[Magdalen] pencils

[Marion Thompson]

3H, 2H, H, HB, B, 2B 3B  etc.,  HB being the most common median 
hard/soft graphite combo.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 9/8/2015 1:31 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
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> In a message dated 9/8/2015 12:17:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> gracecan at gmail.com writes:
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> I loathe  the feel of mechanical pencils! But then, I don't like the hard
> regular  pencils, either! (#3?)>>>>>>>
> Grace -
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> What is this "feel" of pens and pencils to which you refer?  I've  never
> encountered this term in relation to writing instruments before.
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> And on the subject of pencils, I see a majority (USA) of pictures
> taken of persons writing, and they are clutching pen/pencil in the
> most awkward way.  In my day in grammar school, the teacher
> would yank the pen/pencil out of the student's hands and show him/
> her the correct way.  But, then, we had a regular penmanship  class
> through grade school.
>   
> There is some of the same awkwardness in handling flatware,
> I've noticed.
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>   
> David Strang.
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