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Beautiful writing
Slightly off topic.
Around 1900 when my nan was in school,she told me that left-handed children used to get rapped over the knuckles with a ruler
to make them write with their right hands.
Just wondering whether this was a standard thing in schools then and if so when did it stop.
ps
Is cursive Writing (joined-up writing) still taught in schools with the correct capitals,which I must admit I don't use myself usually I have the capital seperate from the rest of the word I was made to write right-handed in late 40's / early 50's at Highfield School in Bidston Rd. Leads to some confusion when you are basically a leftie. I think in those days it was not regarded as natural in some quarters. Biros were verboten at later schools as well in early 60's. The primary writing skill nowadays could to some extent the use of a keyboard and using Microsoft english !!
Last edited by masterbun; 9th Jun 2011 12:32pm.
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@Chriskay - that was an amazing spot, it rolled off the tongue nicely as it was, perhaps I should have written "the drops in expectations are horrendous" but I think that is incorrect too, can both words be plural?
Nothing wrong with that if there was more than one drop: maybe there was one last year and one the year before. BTW, I spot these things because I was trained in proofreading.
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I remember, at Well Lane school, having an Onoto Ink Pencil. this didn't have a nib; instead, it had a fine hollow tube with a wire down the centre, which sealed the tube until you applied a little pressure.
Onoto were a part of De La Rue and made a range of fountain pens and other writing instruments.
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Ah Yes! the scratchy school pens. I was even "inkwell monitor" at one time!
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Ink drinking contests,how disgusting.
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