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"Many men who wear a uniform write with all capital letters," said Mrs. Webb, education officer of the British Institute of Graphologists whose previous analyses included serial murderer Dr. Harold Shipman. This habit can indicate a person feels "self-important, dominating, self-focused and independent."

Most youngish engineers from American universities- male and female- that I've encountered, also write with block letters. Physics students do that a lot as well.

[Ol' Sox]

Most youngish engineers from American universities- male and female- that I've encountered, also write with block letters. Physics students do that a lot as well.

The same thing holds true for folks who used to send code down to be keypunched. Use of the serifs on the numeric 1 distinguish it from an I. The neater the writing, the more accurate the code. Architects and draftsmen ditto.