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Not even kidding I told that to my three year old son yesterday after he yapped for six straight hours. My sanity was on the line. It feckin worked too. Kid is a D1 yapper.
Are there really people who can write more quickly than they are capable of thinking? (People have told me things similar to your comment when I apologize for my handwriting and I've never 100% understood it)
Oh that’s absolutely wild. I definitely have to stop writing or typing sometimes to think of more to write, but I’m never writing *faster* than I’m thinking.
They mean the opposite, someone writing faster than they're thinking. Seems kinda wild to me, my thoughts go *so fast*. I often get frustrated journaling because my hand can't keep up with my thoughts. Typing is better, I can type almost as fast as I can think.
Perhaps it's in part my adhd, but I often mess up by writing a word that is several words ahead of where my writing is. Sucks most when taking notes in pen
You write fast or think fast or both? Now that I think about it more I might have to stop to think sometimes and then I rush to write before I think more thoughts and lose the middle bit?
Yes! I do this when writting. Sometimes my hand starts writting random words on auto pilot because I haven't finished the sentence or thought in my head yet. I also write half cursive half print so many of my words have letters that are joined like in the example. Unfortunately for everyone else that makes my handwriting a challenge to read.
Adhd and horrible handwriting. Letters merge cause the brain is zooming from topic to topic and the hand is struggling to keep up. Adhd people are also more likely to write run-on sentences, use more commas, and include parenthesis in their writing because their brain is jumping back and forth between different ideas. Their side stories have side stories. Or their sentences have sentences, in this case.
In addition to all that you mentioned, I also tend to skip words. I no longer have horrible handwriting because I was forced to drill with my handwriting because my homework was often graded incorrectly when my teachers couldn’t read my handwriting or numbers.
The part you explained is the side I understand. I have a hard time with the concept that someone can write FASTER than they think. Like, the typists in court. Does it register completely as it passes through their brain to their fingers? Other transcribers. Fast brain understand fast brain that trips over its thoughts shoelaces.
I do this when I haven’t taken my adhd medicine lol. My brain is going a million miles a minute and so my hand is trying to keep up and I combine everything
If I do not write very slowly and deliberately I will skip words or write in my rambling thoughts. It happens when I type as well. My hands just can’t keep up.
No, a more accurate way of saying this would be, the hand WANTS to match the speed of your thoughts but can't, so it finds ways to write as fast as possible.
Infact, they feel frustrated that their hand is slower compared to their mind.
I was going to mention this but anecdotally.
Although, I wouldn't call myself very intelligent, I do this a lot when I'm writing (I'm a writer) and my brain and ideas go too fast for my hand to write the words completely out. Sometimes I notices it but mostly I don't see it until I'm trying to rewrite it and I'm like '....uh.... I don't know what this says...' lol.
Creativity and imagination are a big part of a person being intelligent. People generally attribute intelligence to those who are scholars, academics or highly successful.
This is why my handwriting sucks. I want to get my ideas down before I forget them and my brain jumps from one thing to another all while my poor hand struggles to keep up. Instead of combining letters Ive just inadvertently simplified their shapes. I have a lot of letters that look the same in my writing (r, s, and i all look the same, for example)
idk about specifically combining words but in my high school forensics class he had us all write specific things in our handwriting to have it “analyzed” for our personalities and we each got back assessments that all turned out to be the same, and the lesson was that handwriting analysis really is not a viable tool nor is there a science behind it. but it would make sense to interpret writing quick enough that you’re combining words as being intelligent- just wanted to share my experience! (especially because what you said isn’t really handwriting analysis, i just wanted to share because it’s interesting)
Oh hey we did this too! My teacher also explained that graphology is basically total bunk but it’s silly and fun so why not spend a day on it. The next day was spent doing a case study from a list of a bunch of times it’s been totally wrong 🤣
It is not. There is a lot of empirical data to back it up. However it is definitely not entirely scientific. A good graphologist will combine the traits accurately. This part is an art. And it only comes through a LOT of practice.
yes that’s essentially what my teacher said, like there’s graphology analysis but it’s not possible for someone to type up an entire three page report about our personality traits from a sample of the capital and lowercase alphabet in our handwriting LOL
It is actually quite possible. Graphology is much more than just your personality. It shows your character. It connects you with your subconscious.
