Ball pen or fountain pen?

When I was a child I used pencil until I was ten years old. Then I used a fountain pen and I often got ink up my sleeve and on my skirt. On one occasion I had trouble getting a cartridge to work so I took it out of my pen and bit the end of it gently. oh dear! I then had ink all over me and my teacher wasn't at all happy about this situation. When I went to secondary school I began using a ball pen and really liked this. These days I still love to write with a black or blue ball pen. I am a primary school teacher and in Maths I put a tiny red dot next to a mistake in red ball pen. A cross would look horrible I think. I sometimes use green ball pen for note writing. I used to write very fast in ball pen for exams but since I began using computers a lot I don't write as quickly as I used to.

I prefer a good rollerball ball point pen. Ink is fine if you have to use it,but its messy!!! whereas a ball point is a much cleaner method,no blotters needed.

I although luv to use fountain pen .....its gives a good presentation of work....but for exams i go for ball pen ....

I much prefer a fountain pen. The writing turns out much nicer, and the ink flow is better. I like to indulge in caligraphy, so I'm quite familiar with fountain pens. When I was at school, we were never allowed to use biros. It was unheard of! We had an inkwell on our desk with ink in it, and had to use pens... if we didn't have our own fountain pen, then we had to use the school pen which was a piece of dowel type wood, with a nib pushed on the end, which you had to keep dipping in the ink. But, my handwriting at school was good. Brightest Blessings.

I prefer to use fountain pens, as they write more smoothly, and as a result my writing is neater than when I use a ball point. I also find my writing looks neater in black ink than in blue. I find that the ink that comes out of ball point pens has a rather sticky texture, and sticks to your hand and gets smeared. it's also more eco-friendly not to throw away a pen when it runs out, but to replace an ink cartridge (Admittendly these are also plastic, but less wastefull than a whole pen)

i always use ball pen since teachers of junior school allow us to use it instead of pencil.the character i write by ball pen looks more comfortable than fountain pen did.but we must write by fountain pen when we need sign an agreement or contract,it's no doubte,fountain pen is the first choice.

i use ball point pens the most. it is due to fact the ease of use.i used to write in ink pens in childhood as my mom would say those actually improve handwriting. but now its really bothering to fill inks and all.

as an architectural student.. i love to use my drawing pens... hehe... even when im not drawing...

I love the elegance that can be achieved with a fountain pen! I also like the distinguished feel one gets when using a fountain pen to write with. I no longer tend to use ball points, but much prefer to use a gel pen on the day to day basis. The gel is so much smoother to write with and gives a more lasting impression on the paper.

Hi there... I find that using the fountain, my writing looks more smart and cleaner, actually writing with a fountain is much better, as the ball point can make the writing look scruffy in some way. But if I had no fountain then I wouldnt hesitate to use a ball point pen anyway...

I like to use ball pen much more as sometimes the ink from the fountain pen will make the paper dirty. Besides, I have to use ink and once it runs out, it'll be a trouble for me. Ball pen is convenient.

i always prefer ball pen its because i like it and i don even know to use fountain pen that make me some how uneasy to write with a fountain pen i think only few use them including my dad but i don't even afford to write with that pen

I prefer a ball pen I think fountain pens are messy especially if you dont have very neat handwriting like myself. I always tired to use one and make my writing look pretty but it never turned out that way so stuck to ye old bic!

I too am left handed so I always use ball point pen. My daughters think the best thing in life are gel pens but I just do not like them! Renee