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June 23rd, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
By
Eddie Wrenn
07:53 EST, 22 June 2012
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15:29 EST, 22 June 2012
If you can’t remember the last time you jotted down a hand-written note, you are not alone.
For a study suggests that the days of using pen and paper may be numbered – with a typical adult not having written anything for almost six weeks.
In a world where we increasingly tap out our thoughts, messages and reminders on a keyboard or a touchscreen phone, the traditional note or letter appears to be becoming redundant.
The research, commissioned by online stationer Docmail, revealed that the average time since an adult last wrote by hand was 41 days. But it also found that one in three of us has not had cause to write anything ‘properly’ for more than six months.
A dying art: Most adults don’t write more than scribbles in the average day – perhaps the next generation will be almost entirely keyboard-based
Two thirds of the 2,000 respondents
said that if they do write by hand, it’s usually something for their
eyes only with hastily scribbled reminders or notes most common.
More than half of those polled
admitted their handwriting had noticeably declined, with one in seven
declaring they were ‘ashamed’ of their written word.
And four in ten said they relied on predictive text for spelling, with one in four regularly using abbreviations or ‘text talk’.
WRITING’S ON THE WALL?
Four in ten Brits rely on predictive text and increasingly rely on it
for their spelling, with one in four regularly using abbreviations or
‘text talk.’
LOL (laugh out loud), U (you) and FYI (for your information) are the most regularly used abbreviations.
Today, creating a shopping list, taking notes in a meeting or even
wishing someone a happy birthday are more often done via electronic
means.
One third said when they do write something down, they often struggle to read their own writing when coming back to it later on.
And nearly half (44 per cent) said that their scribing is neither nice nor easy to read.
One sixth of Brits don’t even think handwriting should still be taught in schools.
One in three Brits describe handwriting as ‘nice’ but not something they would want to do every day.
The startling long-term conclusion is that future generations may end up entirely dependent on keyboards to communicate.
Gone are the days of handwritten
phone-books, writing reminders or noting something on the calendar, with
technology now making these practices redundant for most of us.
Two
thirds of those polled said if they do write by hand, it’s usually
something for their eyes, only with hastily scribbled reminders or notes
most common.
Yesterday,
Dave Broadway, managing director for Docmail, said: ‘It’s a shame
handwriting is in general decline, but that’s come about from the need
for convenience and communication that is clear and quick.
‘People
by habit will always look for shortcuts or to make their life easier,
and that’s the reason technology is so prominent in our everyday lives.
‘What will always be of importance is the quality of what we’re communicating and how we convey ourselves.
‘Handwriting will always carry a sentimental value but inevitably makes way when it comes to the need to be efficient.’
The decline in handwriting quality was blamed mostly on the lack of a place for it in the average modern life, with the need to be able to reach many people and constantly edit documents quickly crucial.
Indeed, forty per cent of people claim that when they do have to write it never needs to be neat, so they stop trying.
And one in three said they used to have smart handwriting but that today their style is much scruffier- the same number would get someone else to write for them if it had to be smart and presentable.
Dave Broadway, managing director for Docmail print and post, added: ‘Technology puts everyone on a level playing field when it comes to the ability to communicate clearly.
‘For business matters and occasions that require speed, clarity and cost efficiency or delivering to a wide audience, a technology-based solution will always be the most beneficial.
‘But even if its usefulness is reduced, it’s important that people maintain their ability to communicate without a full reliance on technology.’
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I believe it. I work for a College providing further education for post 16s and the state of their handwriting on the applications really is shocking. We’ve given up trying to work out what they wrote in the end and called them to ask the questions. Thats if they’ve not put a fake contact number, which is also often the case. It makes me want to cry in despair. Some of my memories of my earliest acheivements are reading my first book (sat in my late nanna’s kitchen), and writing my name for the first time (Mrs Leggots class, 1986) Now it seems to be the day I got my first iPhone. I do appreciate its the technology age but losing basic skills is not a step forward. Just my 2p.
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Most adults in this country don’t know how to spell anyway, so their forgetting how to write or not won’t make much of a difference in the grand scheme of things.
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I think that anyone, which includes me, who uses computers on a regular basis for work finds that their handwriting becomes worse over time. I never had ‘nice’ handwriting to start with but at least you could read it. Now when I write notes or lists etc by hand sometimes even I can’t read it. One of the local community colleges has offered courses on cursive writing for adults. I am facing surgery in two weeks with 12 weeks of recovery. I have bought myself a book on how to improve my handwriting by going back to basics. If I am going to be stuck in bed I might as well do something useful!
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They don’t even teach cursive writing in some schools anymore !! : ((
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What rot. if you can spell.. you can write . … so.. therefore DM… we have to deduce from that OH SO SIMPLE equation that NO… one will not forget how to write… jeeze where do you get this rubbish from. You do your readers a great disservice with silly inane articles like this.
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I’m a gadget fiend, I admit but I do still write something most days. However, my handwriting has definitely taken a downturn in the last 5 years. I used to have pretty good handwriting. Now it’s a scribble no matter how hard I try.
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Daily: shopping list, diary, notes, calendar
Weekly: letters to family, personal journal, baby journal, book journal, update recipe book by hand
I also own a notebook, a netbook, two smartphones a tablet. Ink is just nicer!
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I can see how this is possible. While I seem to have dozens of pens scattered around the house, after spending a long time trying to find one that actually works, I give up ……and use a pencil.
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The twelve pack of pens I bought yesterday were a bit of a waste then..
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Rubbish!
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