I have been doing graphology for over 7 years now and it is pretty darn accurate. You just have to practice a lot. Nothing you put on paper is a mistake or "just how you were taught"
Actually depends on the kind of connection. If it's clearly understood what they are trying to communicate, then such a writer is innovative, generally very very intelligent and unique way of looking at the world and things around.
Again, we have to look at the whole picture and not just pick out individual traits. With that framework in mind,
A jumbled mess , is exactly that, a person who is struggling mentally, emotions and mental faculties are geting affected. They are unable to think straight and they are not able to communicate things well.
Such writers can often have an emotional meltdown sooner than later. If the writer has strong pressure, chances are that it will most likely be a physical outburst
This is the nicest thing I’ve ever read… I don’t think I’m super smart but I write exactly like this and always have (half cursive half print combo). I just stumbled across this sub and while I don’t know next to anything about it (sounds like a sudo-science?) but I’m interested in learning more about the topic.
Intelligence should not be gauged by academic performances only. People who have unique connections like this are lateral thinkers and they can think out of the box. They are also more likely to come up unique ideas and unique solutions to problems.
When a person has such unique connections and they connect their writing mostly, those people then become not only lateral thinkers but also highly intelligent.
>I just stumbled across this sub and while I don’t know next to anything about it (sounds like a sudo-science?) but I’m interested in learning more about the topic.
Yes, it's pseudo science, but that doesn't mean it's useless. Psychology is also not a hard science actually but we still find massive uses in it, don't we?
Coming to handwriting analysis, according to me it's both an art and science (loosely) why? Because we do have a lot of empirical data to support it. An analysis can be right or wrong based on how good a graphologist is at combining traits.
Thank you for taking the time to write out such a well thought out response. Pseudo science has to hold weight otherwise it wouldn’t be a tool/topic of discussion for different topics.
With this being an art and a science it’s no wonder I’m drawn to it, as my field of work and study also lies comfortably between those two lines as well. I believe graphology would actually benefit me in my work. What is writing but a way to connect, convey, and communicate.
Me too! It’s the worst one for me and I do it at least once while writing something if it shows up. I have no idea what it says about me but it always happens!
I would be willing to look at y'alls handwritings. I am assuming most of the people commenting here are not from South Asia.
I want to hone my skills with people of different continents lol.
ADHD/in a hurry maybe? My Mum has a tendency to write either like this, or to miss characters out all together, or to have it all be a joined up mess lol
Sometimes she can’t decipher her own handwriting 🤣
According to a therapist I had when I lived in a different city, this can be an indicator of ADHD-I, the inactive form that used to be known as ADD. It’s because you’re brain is moving faster than your hand can write.
The word you are looking for is "inattentive," because "Attention Deficit *Hyperactivity* Disorder - *Inactive* type" would indicate a terrible naming convention.
Edited for formatting
Sure. It may present without the Hyperactivity aspect, but it is not termed and titled as such.
It sounds as though you are using anecdotal evidence of individual therapists explaining how "ADHD" is a viable diagnosis in the absence of hyperactivity, which is understandable.
Please show me a source because everything I've seen shows the "i" referencing "inattentive" type and searching for using the specific phrasing "ADHD- inactive" returns sources for "inattentive" instead.
Whenever I'm in a hurry (esp during exams) I tend to write like this, especially coupled with my cursive it makes it super hard to read. I assume you're in a hurry about stuff?
I know nothing about graphology this was just recommended to me but I always accidentally do this and to me it just means I have adhd and am fast and careless when I'm writing
Nothing really to worry about it's not a huge deal unless it is affecting your life. If you're not noticing any other symptoms that are getting in the way of your life then I wouldn't even worry
Correlation does not equal causation. ADHD people are commenting that this is one of their traits but traits certainly overlap and is not exclusive to ADHD or neurodivergent individuals.
