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Don't kill me for this - but is there any advantage to using a pencil over a pen for writing, except for erasability?
by kingcharles 5y ago
Don't kill me for this - but is there any advantage to using a pencil over a pen for writing, except for erasability?
- filoleg 5y agoOne other reason i can think of, a pencil has a near zero chance of leaving smudges on paper or marks on your hands/clothing. Also, a better choice if you are writing on both sides of the paper and it isn't super thick, because pencil writing won't be visible on the other side of the paper.
- rtpg 5y agoPencil smudges are definitely still a huge issue for left handers.... I think that pencils are of course nice cuz you can write things lightly and then erase stuff. But honestly, after being forced to use a pen when moving to Europe in HS after years of "you have to use a pencil for math".... just scratching things out works so well. Pencils also are pressure sensitive, if you want to do anything like gradients... I still like pencils for doing paper puzzles or the like, just cuz it's a bit easier to "fix" stuff, but it's definitely the minority of my usage.