CapriUni said, "the person's handwriting...is almost like tone of voice" -- oh, Lord, I hope not. People would have to put earmuffs on to read my letters.

Aloha,
Mark
(whose more or less legible handwriting was dealt a crippling blow in the second year of medical school by having to take notes in "Clinical Science and Pathology" at breakneck speed for several hours a day...nowadays they have note-taking services, so today's doctors have to find another excuse!)