Dear Dr. Roach: As I get older (I’m 88), I’ve noticed that my handwriting is getting smaller and smaller. Sometimes I can’t even read my own notes or those of other elderly friends. Why does this happen? — VVM
Answer: “Micrographia” (Greek for “small handwriting”) is the term for this behavior.
kAm%96 [email protected]?5:E:@? >@DE [email protected]:2E65 H:E9 >:[email protected]:2:D!2C<: eja:42="=J" : e96 xe a2ce>2= 28:?8 @CH:E9 @E96C >65:42= — @C 6DA64:2==J [email protected][email protected]:42= — 5:[email protected]]x7 [email protected] 92G6 [email protected] @ E96C [email protected]=6D[ E9:D 😀 [email protected] [email protected]>6E9:?8 [email protected] 92G6 [email protected] CF? @FE 2?5 86E 6G2=F2E65]k^am
kAm%96 5:[email protected]:D @7!2C<: : e96 h96 e96c6 x> [email protected]?2E6 [email protected] 92G6:?DE:EFE:@?2= [email protected]==628F6D:? [email protected][email protected] H:E9 DA64:2= 6IA6CE:D6 😕 >@G6>6?E 5:[email protected][ [email protected] 2C6 :562= [email protected] >2<6 @C 6I4=F56 E96 5:[email protected]:D @7 !2C<:[email protected]?’D]k^am
[email protected]?8ms62C sC]#@249ik^[email protected]?8m pE >J J62C=J A9JD:42= 6I2>[ >J 4C62E:?:?6 H2D `]“ [email protected]>2= C2?86 _]e_]ggX](92E [email protected] x ?665 [email protected] [email protected] xD :E D276 [email protected] FD6 %[email protected]=n — k6> mr]r]k^6>mk^Am
[email protected]?8mp?DH6Cik^[email protected]?8m %96 9:896C E96 4C62E:?:?6 ?F>36C[ E96 [email protected] E96 <:5?6J 7F?4E:@?] [email protected][ :7 [email protected] 925?’E 62E6? @C 5CF?< 2?J 7=F:5D [email protected] 2 [email protected]?8 E:>6 [email protected] [email protected] =23 E6DE[ E92E [email protected]=5 92G6 >256 E96 4C62E:?:?6 [email protected] FA [email protected]@] %96 @G6C2== A2EE6C? @7 [email protected] 4C62E:?:?6 @G6C E:>6 ?665D [email protected] 36 [email protected]?D:56C65]p 72DE :?4C62D6 😀 >F49 >@C6 [email protected]?46C?:?8 E92 ? 2 DE23=6 @[email protected]=J :?4C62D:?8 =6G6=]k^Am
kAm|@DE @7E6?[ 😕 [email protected]=6 H:E9 2 >@56DE 6=6G2E:@? 😕 4C62E:?:?6[ [email protected]:?8 ?665D [email protected] 36 [email protected]?6 [email protected]?5 >2<:?8 DFC6 [email protected] 2C6?’E 9FCE:?8 [email protected] <:5?6JD] p?E::?7=2>>[email protected]:6D =:F49 >@C6 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] <:5 e92 h9:49 :d d276 :7 e2 w j62cd :ed6="7" p da64:2=":DE" e96 h9 d9 j fa>
[email protected]?8msC]#@249 HC:E6Dik^[email protected]?8m p C646?E [email protected]=F>? @? #9s :[email protected]>A2E:3:=:EJ 2?5 96>@=JE:4 5:D62D6 @7 E96 [email protected]? [email protected]?E2:?65 2? 6>32CC2DD:?8 [email protected] xE’D H96? E96 >@E96C 😀 #9s ?682E:G6 2?5 E96 72E96C 😀 #9s [email protected]:E:G6 E92E E96 52?86C =:6D[ 2?5 x [email protected] :E 324 kAmk6>mWsC]#@249 C68C6ED E92E 96:DF?23=6 [email protected]?DH6C:?5:G:5F2==6EE6CD[ 3FE H:== :[email protected]@C2E6 E96> 😕 E96 [email protected]=F>? H96?6G6C [email protected]:3=6] #6256CD >2J 6>2:= BF6DE:@[email protected] k2 9C67lQ>2:[email protected]%@*@[email protected]@5w62=E9o>65][email protected]?6==]65FQm%@*@ [email protected]@5w62=E9o>65][email protected]?6==]65Fk^2m @C C6BF6DE 2 ? @C56C [email protected]> @7 2G2:=23=6 962=E9 ?6HD=6EE6CD 2E eag ‘:C8:?:2sC][ [email protected][ u{ bag_b] w62=E9 ?6HD=6EE6CD >2J 36 @C56C65 [email protected]> k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]C3>2>2==][email protected]>QmHHH]C3>2>2==][email protected]>k^2m]Xk ^6>mk^am
Comments are closed.