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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: Scribener on Saturday 20 August 22 01:16 BST (UK)
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There are many books called something like sound and sense. They must be read more closely when you are deciphering a handwriting that is spacious capacious and difficult to fathom . Most experts concur that one must try to read all unfamiliar handwriting aloud so that in the voice thing of the wavering past and seem opaque become natural. Then our sound to sense metronome will work, allowing us to discern connections which were hitherto indiscernible. When reading unfamiliar prose it wil become clear. And you will find yourself speaking words you didn’t know you could say and your discoveries will reward you forever after
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Very interesting and different post.
You obviously are well versed in the read and written word, old and new. Thank you, I will take heed of your message.
Cas
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Something I try is, keep your eyes on the word but at the same time write down what you see. It’s surprising how you can see a word when written in your own hand.
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Something I try is, keep your eyes on the word but at the same time write down what you see. It’s surprising how you can see a word when written in your own hand.
Another tip I had, which is basically to disrupt the eye brain conduit that sometimes tells us things that are not correct is to turn the piece upside down. This forces the eye to look and assess and keeps the brain out of it until this is done.
I think the idea of saying it is very useful. I have gone to the lengths, when trying to work out the names of Irish forbears, who at the mercy of officials in other countries recording their names, of listening to and imprinting in my brain an accent from the place in Ireland they may have come from. I then say what is recorded over in this accent until I get the Irish surname.
Tip: do this in the privacy of your own home! :)
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I find the first 5 to 10 lines can be a struggle, but keep persisting until the very end of the document. All whilst trying not to get hung up on words that aren't recognisable.
When going over the document (especially multiple pages) for a second time it's amazing how many unrecognisable words become clear.