How well do you type?

[dianetavegia]

I just saw, again, someone insinuate that another gentleman isn't well educated because of typo's or sentence formation. I'd like to ask....
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How old are you? (Feel free to generalize.)

Did you take typing in High School?

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter?

How fast do you type?

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability?

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts?

Are you hearing impaired? (Non-hearing members form sentences differently than the hearing members might.)

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts?

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense?

 

[dianetavegia]

How old are you? 54

Did you take typing in High School? Yes, for several years. It was required.

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter? Manual

How fast do you type? 120 wpm

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability? No

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts? Yes, but I'm having eye surgery one week from today.

Are you hearing impaired? (Non-hearing members form sentences differently than the hearing members might.) No

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts? No

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense? I tend to 'rethink' and want to add more, but don't think faster than I type.

 

[Gershom]

1. 40
2. No
3. Have had all three, most recently, computer.
4. One-finger-peck
5. No
6. No
7. No, but you might want to ask my wife.
8. No
9. No

 

[Jim1999]

How old are you? (Feel free to generalize.)

78

Did you take typing in High School?

no

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter?

manual

How fast do you type?

90 words per minute; 12 wpm after corrections (don't know)

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability?

Yes, both hands are parlyzed from strokes

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts?

no

Are you hearing impaired? (Non-hearing members form sentences differently than the hearing members might.)

no

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts?

no, just an older operator

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense?

Sometimes...I tend to miss some letters or speel bandly...did I say that?

Cheers,

Jim

 

[Mercury]

How old are you?
27.

Did you take typing in High School?
No, but it was a minor part of a data processing class I had to take for one year.

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter?
Mainly on a computer.

How fast do you type?
About 60 wpm.

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability?
No.

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts?
I'm partially colourblind, but that's probably not a great excuse. I am a bit dislexic.

Are you hearing impaired? (Non-hearing members form sentences differently than the hearing members might.)
My hearing's not great, but I wouldn't say that I'm hearing-impaired.

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts?
No, but I have one of those split keyboards. It's a real pain when typing with one hand.

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense?
If I do, I usually edit and rephrase before I post.

 

[exscentric]

How old are you? (Feel free to generalize.)
65
Did you take typing in High School?
yep.
Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter?
manual
How fast do you type?
Fasted guy in class and about next to fastest person.
Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability?
Just beginning.
Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts?
Have but not now - had my surgery
Are you hearing impaired? (Non-hearing members form sentences differently than the hearing members might.)
Wife indicates so but don't think so
Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts?
No
Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense?
nope

As to the rules of the board, don't remember any rule against typos, nor requirement for proof reading.

Maybe there oughta be a rule about people that don't like them

 

[TC]

How old are you? (Feel free to generalize.) 36

Did you take typing in High School? 1/2 year

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter? elec. type

How fast do you type? 20 - 40 wpm depending on how much time I want to spend correcting mistakes

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability? depends, is clumsiness a limitation?

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts? no

Are you hearing impaired? (Non-hearing members form sentences differently than the hearing members might.) no

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts? no

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense? yep

 

[PostCode]

How old are you? (Feel free to generalize.)

Between zero and ninty.

Did you take typing in High School?

Can't remember.

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter?

Typewriter? They still make those things?

How fast do you type?

noe...argh...oen...argh....one, wait...no, two.

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability?

Well, now that you ask, this other left thumb does get in the way at times.

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts?

You saw my glasses didn't you?

Are you hearing impaired? (Non-hearing members form sentences differently than the hearing members might.)

Yes, but it's not too bad.

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts?

The FCC really needs to up the speeds of these modems.

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense?

Taklin' aobut pegigng em liek a ete.

 

[PostCode]

That was an attempt at humor. If however I have offended anyone, I am sorry. As for me, I'm a disabled Veteran with a hearing disability.

 

[Pete]

PostCode

How old are you? (Feel free to generalize.)
35

Did you take typing in High School?
Not much

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter?
Typewriter from about age 10...I think one of my nephews ended up with that one

How fast do you type?
40wpm on a good day using "Search and destroy method". First finger of left hand, second finger on right, and thumb for spacebar

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability?
Nope

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts?
Nothing that glasses can't handle

Are you hearing impaired? (Non-hearing members form sentences differently than the hearing members might.)
Nope

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts?
Nope

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense?
Whadda yer talking about? I never make any sense I do slow right down when writing a serious post, choosing words etc, but thankfully that rarely happens

 

[chipsgirl]

How old are you? close enough to 28

Did you take typing in High School? middle school

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter? computer but we had an electric typewriter at home I would use

How fast do you type? I have no idea but I know it's really fast cause my boss compliments me on it.

