I'm learning katakana, and although I'm (usually) able to tell the difference between シ and ツand between ソ and ン when reading printed material, I cannot for the life of me get them to reliably look different in my handwriting. How do you do it, Japanese-speaking linguaphiles? (Also, if it's not too much trouble, could you possibly upload a picture of how they look in your handwriting? I don't have much exposure to what handwritten katakana look like, as opposed to printed katakana.)
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Handwriting: シ vs. ツ and ソ vs. ン
I'm learning katakana, and although I'm (usually) able to tell the difference between シ and ツand between ソ and ン when reading printed material, I cannot for the life of me get them to reliably look different in my handwriting. How do you do it, Japanese-speaking linguaphiles? (Also, if it's not too much trouble, could you possibly upload a picture of how they look in your handwriting? I don't have much exposure to what handwritten katakana look like, as opposed to printed katakana.)
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