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« on: January 28, 2017, 02:17:54 PM »

Doing a little study since my professor brought it up. I used to write it "α" now I write it "a"
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« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2017, 02:28:27 PM »

option 2 (normal)
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« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2017, 02:31:05 PM »

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« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2017, 02:38:13 PM »

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« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2017, 02:39:21 PM »

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« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2017, 02:39:55 PM »

I actually find it more aesthetically pleasing and easier to write it as "a", don't know why.
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« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2017, 02:42:27 PM »

A variation of option two that I learned when doing calligraphy in High School.
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« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2017, 02:42:47 PM »

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« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2017, 02:44:26 PM »

Option 1. I was quite a rebel in high school. Smiley
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« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2017, 02:47:00 PM »

Option 2.
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« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2017, 03:02:12 PM »

Option 1 (apparently abnormal) -- switched in high school because I liked the "computer a" more
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« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2017, 03:04:35 PM »

ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME
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« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2017, 03:36:17 PM »

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« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2017, 03:53:25 PM »

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« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2017, 04:00:03 PM »

Option 2.  This is how I write the uppercase "A" in my signature because I'm a pretentious f#ck:

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« Reply #15 on: January 28, 2017, 04:32:31 PM »


I interpreted this as I had to choose, but I definitely always write in all caps, for sure.
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« Reply #16 on: January 28, 2017, 04:34:39 PM »

Interchangeable between Opt. 2, and just shrinking uppercase.

Always just shrink the uppercase on "N".
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« Reply #17 on: January 28, 2017, 04:36:45 PM »

At some point I switched from option 2 to option 1. I find it more pleasing to the eyes and hands. And no, I'm not sure why over time I decide to change the way I write, although I wonder if anyone else has done this. The way I write now is almost completely different to how I wrote even 3 years ago aside from a few letters.
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« Reply #18 on: January 28, 2017, 04:49:02 PM »

Option 1. I started doing it in 5th Grade because I started to like "a" a lot better and plus, I wanted to become more unique and I still write it like that to this very day. Cheesy
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« Reply #19 on: January 28, 2017, 04:50:12 PM »

I only use [a] when I am transcribing in the IPA.
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« Reply #20 on: January 28, 2017, 06:30:01 PM »

Option 1.  I know hardly anyone else who does.
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« Reply #21 on: January 28, 2017, 07:09:05 PM »

Option 2.  This is how I write the uppercase "A" in my signature because I'm a pretentious f#ck:



You should see how I write the "E" for my middle initial in my signature.
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« Reply #22 on: January 28, 2017, 07:15:57 PM »

Usually α, but "a" when I want to be clear
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« Reply #23 on: January 28, 2017, 11:26:02 PM »

I often write it the same as an uppercase A but smaller. Using all upper case but changing character height to distinguish upper from lower case can make my writing easier to read.
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« Reply #24 on: January 28, 2017, 11:27:17 PM »

Option 1 when writing in print, option 2 when writing in cursive (which I still do most of the time).
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