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Don't be a pedant. It's distracting from the actual discussion.



How's this for the actual discussion: There have been cases of people dying because the pharmacist misread the doctor's scribbles and gave them the wrong prescription.


I think the discussion is not about readability but rather artistic value attached to handwriting.


We have medical students "training" their fast and ugly writing, right from the beginning of college. It's all about the doctor's status. The bad handwriting is one medal.




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