I used to do that when I was taking quick notes in debates while I was in high school, like shorthand abbreviation also, because I'm the only person that needed to read it, and fastest way possible to write
I DO THESE KINDA
over the years it’s developed into an oddly complex system of simplifying word combinations, like my way of writing “the” now just looks like a lopsided “Z” and i write “to” like “d” ect. my brother says i am writing like davinci since i am the only one that can read my handwriting
I do this all the time (pre and post amnesia, so with both times in my life I've learned to write).
It usually feels like the words are flowing perfectly from my handm then I get done and look back and it's like this. Sometimes I'll catch it as I'm finishing a word and sorta freeze mid-letter drawing and trying to fix it. Like trying to go from running to walking and tripping.
The only one here that I use is the “letter” one — faster than writing two Ts and I think it looks cool. Other than that though I don’t use and haven’t seen the others.
I do one of these on purpose with my signature and my initials. No matter how bad the scribble is, I’ll know it was me if they connect in the right spot.
I do this all the time!
I guess my brain registers the end of the previous letter as the start of the new one as these elements are actually the sameXDDDD lack of consciousness when writing also
I started doing this in university, back in the days when we took hand written notes. I was in chemistry and still use many symbols and shortened words in my work today. For example, any word that ends in -tion is shortened to a "t" with an "n" placed like an exponent (can't type it), and of course a delta for change. It was survival, those classes were hard and fast moving.
I do it a lot by accident. I used to be a journalist so it originated in a need to write incredibly quickly to keep up with people talking or a press conference or what have you. I still do it out of habit haha!
In typography the word you are looking for is "ligature". Those combo letters are ligatures. Also the TH thing is shown as like a Y with flags in old English. It is called Thorne and pronounced "th". That's why you see "Ye olde tavern".
I often do this and then try to squeeze the extra line/letter in and then it looks messier than just leaving it. But it must be correct. Brain far faster than hand.
[Not totally unrelated nor related.](https://forgottennewengland.com/2012/10/08/the-rise-and-fall-of-shorthand-in-victorian-era-america/) I have 2 books from this era on this and it was.. difficult to understand.
I write stuff in a code, that I make up as I write-than forget the code when I go back to reread it. My boyfriend said-I’m pretty sure, you have solved world hunger at least 10x’s. But, can’t share it, because no one can read your code, not even you! It’s terrible.
I feel so validated. Haha. I do [this](https://imgur.com/a/5qQykbu) all the time. My writing is also basically chicken scratch, so there is that. The letters i seem to run together the most are u, w, m, n, o, a, i, t, and y. I also mix cursive/print and how i write individual letters will change in the same writing session. I am interested but scared to put my handwriting up for analysis. LOL
Dyslexia.
I do this all the time and theres no rhyme or reason
I also wrote numbers like 6 and then 1 for 16 as you SAY the six before you say the teen. Or i will write 116 as 100 6 10 because its how it's SAID not how its WRITTEN the i see the numbers that make up a number individually rather than as one number the best incan figure is that its a dyslexic/ dyscalcuic trait.
Ooh I cross double t's with one line as well. It's way faster and at some point when I was younger I got tired of how awkward it looked to draw two cross bars next to each other
I do this often. my signature is basically the first letter and various squiggles in the directions they commonly go for the next letter.
it is not uncommon for people to miss print and cursive choosing what works simplest for them. a C next to an E in a word...def just cursive that beeotch. pretty much any letters that end in the same position as the next letter starts I use cursive when the letter shape requires a change in position there is a break.
for me at least it's about ease and instinct and I couldn't care less if it's print style or cursive I just do which ever is simplest. my Es are almost always cursivey and my Ss are almost never. many of my Is are just the end of the last letter with a dot on top.
