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Most of us sign our names so illegibly that it’s useless in proving our identity.

From Washington Post May 15, 2018

Twenty-seven years ago, the brilliance of Christoph Hässler, known as Stohead, emerged from his fascination with the calligraphic aspect of graffiti — called tag — using single strokes to form continuous letters, at times illegibly.

From New York Times Sep. 11, 2017

It is relatively unsplashy, as these things go — not very long, not very elegantly written, just 3,500 or so words of Medieval Latin crammed illegibly onto a single page of parchment.

From New York Times Jun. 14, 2015

It is not reasonable to think that people can write terribly, illegibly badly almost all the time and then elevate their handwriting for special purposes.

From The Guardian Oct. 6, 2012

And this one scrawled illegibly on a lined pad.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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