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Years ago I read several books on graphology, and in my admittedly amateur opinion, there do seem to be certain general handwriting traits that are susceptible to graphological analysis.

Those who claim to divine the exact meaning of every little squiggle (e.g., that a certain shape of certain tail on a certain letter shows the writer to be jealous and acquisitive) are hoaxsters and nothing better than astrologers.

50 posted on 10/19/2001 6:38:02 AM PDT by gumbo
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Years ago I read several books on graphology, and in my admittedly amateur opinion, there do seem to be certain general handwriting traits that are susceptible to graphological analysis.

I agree. I also studied handwriting analysis a few years ago, just for fun. I found that most handwriting I analyzed (even writing of people I didn't know) were pretty accurate. But that was real handwriting, not printed block letters. I don't see how anyone could get a true analysis from block letters printed on an envelope. The writer obviously tried to disguise their handwriting. One thing I did notice though, is the downhill slant of the lines. If I remember right that indicates depression or discouragement. Also, the varying slant of the letters may indicate emotional confusion. Just the opinion of an amateur ;-)

52 posted on 10/19/2001 7:07:20 AM PDT by winna
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