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My hands dont sweat, but an hour or so into the exam, my elbow gets cramped.:D
I wish i was ambidextrous (spelling?)
Life would be so much easier........:)
 

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ishq said:
My hands dont sweat, but an hour or so into the exam, my elbow gets cramped.:D
I wish i was ambidextrous (spelling?)
Life would be so much easier........:)
It would look kind of weird though...writing slanting right, slanting left, slanting right, slanting left...lol
 

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i dont remember nor do i hav the time 2 count. tho in the hsc i counted bout 13 wrds to a line 4 8ish paged in one essay
 

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isn't it called epidextrous? i can write both left and right handed. though i am predominantly a right handed writer. if i wrote left handed, i could probaly write a third of the pace right handed.
 

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ambi/epi dextrous people can write equally well with both, at the same speed. I saw that on Amazing Facts once. :D
 

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i can do around 1,400 words in 50 minutes however its fairly messy, it looks like i was writting during an earthquake or something.
 

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ishq said:
ambi/epi dextrous people can write equally well with both, at the same speed. I saw that on Amazing Facts once. :D
What's the difference between epi/ambidextrous?
 

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i think epi is when you are proficient with both hands, whereas in ambidextrus means maybe only dominantly proficient in one hand?
 

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my right hand gets sore and it feels like the pen is gonna slip
umm how do u write with ur left at a decent pace (mine is half legible but its very slow) so i write with right
also i hate tests during cold mornings...my hands frozen...:p
 

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well its quite simple really, just write as if it were your right. isn't that reasoanable enough?
 

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wrong_turn said:
well its quite simple really, just write as if it were your right. isn't that reasoanable enough?
no because u have to push instead of pulling and also the ink smudges!
 

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well as you learn how to write left handed, you follow the same procedures. that is why i can write legibly enough, and also write qucik enough, in a way that i can write in a decent amount of time. however, you just follow the same actions, nonetheless.
 

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wrong_turn said:
i think epi is when you are proficient with both hands, whereas in ambidextrus means maybe only dominantly proficient in one hand?
Dictionary.com response:
- epidextrous: does not exist
- ambidextrous: Able to use both hands with equal facility.
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rench?! we were meant to keep it under the carpet. it was fun conspiring what it was!! how come you wreaked the mood for such a setting? :D
 

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rench?! we were meant to keep it under the carpet. it was fun conspiring what it was!! how come you wreaked the mood for such a setting? :D
lol...well, my curiosity got the better of me :p
 

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Is the ability to write with both hands genetic or does it just come from using both hands equally?
 

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I was right!
Yeah!
Amazing Facts wins again!
:D

I think its genetic....
Maybe a disorder...*rambles on about some Darwinian theory*
:)
 

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