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Originally Posted by merleniau
I prefer to write things in pencil (it's more appealing to me and my handwriting tends to prefer it) but since I'm left-handed it's difficult to do so without smearing graphite all over the place. I usually write in pen at work and for some notes at home, but if I'm doing math problems or any form of homework or note taking, I want to do it in pencil. And then type it out before it smears/fades.
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I am also left-handed, and I prefer mechanical drafting pencils because they don't smear!
I have a bear of a time with pens, as almost all of them these days are gel or whatever and smear terribly. They also seem to tire my hand out more than a mechanical pencil. I keep an old fashioned ball point around for when I do need to write in pen, but otherwise I always use:
or also
And it absolutely has to be a mechanical drafting-quality pencil.