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    The worst font to pick as the "standard" for essays in my opinion. I think it looks so ugly.

    Plus it has serifs. Ugly, ugly font. So many other fonts are available that look professional as well as being stylish.

    Do you like Times New Roman?

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    I'm alright Times New Roman, probably because I'm used to using them in essays and papers and such,lol.
    I however am much more partial to Helvetica.

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    Not really.

    I don't have a whole lot of fonts installed, but some I like are Calisto, Calibri (it's so cute!), Cochin, Georgia, California, Corbel

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    It's one of the easiest fonts to read, but it does get boring after awhile

    I want to turn in an essay in Wingdings.

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    Always kinda liked Times New Roman actually. Never had a problem with it.

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    I use Centaur. I like the way it looks.

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    Verdana.

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    Times New Roman is a quality font, in fact. It's extremely legible and to be honest, it doesn't even look too bad. The problem with Times New Roman is overusage. Since it's been the standard font in Microsoft Word and similar for so long, it connotes—to anyone who pays attention to typography, at least—no effort being put towards making the document visually appealing, which is sad—to anyone who pays attention to typography, at least.

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    I have no real problem with Times New Roman, but I just like other fonts more. Though I'm in the market for a new font so perhaps I'll give the ol' TNR another shot.

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    I use Verdana for formal letters and emails at work, Arial for short documents like posters or CVs, and Times New Roman for just about everything else.

    TNR's a tad unsightly, but it's got a robust, typewriter-esque quality that makes an essay cry "I am pompous and academic! Heed my knowable learnings!"

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    I just tried out Calibri because I didn't know what it looked like and I rather like it. Usually I'll pick Arial Narrow if I'm writing something for myself (though never for essays) because I quite like it as a font. Otherwise Trebuchet MS, Verdana or Arial are fine for me. I'll use TNR if I'm jotting something down quickly and don't dislike it, but I do agree with what Rantzien said.
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    I find it to be good for printed documents, or anything on paper. On a screen, I prefer Arial, Verdana, etc.
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    I loathe TNR... I much prefer Hvar', Zeph' and Cour'

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    I hate it when colleges and universities and government things use Comic smurfing Sans. Every time I'm given a Comic Sans document, I want to papercut the person who gave it to me to death.

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