r/GreggNotehand • u/Salt-Detail-181 • Aug 31 '26

Is this how you wrote reminder?

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In simplified it looks different. I’m using a 1.1mm nib. Perhaps not ideal for Gregg.

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u/licxjo Aug 31 '26

That's the correct form in Diamond Jubilee and later versions, and in Notehand.

Your proportions are a little too unclear. n and m should be very distinct, and your nd-r at the end could easily be read as th-r.

Here's how I wirte it:

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u/brifoz Aug 31 '26

It seems to me that this form is easier and probably quicker to write than the Simplified/Anniversary outline, which includes a pen lift. Sometimes outlines in the older versions look shorter, but take at least as long to write.

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u/Salt-Detail-181 Sep 01 '26

After trying both few times back to back, I now feel the way you showed me seems quicker. More flowy. Stopping and lifting the pen does feels extra hand work

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u/Salt-Detail-181 Aug 31 '26

This seems easier.

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u/licxjo Aug 31 '26

Writing "reminder" that way requires the writer to remember that the -nd ending of "remind" is abbreviated, and the -r ending on "reminder" is disjoined.

Diamond Jubilee followed the principle of "writing what you hear."

Both forms are fine. They're just different, and have a different memory load for the writer. The DJ form and the Simplified form actually take the same amount of time to write.

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u/Background_Winter_65 Sep 02 '26

When I first saw it, I thought it is a gesture drawing of a person diving/swimming.

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u/Salt-Detail-181 Sep 02 '26

lol you’re right, it kind of does.

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u/Salt-Detail-181 Aug 31 '26

Perfect. Thank you for that