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> I scream internally when I see it and how the different letters don't match visually.

What's wrong with it? You mean stuff like the vertical part of "j" and "p" having slightly different angles?

Not the OP, but I can see why they don't like it. Just looking at "Garamond Italic" written in Garamond Italic, the "m" jumps out for having a completely different angle to its surrounding letters in the word (apart from the "n", which is similarly super-slanted. The effect of going between the angles of "I" and "t" is similarly offensive.

Most letters look like at 20% angle, while a few others at 10% angle. Compare uppercase I vs lowecase t. Also m and a few others.

Perhaps we need an expert on design history. Typefaces are a complex thing with lot's of design decisions behind.

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