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Following That Whole 'X' Debate, Now We've Moved Onto The More Pressing Issue Of 'N' 🤔
29 January 2019
Just when you thought it was over, Twitter pulls you back in.
<p>Handwriting is about as personal as it gets, so why do we tend to think that every one does it the same way we do? </p><p>Maybe because the way you write letters feels so instinctive that any other method seems unnatural.</p><p>But as the debate over <a href="https://www.comicsands.com/there-are-apparently-8-different-ways-to-write-the-letter-x-that-we-can-now-all-fight-about-2626638878.html" target="_blank">how people write the letter "X" </a>showed last week, everyone has their own way of doing it.</p><p>Now the debate has moved over to "N," after German comedian and comic writer Chaz Hutton asked people about it on Twitter. The number of different ways people can write one letter may surprise you once again. </p><p><div id="action_button_container"></div></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="ce0ab" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="TQZ21R1548793808"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088434736056451072" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Hey while we’re on this X thing, how are people drawing N?
- because I’m (B) and I got a feeling that might not be… https://t.co/j15w6555id</div> — Chaz Hutton (@Chaz Hutton)<a href="https://twitter.com/chazhutton/statuses/1088434736056451072">1548338037.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>Who knew there were that many different ways to write one letter?</strong></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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</p><p><br></p><p><strong>And believe it or not there seemed to be users of every different version. </strong></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="9d431" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="H9C41I1548793808"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088435948323524608" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton I'm G, and I vaguely recall it's only because I missed English class the day we were taught N (and surr… https://t.co/MtIx5QcwIW</div> — Aviv Or (@Aviv Or)<a href="https://twitter.com/AvivOr/statuses/1088435948323524608">1548338326.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="d8581" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="TTP17Q1548793808"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088498481180930048" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton @CiHarb (A) is normal.
(B) is someone writing a ransom note.</div> — Gerard Cunningham (@Gerard Cunningham)<a href="https://twitter.com/faduda/statuses/1088498481180930048">1548353235.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="7f8ce" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5OPOIC1548793808"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088446869661863936" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton Awkward. I'm a G</div> — Antisocialite🍾 (@Antisocialite🍾)<a href="https://twitter.com/TGIThongs/statuses/1088446869661863936">1548340930.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="9a8bf" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4JY2AK1548793808"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088448704107823105" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton What kind of sorcery is G? Come on now!
B. Obviously! 🙄</div> — Gpex (@Gpex)<a href="https://twitter.com/Gpex/statuses/1088448704107823105">1548341368.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="3074b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ZZVDLE1548793808"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088439477041852417" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton D</div> — scandalpants (@scandalpants)<a href="https://twitter.com/heyscandalpants/statuses/1088439477041852417">1548339168.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="58ad6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4QJYJU1548793809"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088444449485668352" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton C, my brother. C is the way.</div> — zeldman (@zeldman)<a href="https://twitter.com/zeldman/statuses/1088444449485668352">1548340353.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><br></p><div id="69892" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="F9HKNO1548793809"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1089941740105064448" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton There's one missin' - I do down, then back up THEN diagonal down and then straight up. 😆</div> — Moonshot Video (@Moonshot Video)<a href="https://twitter.com/moonshotvideo/statuses/1089941740105064448">1548697335.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="81782" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ZFN8NJ1548793809"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088440100646801409" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Ok, it appears I missed one! Sorry Team J! Here you go. https://t.co/ekXuWNEals</div> — Chaz Hutton (@Chaz Hutton)<a href="https://twitter.com/chazhutton/statuses/1088440100646801409">1548339316.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><br></p><p><strong> Some people even have their own completely unique styles.</strong></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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</p><div id="906f0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="GNJ0PN1548793809"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1089706094098694144" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton Down like F, then back up the same line to write it like A... Thinking I might be alone on this one https://t.co/2G6Zm3V6AH</div> — Jo Miles (@Jo Miles)<a href="https://twitter.com/geologyjomiles/statuses/1089706094098694144">1548641153.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="12efa" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9CGQQG1548793809"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088438983359676417" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton B (hybrid). My pen doesn't leave the page after the first downstroke. Instead I retrace back up, then d… https://t.co/rajO4Ey5K0</div> — Kathryn Houston (@Kathryn Houston)<a href="https://twitter.com/katsbreez/statuses/1088438983359676417">1548339050.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="49d24" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="AKYWIW1548793809"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088437523246919680" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton None of them. Start top right, down vertically, up vertically over same line, diagonal down to left, vertically up. Sorry 😟</div> — Karen Pooley (@Karen Pooley)<a href="https://twitter.com/kapooley/statuses/1088437523246919680">1548338702.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="9a517" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="JDER101548793810"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088446296841539584" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@graubart @zeldman @chazhutton None of the above, and now I feel like a weirdo.</div> — T Carter Baxter (@T Carter Baxter)<a href="https://twitter.com/tbaxter/statuses/1088446296841539584">1548340794.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="c07fa" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="RC9LU61548793810"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088856999566155782" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton Oh boy, I’m not on there.
⬇️⬆️↘️⬆️</div> — Same Old Sminky Pinky (@Same Old Sminky Pinky)<a href="https://twitter.com/sminkypinky76/statuses/1088856999566155782">1548438713.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In the end, though, one clear winner emerged from the bunch. </strong></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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</p><div id="976bd" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="A7YMWB1548793810"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088443421491191808" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton F, and it's the first letter of my name, so I feel like my way gets to count more.</div> — Naila Moreira (@Naila Moreira)<a href="https://twitter.com/nailamoreira/statuses/1088443421491191808">1548340108.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="be775" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7SC6CP1548793810"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088445531884568577" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@zeldman @chazhutton Had to draw one to see what I do. F all the way.</div> — Barry Graubart (@Barry Graubart)<a href="https://twitter.com/graubart/statuses/1088445531884568577">1548340611.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="92ea1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="YVVMSE1548793810"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088436464424230912" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton @vanilla_chief B feels so wrong! Of course it must be F.</div> — Christiane Attig (@Christiane Attig)<a href="https://twitter.com/christianeattig/statuses/1088436464424230912">1548338449.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="250c5" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="QQZYOZ1548793811"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088435595335159808" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton I'm an 'F' which now I think about it is weird.</div> — Mick Marchant (@Mick Marchant)<a href="https://twitter.com/celticmick_7/statuses/1088435595335159808">1548338242.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><br></p><div id="d68aa" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="D981F11548793811"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088547617045282817" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton People do anything but F?!?!?!</div> — Chantel (@Chantel)<a href="https://twitter.com/This_Is_Tel/statuses/1088547617045282817">1548364950.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>But even though the debates over "X" and "N" might be settled for now, don't forget we still have 24 letters to go. This could take a while.</strong></p><p><div id="c7da91bc-8e44-492f-b7fd-c382c0e55bda"></div></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="a8b1a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ORUN1Q1548793811"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1088471035412852736" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@chazhutton I'm Team F. So, how about M?</div> — Sarah M Br_En_Ldn (@Sarah M Br_En_Ldn)<a href="https://twitter.com/sarahmldnenbr/statuses/1088471035412852736">1548346692.0</a></blockquote></div>
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