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And it can indeed be just an X. It displays intent. You placed a scrawl on the line to signify your intent to agree to/abide by whatever's on the paper. Without
by delinka 9y ago
And it can indeed be just an X. It displays intent. You placed a scrawl on the line to signify your intent to agree to/abide by whatever's on the paper. Without that intent, they assume you made a mistake.
I think it's better than blindly taking any paperwork without "signatures" on them.
- ghaff 9y agoThat's fair. It is something of an indication that "Yep. This is final." It's a bit silly in the case of a check that you have mailed but it's not a completely unreasonable practice in general.
- amyjess 9y agoWhat I'd love to have, for this purpose, is a signet ring with a stylized version of my initials on it. If I need to sign something official, I'll pull out an stamp pad and a bottle of ink, soak the pad, press my ring into it, and then slam my hand down on the paper ring first.
- cooper12 9y agoThat's the norm in Asian countries like Japan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_(East_Asia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_(East_Asia). They even have different types of seals that are used for just plain signatures and more important things like loans.