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[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by epchick

hahaha...I think i'm the fastest typer of anyone I know as well. Except when I took my keyboarding class, I would cheat. Instead of typing 10 of the exact same sentence, I'd just copy & paste it. lol. My teacher never caught on.

I challenge thee to a duel. Noooo cheating!!!

Originally Posted by epchick

I never knew it was so difficult for people to type, but apparently it is for some people. Although my aunt (who is the one that types with only 2-3 fingers) can go like 1 billion mph on a number pad w/o looking at the numbers. I'm sooo slow on that.

Some people say their fingers are too big for the keyboard. Some people haven't memorized the keys.

[preciousjeni]

I type fast, but it's from memory...sorta. I can only type quickly the words I know how to spell. When I'm copying a document, if I get to a word for which I'm not confident on the spelling, I slow down a little to make sure it's right. Then again, my brain is weird and I actually "see" words when people are speaking.

I definitely type the fastest out of my coworkers and people often ask me to type up documents for them so they can get on with their business.

[IlovemyAKA]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

I type fast, but it's from memory...sorta. I can only type quickly the words I know how to spell. When I'm copying a document, if I get to a word for which I'm not confident on the spelling, I slow down a little to make sure it's right.

That sounds like me. We began learning keyboarding in elementary. That's when we learned the home row keys & whatnot. I remember being in a junior/senior split computer apps class my senior year. I was typing, and this chick was amazed that I could type without looking at the keyboard. I was amazed that we grew up in the same school disctrict, and she could only hunt and peck.