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Why do Americans write x as a cross instead of like )(? I have always written and seen written the variable x as )( and I was very surprised when I met America

Why do Americans write x as a cross instead of like )(? I have always written and seen written the variable x as )( and I was very surprised when I met Americans and they didn't do this.

layer8 2y ago
I’m European and write it as a cross as well, although others don’t. For some reason I feel that “)(” is just an entirely different shape topologically, not an “x”.
- Timwi 2y ago
  If you do it right, )( looks a lot more like the printed cursive x than a cross does.
  - layer8 2y ago
    It's writing the strokes that feels wrong, not simply the appearance. If I wanted the curvy appearance, I would still want draw the lines as two roughly diagonal crossing lines.
saagarjha 2y ago
It keeps the lines collinear.