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| − | A writing instrument which uses ink. | + | A '''pen''' is a writing instrument which uses ink. Popular varieties include: fountain, felt-tip, ball-point, and gel. |
== History == | == History == | ||
The ball point pen was invented in 1936, and over the next few decades overtook the [[fountain pen]] as the most-used writing instrument in the industrialised world. | The ball point pen was invented in 1936, and over the next few decades overtook the [[fountain pen]] as the most-used writing instrument in the industrialised world. | ||
Revision as of 06:02, May 20, 2007
A pen is a writing instrument which uses ink. Popular varieties include: fountain, felt-tip, ball-point, and gel.
History
The ball point pen was invented in 1936, and over the next few decades overtook the fountain pen as the most-used writing instrument in the industrialised world.