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability? just my brain

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts? no. I'm just too lazy to proof

Are you hearing impaired? (Non-hearing members form sentences differently than the hearing members might.)nope

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts? nope

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense? very much so

 

[Grand_Poobah]

Originally posted by dianetavegia:
I just saw, again, someone insinuate that another gentleman isn't well educated because of typo's or sentence formation. I'd like to ask....
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How old are you? (Feel free to generalize.)

39, or celebrating the 21st anniversary of my 18th birthday!

Did you take typing in High School?

Unfortunately, Yes.

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter?

Electric; of course some say I never really learned to type, but rather typo

How fast do you type?

I typo as fast as I can.

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability?

Yes, the keyboard!

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts?

Yes, I can never see my own mistakes (honestly).

Are you hearing impaired? (Non-hearing members form sentences differently than the hearing members might.)

My wife thinks so, but no.

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts?

No.

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense?

Absitively Possolutely!

 

[BM]

1.- 49
2.- no
3.- computer (what little I know)
4.- slowwwww
5.- none
6.- no
7.- no
8.- no
9.- hope not

 

[Thankful]

How old are you? (Feel free to generalize.)

Older than the computer

Did you take typing in High School?

Yes

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter?

Manual

How fast do you type?

Last time I was tested: 119 wpm

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability?

No

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts?

No


Are you hearing impaired? (Non-hearing members form sentences differently than the hearing members might.)

No

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts?

no

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense?

I may do this, but I try to proof my posts before I post.

Note: I have been on the internet now for about 10 years. At first I was on e-mail lists rather than message boards and I was appalled at the misuse of words, poor grammar, and misspelled words.

I will say that most people on the Baptist Board are not as bad as the earlier lists I was on.

I dislike acronyms. I find it much easier to spell out the word and to read words than to figure out the short cuts that people use on the internet, but that shows I am from the "Old School."

A person's typing ability really has nothing to do with their ability to write concise sentences.

To me, there is also a difference in an obvious typo and a misspelled or misused word.

The size of a person's hands also determines their typing skills.

Learning is continuous and we should be open to new ideas and suggestions.

 

[dianetavegia]

Originally posted by Thankful:
How old are you? (Feel free to generalize.)

Older than the computer

Uh, I think you may want to rethink that. LOL

Charles Babbage is credited with the design of the first modern computer, the “analytical engine,” during the 1830s. American scientist Vannevar Bush built a mechanically operated device, called a differential analyzer, in 1930; it was the first general-purpose analog computer. John Atanassoff constructed the first semielectronic digital computing device in 1939.

 

[Trotter]

How old are you? 36

Did you take typing in High School? No

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter? Computer

How fast do you type? 45 WPM on a good day, zip on a bad one

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability? Physical, no. Mental, ask my wife.

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts? Nope.

Are you hearing impaired? Hard of listening, not hearing.

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts? Not unless you count the infrequent short between the mouse and the chair...

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense? What has typing got to do with this? I do this when I think, period. Not to mention talking.

In Christ,
Trotter

 

[TaterTot]

How old are you? 32
Did you take typing in High School? no, but took computer

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter? all 3

How fast do you type? about 65 WPM

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability? no

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts?no

Are you hearing impaired? (Non-hearing members form sentences differently than the hearing members might.)no

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts? no

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense? afeered so[/QB]

 

[DHK]

Originally posted by dianetavegia:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Thankful:
How old are you? (Feel free to generalize.)

Older than the computer

Uh, I think you may want to rethink that. LOL

Charles Babbage is credited with the design of the first modern computer, the “analytical engine,” during the 1830s. American scientist Vannevar Bush built a mechanically operated device, called a differential analyzer, in 1930; it was the first general-purpose analog computer. John Atanassoff constructed the first semielectronic digital computing device in 1939.

</font>[/QUOTE]Though I was never sure when the computer was invented I can remeber when I took my first college course in computers. It was called Fortran IV. We had to punch cards. The computer took up the size of an entire room, and didn't have the ability to do what a laptop does today.
DHK

 

[ccrobinson]

How old are you? (Feel free to generalize.) 36

Did you take typing in High School? Yes

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter? Electric

How fast do you type? Very fast

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability? No

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts? No

Are you hearing impaired? (Non-hearing members form sentences differently than the hearing members might.) No

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts? No

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense? Yes. I sometimes have trouble making sense when I'm not going fast.

 

[SaggyWoman]

How old are you? 41

Did you take typing in High School? yes

Did you learn on a computer, electric typewriter or manual typewriter? manual and electric typewriter

How fast do you type? When I tested back in 1985, I typed over 55 words a minute then.

Do you have physical limitations that affect your typing ability? Physical, no. Mental--sometimes I have some bubbles that appear.

Do you have eyesight problems that affect your ability to proof read your posts? Nope.

Are you hearing impaired? I can block out alot.

Do you have an older computer or keyboard problem that affects your posts? No

Are you a person who thinks fast and sometimes gets ahead of yourself when typing, hence not making sense? yes