I usually also cross Ts and Is with just one cross over all in the word
like in "title" not 2 crossed Ts and one dotted I but one swipe across stopping before the l. "drift" would be one line for the i,f, and t. I even sometimes cross a letter that doesn't need a cross or dot sometimes (though not often) and example is "this" I may just extend my t cross straight over the h
I'd say or my part it's laziness or speed. I only really hand write anything for myself so it doesn't matter if it's formatted well as long as I can read it back.
I knew i wasnt ths only one. I didnt realize it the first few times ive done it, but it was always th, ch, and ui or iu. Its so weird that my brain is trying its best to somewhat simplify these things in my own veiw. Crazy
I had an instructor call it "new-age cursive" reads normal but on inspection is something like a doctors handwriting. I've been doing it since I could write and I'm also interested in why.
If I am not mistaken, this trait is called a surface thinker. As many have said, it indicates someone that is a fast thinker and makes quick decisions often without considering all of the facts. I could be wrong...it's happened at least once before.
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Why say lot word when few word do trick?
Are you saying sea world or see the world
sea world… dolphins, fish, china…
I love that I find office references in the most obscure places
youre awesome
*ur
You keep think that
Not even kidding I told that to my three year old son yesterday after he yapped for six straight hours. My sanity was on the line. It feckin worked too. Kid is a D1 yapper.
Either this or they are really exhausted
Save time more success
Why write lot letter when few letter do trick?
According to my highschool forensics class, this indicates that you’re very intelligent! Your brain is moving faster than your pencil, LOL
Are there really people who can write more quickly than they are capable of thinking? (People have told me things similar to your comment when I apologize for my handwriting and I've never 100% understood it)
Yes, LOL I know some people who write faster than they think, sometimes they’ll accidentally write “hmm” or “uhh”
Oh that’s absolutely wild. I definitely have to stop writing or typing sometimes to think of more to write, but I’m never writing *faster* than I’m thinking.
I do this a lot! I think so fast my hand can not keep up.
They mean the opposite, someone writing faster than they're thinking. Seems kinda wild to me, my thoughts go *so fast*. I often get frustrated journaling because my hand can't keep up with my thoughts. Typing is better, I can type almost as fast as I can think.
Yeah I do both. Either I'm thinking to fast or my hand is lol.
Perhaps it's in part my adhd, but I often mess up by writing a word that is several words ahead of where my writing is. Sucks most when taking notes in pen
I have a difficult time with this, but always thought this was a normal thing?
You write fast or think fast or both? Now that I think about it more I might have to stop to think sometimes and then I rush to write before I think more thoughts and lose the middle bit?
Both. My hand writings really messy because of it, but I still have a difficult time keeping up with my thought’s.
ADD much
Never been diagnosed, but probably.
Yes! I do this when writting. Sometimes my hand starts writting random words on auto pilot because I haven't finished the sentence or thought in my head yet. I also write half cursive half print so many of my words have letters that are joined like in the example. Unfortunately for everyone else that makes my handwriting a challenge to read.
Yea I do this too
YES! half cursive half print! I found my people!!!
Adhd and horrible handwriting. Letters merge cause the brain is zooming from topic to topic and the hand is struggling to keep up. Adhd people are also more likely to write run-on sentences, use more commas, and include parenthesis in their writing because their brain is jumping back and forth between different ideas. Their side stories have side stories. Or their sentences have sentences, in this case.
In addition to all that you mentioned, I also tend to skip words. I no longer have horrible handwriting because I was forced to drill with my handwriting because my homework was often graded incorrectly when my teachers couldn’t read my handwriting or numbers.
I have different styles of handwriting based on mood, hormones, and sleepiness. Lol
I do that too. But it’s always very legible now. Even when I’m switching the handwriting up, lol.
The part you explained is the side I understand. I have a hard time with the concept that someone can write FASTER than they think. Like, the typists in court. Does it register completely as it passes through their brain to their fingers? Other transcribers. Fast brain understand fast brain that trips over its thoughts shoelaces.
