• @Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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    1711 months ago

    Why would I put in the extra effort?

    Distinguishes it better from 1. 1 and 7 can look pretty similar

    • Turun
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      111 months ago

      I think the argument is that if you write a 1 with a line at the bottom it is easy to confuse it with a sloppily written 7, whose bar moved down a bit.

      Which invalidates the argument of the user above. (If not inverse it - a lot more numbers in life start with a 1 than with a 7)

        • Turun
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          111 months ago

          Me neither, but I also don’t read a lot of handwriting from other parts of the world. But I have heard that some places teach the 1 with a horizontal bar and the 7 without one.