[Magdalen] pencils

[Marion Thompson]

Are you talking H or B?

Marion, a pilgrim

On 9/8/2015 3:29 PM, Christopher Hart wrote:
> I agree about #3 pencils. TOO SOFT. I use a pencil extensively at work,
> where my Dixon Ticonderoga #4 is always on my desk or in my hand. Since no
> one else in the company uses one I can always find MY pencil if I've left
> it somewhere. OTOH, I abhor the idea of doing a crossword in pencil.
>
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 9/8/2015 12:17:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> gracecan at gmail.com writes:
>>
>> I loathe  the feel of mechanical pencils! But then, I don't like the hard
>> regular  pencils, either! (#3?)>>>>>>>
>> Grace -
>>
>> What is this "feel" of pens and pencils to which you refer?  I've  never
>> encountered this term in relation to writing instruments before.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> David Strang.
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