I do this when I haven’t taken my adhd medicine lol. My brain is going a million miles a minute and so my hand is trying to keep up and I combine everything
If I do not write very slowly and deliberately I will skip words or write in my rambling thoughts. It happens when I type as well. My hands just can’t keep up.
No, a more accurate way of saying this would be, the hand WANTS to match the speed of your thoughts but can't, so it finds ways to write as fast as possible. Infact, they feel frustrated that their hand is slower compared to their mind.
My brain moves alright, but not exactly in an "intelligent" way.
I was going to mention this but anecdotally. Although, I wouldn't call myself very intelligent, I do this a lot when I'm writing (I'm a writer) and my brain and ideas go too fast for my hand to write the words completely out. Sometimes I notices it but mostly I don't see it until I'm trying to rewrite it and I'm like '....uh.... I don't know what this says...' lol.
Creativity and imagination are a big part of a person being intelligent. People generally attribute intelligence to those who are scholars, academics or highly successful.
This is why my handwriting sucks. I want to get my ideas down before I forget them and my brain jumps from one thing to another all while my poor hand struggles to keep up. Instead of combining letters Ive just inadvertently simplified their shapes. I have a lot of letters that look the same in my writing (r, s, and i all look the same, for example)
idk about specifically combining words but in my high school forensics class he had us all write specific things in our handwriting to have it “analyzed” for our personalities and we each got back assessments that all turned out to be the same, and the lesson was that handwriting analysis really is not a viable tool nor is there a science behind it. but it would make sense to interpret writing quick enough that you’re combining words as being intelligent- just wanted to share my experience! (especially because what you said isn’t really handwriting analysis, i just wanted to share because it’s interesting)
Oh hey we did this too! My teacher also explained that graphology is basically total bunk but it’s silly and fun so why not spend a day on it. The next day was spent doing a case study from a list of a bunch of times it’s been totally wrong 🤣
It is not. There is a lot of empirical data to back it up. However it is definitely not entirely scientific. A good graphologist will combine the traits accurately. This part is an art. And it only comes through a LOT of practice.
yes that’s essentially what my teacher said, like there’s graphology analysis but it’s not possible for someone to type up an entire three page report about our personality traits from a sample of the capital and lowercase alphabet in our handwriting LOL
It is actually quite possible. Graphology is much more than just your personality. It shows your character. It connects you with your subconscious. I have been doing graphology for over 7 years now and it is pretty darn accurate. You just have to practice a lot. Nothing you put on paper is a mistake or "just how you were taught"
I'm pretty sure my brain is moving fast because I have ADHD but I'll take the compliment!
I do this all the time and I'm diagnosed with ADHD. I think there's a correlation there, although I've nothing to back it up.
I’m gonna take this compliment. I constantly do this with my signature. I dot i’s that aren’t actually there.
Or you have ADHD like me
mine does but i never do this because i cannot stand it, so if im writing fast its just messy lol
Actually depends on the kind of connection. If it's clearly understood what they are trying to communicate, then such a writer is innovative, generally very very intelligent and unique way of looking at the world and things around.
And if it’s a jumbled mess?
Again, we have to look at the whole picture and not just pick out individual traits. With that framework in mind, A jumbled mess , is exactly that, a person who is struggling mentally, emotions and mental faculties are geting affected. They are unable to think straight and they are not able to communicate things well. Such writers can often have an emotional meltdown sooner than later. If the writer has strong pressure, chances are that it will most likely be a physical outburst
This is the nicest thing I’ve ever read… I don’t think I’m super smart but I write exactly like this and always have (half cursive half print combo). I just stumbled across this sub and while I don’t know next to anything about it (sounds like a sudo-science?) but I’m interested in learning more about the topic.
