOLT & @Kaweco Liliput pic.twitter.com/j3TpeUkKxa — Alex Kahl (@probefahrer) August 1, 2015
I don’t usually write, but when I do… #TNWwrites pic.twitter.com/2POGzPAeIf — Abram John A. Limpin (@eibhrum) July 31, 2015
#TNWwrites has handwriting declined with use of keyboards? here’s mine, analyze away! pic.twitter.com/noXdpu3j8r — Cree8teevGrl (@icanpictureit) July 31, 2015
Mine got worse the more I had to write growing up. Typing hasn’t changed it. http://t.co/b7ZHvAmbXS #TNWwrites pic.twitter.com/Dqu6TbpgBT
— bonj (@bonjblog) July 31, 2015
Typing hasn’t made my handwriting worse, but it does make me want to write as fast as I type. #TNWwrites pic.twitter.com/4sKxeaPYn7 — Katie McPhee (@editingkatie) July 31, 2015
@nattgarun #TNWwrites I just have one question pic.twitter.com/1lkxAaya94
— Kyle Seth Gray (@kylesethgray) July 31, 2015
.@TheNextWeb #TNWwrites yep my handwriting is dire, spider scrawl. pic.twitter.com/g3Zv4fTw9m — Tim Newman (@TimothyNewman) August 1, 2015
You can check out the rest of the #TNWwrites collection via Twitter here. Thanks for taking part, and we hope you continue to submit via the hashtag and continue building the gallery!
Missed the first post? Catch up here.
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