Lefty here. I hate writing with a pen/pencil... I'd much rather type. I do hold the pen "funny" - holding my hand above the line I'm writing. There are actually several reasons for that...
Righties pull the pen/pencil smoothly across the paper. Lefties, if they hold a pen or pencil in a "proper" manner, are forced to push the pencil across the paper. With a sharp pencil, that results in a high likelihood of tearing the paper. So most lefties end up adjusting their hand up so they're not pushing quite so much - with the hand above the line, you're sort of pulling at an angle. I've also met lefties who write in the "curled paw" style, where they're actually pulling the pen across the paper by curling their left hand all the way around to the right side of the writing space. I can't imagine doing that myself... my wrists would hurt.
Righties pull the pen/pencil smoothly across the paper. Lefties, if they hold a pen or pencil in a "proper" manner, are forced to push the pencil across the paper. With a sharp pencil, that results in a high likelihood of tearing the paper. So most lefties end up adjusting their hand up so they're not pushing quite so much - with the hand above the line, you're sort of pulling at an angle. I've also met lefties who write in the "curled paw" style, where they're actually pulling the pen across the paper by curling their left hand all the way around to the right side of the writing space. I can't imagine doing that myself... my wrists would hurt.
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