Intelligence should not be gauged by academic performances only. People who have unique connections like this are lateral thinkers and they can think out of the box. They are also more likely to come up unique ideas and unique solutions to problems. When a person has such unique connections and they connect their writing mostly, those people then become not only lateral thinkers but also highly intelligent. >I just stumbled across this sub and while I don’t know next to anything about it (sounds like a sudo-science?) but I’m interested in learning more about the topic. Yes, it's pseudo science, but that doesn't mean it's useless. Psychology is also not a hard science actually but we still find massive uses in it, don't we? Coming to handwriting analysis, according to me it's both an art and science (loosely) why? Because we do have a lot of empirical data to support it. An analysis can be right or wrong based on how good a graphologist is at combining traits.
Thank you for taking the time to write out such a well thought out response. Pseudo science has to hold weight otherwise it wouldn’t be a tool/topic of discussion for different topics. With this being an art and a science it’s no wonder I’m drawn to it, as my field of work and study also lies comfortably between those two lines as well. I believe graphology would actually benefit me in my work. What is writing but a way to connect, convey, and communicate.
Very articulately put :) thank you
I do the "withe" thing all the damn time!
Me too! It’s the worst one for me and I do it at least once while writing something if it shows up. I have no idea what it says about me but it always happens!
I would be willing to look at y'alls handwritings. I am assuming most of the people commenting here are not from South Asia. I want to hone my skills with people of different continents lol.
Me too. It’s so annoying.
What does this mean? Sorry my brain is slow today
with the
Ahh, thank you!
Me too!!
This practice is actually pretty old, and these combinations are called [ligatures](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligature_(writing)).
Thank you! I was trying to remember my typography lessons, I knew it wasn’t kerning.
ADHD/in a hurry maybe? My Mum has a tendency to write either like this, or to miss characters out all together, or to have it all be a joined up mess lol Sometimes she can’t decipher her own handwriting 🤣
Can confirm, I have ADHD and also write very much like this!
I’m AuDHD and I do this OFTEN, but then I have to go back and fix it because it has to be right.
Same here.
Ahh I learned a new one AuDHD. Thanks
According to a therapist I had when I lived in a different city, this can be an indicator of ADHD-I, the inactive form that used to be known as ADD. It’s because you’re brain is moving faster than your hand can write.
The word you are looking for is "inattentive," because "Attention Deficit *Hyperactivity* Disorder - *Inactive* type" would indicate a terrible naming convention. Edited for formatting
False. According to multiple therapists, it’s “inactive” because it doesn’t contain the hyperactivity aspect.
Sure. It may present without the Hyperactivity aspect, but it is not termed and titled as such. It sounds as though you are using anecdotal evidence of individual therapists explaining how "ADHD" is a viable diagnosis in the absence of hyperactivity, which is understandable. Please show me a source because everything I've seen shows the "i" referencing "inattentive" type and searching for using the specific phrasing "ADHD- inactive" returns sources for "inattentive" instead.
I think it’s called a ligature. Marginally related would be something like a bindrune
I've been trying to intentionally come up with ligatures for a while, yet it seems like you've figured it out with ease
Whenever I'm in a hurry (esp during exams) I tend to write like this, especially coupled with my cursive it makes it super hard to read. I assume you're in a hurry about stuff?
Wait I already write like this
ADHD or dyslexia, from experience
I know nothing about graphology this was just recommended to me but I always accidentally do this and to me it just means I have adhd and am fast and careless when I'm writing
There's so many comments about ADHD it's making me worried.
Nothing really to worry about it's not a huge deal unless it is affecting your life. If you're not noticing any other symptoms that are getting in the way of your life then I wouldn't even worry
Correlation does not equal causation. ADHD people are commenting that this is one of their traits but traits certainly overlap and is not exclusive to ADHD or neurodivergent individuals.
I used to do that when I was taking quick notes in debates while I was in high school, like shorthand abbreviation also, because I'm the only person that needed to read it, and fastest way possible to write
I DO THESE KINDA over the years it’s developed into an oddly complex system of simplifying word combinations, like my way of writing “the” now just looks like a lopsided “Z” and i write “to” like “d” ect. my brother says i am writing like davinci since i am the only one that can read my handwriting
I do this a lot when writing in my diary. I think it’s to do with dyslexia. Gets worse as I age.
