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[Huy]

I type fast enough

...okay, let's just say I'm a freak of nature at 90-95 peaking 100

 

[~TeLEpAtHeTiC~]

Originally posted by Toodulu
i'm pretty envious of the kid who wrote 23 pages

hehe.... THATS ME
i would love a computer though.... no fair
although i still think i write faster than i type..lol
good luck everyone..

btw i love this quick edit thingy!!

 

[PG5]

i type about 60 wpm if i know what to type

if i don't... i slow down to about 20 wpm!

EDIT: Yeah... this quick edit thing is kool!

 

[Toodulu]

er, the last test thingy i did was in yr7 and i got 86wpm. and i'm faster now.

 

[iambored]

do u guys type with all ur fingers or just two or three? coz i type with about 3 fingers!

 

[Huy]

If you're typing > 60wpm, you'll need all ten fingers

If you're using a couple of fingers, you'll reach 30-40 wpm or thereabouts. (Net typing speed, taking into consideration the error percentage, with everything else, your gross typing speed in wpm would be about 25-30 wpm with a couple of fingers).

 

[iambored]

haha thats SO true!! so i should learn to type properly?? coz i backspace more than i type.. well not exactly but i backspace a lot! and can't get past 40wpm

 

[Huy]

Originally posted by iambored
so i should learn to type properly?

Yes
If you're so used to the way that you type, then it might be a little hard to "change" the style of typing.

For example, your index finger is supposed to be used to hit the E and R keys (typing tuition teaches it that way). But if you're happy to use your middle finger, then that's fine too.

Just see what works for you and how you can maximise your typing speed. (You might get cramps though on your left hand, hitting Q/W, A/S, and Z/X )

 

[iambored]

Originally posted by Huy
(You might get cramps though on your left hand, hitting Q/W, A/S, and Z/X )

u know, half the reason i havent learnt 2 type properly is coz of those keys!even though i barely use them! i hate trying to reach 4 them! and 4 the enter and backspace bars as well.

 

[Huy]

Originally posted by iambored
u know, half the reason i havent learnt 2 type properly is coz of those keys!even though i barely use them! i hate trying to reach 4 them!

The proper technique is to use your pinky to hit Q, A and Z.
and for W, S, and X, you'll use your "ring" finger.

If you've practised and practised, and you're used to the way you type, and you feel that it's "fast enough" for you, then that's what you should leave it at. Work on the middle sections of the keyboard (for example the middle row, T's and N's and all of that).

 

[iambored]

Originally posted by Huy
The proper technique is to use your pinky to hit Q, A and Z.
and for W, S, and X, you'll use your "ring" finger.

If you've practised and practised, and you're used to the way you type, and you feel that it's "fast enough" for you, then that's what you should leave it at. Work on the middle sections of the keyboard (for example the middle row, T's and N's and all of that).

well yea i spose its fast enough atm, although if i could type at double the speed i could get assessments etc. done in double the time

thanks! i'll try the proper fingers it when i dnt mind typing a bit slower

 

[Huy]

Originally posted by iambored
well yea i spose its fast enough atm, although if i could type at double the speed i could get assessments etc. done in double the time

You mean half the time
Or twice as much, in the same amount of time.

Double the workload, in the same time interval.
Same workload, in half the time it took previously

 

[iambored]

Originally posted by Huy
You mean half the time
Or twice as much, in the same amount of time.

Double the workload, in the same time interval.
Same workload, in half the time it took previously

haha yea, whatever way u wanna put it!
i could use the QuickEdit...

but i dnt have any more assessments atm.. although, i could type double the amount of posts and get 2 custom quicker... hmmm

 

[truly-in-bliss]

i type fast and wrote fast..and wrote too much for one question.....wrote lyk 10 pages on emma/clueless....and spent lyk 50 minutes on dat.....and i did powerplay last...and the feature articles was...........................*sighs*.......*hides in the corner*

 

[Newbie]

holy shit
so typing is like double the writing speed........hmmm thats raging......you would be consistently pulling 10+ pages per hour!

wouldnt your hand blow up?

 

[ezzy85]

weve got a guy with a laptop, bvut his writings *really* bad.

 

[spin spin sugar]

i wish i could use a computer to do exams, how much more could you write!

 

[tonberry_kun]

i'm writing like 2-3 pages in my exams , cuz if i write any faster it would be illegible
wish i could use a comp, i'll be raging