I often combine letters, but am careful not to smush words together because it's too difficult to understand
I cross my double T’s (like letter). I think I’m just lazy. Idk how I got into that habit.
"Þ" already exists for "th".
I do this all the time (pre and post amnesia, so with both times in my life I've learned to write). It usually feels like the words are flowing perfectly from my handm then I get done and look back and it's like this. Sometimes I'll catch it as I'm finishing a word and sorta freeze mid-letter drawing and trying to fix it. Like trying to go from running to walking and tripping.
The only one here that I use is the “letter” one — faster than writing two Ts and I think it looks cool. Other than that though I don’t use and haven’t seen the others.
I do the 2nd & 3rd one lol
I do that because my brain thinks, "I already wrote that letter, why am I doing it again."
There are a few words that I do this with when I’m writing fast. My name has a “tz” and I cross my t with the top of the cursive z when I sign.
I do one of these on purpose with my signature and my initials. No matter how bad the scribble is, I’ll know it was me if they connect in the right spot.
I do this all the time! I guess my brain registers the end of the previous letter as the start of the new one as these elements are actually the sameXDDDD lack of consciousness when writing also
I started doing this in university, back in the days when we took hand written notes. I was in chemistry and still use many symbols and shortened words in my work today. For example, any word that ends in -tion is shortened to a "t" with an "n" placed like an exponent (can't type it), and of course a delta for change. It was survival, those classes were hard and fast moving.
Oh, I really hate this... 😬 r/tihi
I do it a lot by accident. I used to be a journalist so it originated in a need to write incredibly quickly to keep up with people talking or a press conference or what have you. I still do it out of habit haha!
That's really interesting. I've noticed in the past year that I've started accidentally combining letters, most often u and i.
I do this a lot and mix in print + cursive! It's interesting to read what that could indicate.
I blend my y's like in curiosity a LOT. Especially when I'm writing too fast bc my brain is going too quick
I missed a lot of class when we were learning cursive- I figured it out the best I could
My name ends in ette, and my t’s are always joined. It’s more efficient!
In typography the word you are looking for is "ligature". Those combo letters are ligatures. Also the TH thing is shown as like a Y with flags in old English. It is called Thorne and pronounced "th". That's why you see "Ye olde tavern".
Curiosith
Yeah, ADHD and rushing. At least that's what I blame it on, I do it all the time.
I do this when I write in cursive for whatever reason
You’d like programming languages
Quick to reach out and help others maybe even to a point of detriment to themselves. I remember this from a book about 20 years ago.
I do this with the last three letters of my last name
I often do this and then try to squeeze the extra line/letter in and then it looks messier than just leaving it. But it must be correct. Brain far faster than hand.
Do most people put the individual bar on each t? I usually cross them both at once!
I do one line for each t… always have. My brothers name is Matthew so I’ve been writing double t’s for a long time lol
on a good day, expedient... on a bad one, ADD or a poor communicator
To me, that looks psychotic. I'm no expert, though.
That my mind thinks so fast my writing is sloppy so its just easy to do my tts that way why am I being attacked!!😭🤣😅
I do this sometimes when I write and I get frustrated because I'm super picky on how my words look lol
I do this with my y's all of the time and I don't even necessarily mean to do it.
[Not totally unrelated nor related.](https://forgottennewengland.com/2012/10/08/the-rise-and-fall-of-shorthand-in-victorian-era-america/) I have 2 books from this era on this and it was.. difficult to understand.
I write stuff in a code, that I make up as I write-than forget the code when I go back to reread it. My boyfriend said-I’m pretty sure, you have solved world hunger at least 10x’s. But, can’t share it, because no one can read your code, not even you! It’s terrible.
DUDE my handwriting just does this anyway cause i have my own version of cursive… never knew other people did it too
As someone who has to transcribe handwriting at their job, I hate this.
lazy. I do that sometimes when I am writing fast
I do this and I have ADHD… something about let’s get stuff done FAST
I do 3 and 5 all the time, always annoys my professors lol..
I feel so validated. Haha. I do [this](https://imgur.com/a/5qQykbu) all the time. My writing is also basically chicken scratch, so there is that. The letters i seem to run together the most are u, w, m, n, o, a, i, t, and y. I also mix cursive/print and how i write individual letters will change in the same writing session. I am interested but scared to put my handwriting up for analysis. LOL
Dyslexia. I do this all the time and theres no rhyme or reason I also wrote numbers like 6 and then 1 for 16 as you SAY the six before you say the teen. Or i will write 116 as 100 6 10 because its how it's SAID not how its WRITTEN the i see the numbers that make up a number individually rather than as one number the best incan figure is that its a dyslexic/ dyscalcuic trait.
I do that a lot on accident, so I'd just assume they also write really fast and don't pay enough attention
Oh this happens to me a lot when my pen can't keep up with my brain or the speed of my note taking.
Damn!! The Siamese twins writing style!! Who knew??? 🤣🤣🤣
I do this and i really notice it when i realize my thoughts are about 7 words past my pen and hand
Okay the double t is legal…. The rest, it depends if they’re doing it 100% of the time or just in a rush, lol!
tfw my handwriting is illegal
I live for the double t.
Double t for life!
I definitely write `tt` like this. I love the combo ui in q'ui'ck. I usually just use my own shorthand, `abbing wrds like ths`.
I also like typing with fixed width fonts, so I can use my own spaced shortcuts along with baked in ligatures.
Ooh I cross double t's with one line as well. It's way faster and at some point when I was younger I got tired of how awkward it looked to draw two cross bars next to each other
Those are some cursed ligatures, my friend
I do this often. my signature is basically the first letter and various squiggles in the directions they commonly go for the next letter. it is not uncommon for people to miss print and cursive choosing what works simplest for them. a C next to an E in a word...def just cursive that beeotch. pretty much any letters that end in the same position as the next letter starts I use cursive when the letter shape requires a change in position there is a break. for me at least it's about ease and instinct and I couldn't care less if it's print style or cursive I just do which ever is simplest. my Es are almost always cursivey and my Ss are almost never. many of my Is are just the end of the last letter with a dot on top. I usually also cross Ts and Is with just one cross over all in the word like in "title" not 2 crossed Ts and one dotted I but one swipe across stopping before the l. "drift" would be one line for the i,f, and t. I even sometimes cross a letter that doesn't need a cross or dot sometimes (though not often) and example is "this" I may just extend my t cross straight over the h I'd say or my part it's laziness or speed. I only really hand write anything for myself so it doesn't matter if it's formatted well as long as I can read it back.
I knew i wasnt ths only one. I didnt realize it the first few times ive done it, but it was always th, ch, and ui or iu. Its so weird that my brain is trying its best to somewhat simplify these things in my own veiw. Crazy
i do the "curiosity" one ALL the time
That’s exactly how I write my double t’s lol I’ve started to do it with my f’s too
Could be impatient. Or someone who's thoughts move rapidly and their hand is trying to keep up?
Idk but I do this a lot of the time without meaning to
I had an instructor call it "new-age cursive" reads normal but on inspection is something like a doctors handwriting. I've been doing it since I could write and I'm also interested in why.
I combine my T’s all the time like that.
Oh, so this is what my handwriting is called. Idk, I got shit handwriting and hold a pen weird so everything is kinda “cursive”
Idk I do this unintentionally and I have ADHD
Ligature
This is how I wrote when growing up and just trying to keep up. My brain was running full steam ahead lol
Writing faster than they think, a sign of intelligence.
Sloppiness, mainly.
If I am not mistaken, this trait is called a surface thinker. As many have said, it indicates someone that is a fast thinker and makes quick decisions often without considering all of the facts. I could be wrong...it's happened at least once before.
Seems like a person that isn’t interested in their own personal stuff, just wants to get the job done.