Can you type?
@sprite1950 (30453)
Corsham, England
March 12, 2018 4:09am CST
I went to college after I left school and learned to type. There was no internet then, just the old fashioned typewriters but I'm eternally grateful that I did as it has been so useful with my online sites.
I know people manage very well with the 'hunt and peck' version (using two fingers) but being able to type is so much quicker.
Can you type properly or do you use two fingers?
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Mar 18
@Icydoll I took some exams when I was at college so I gained some speed.
@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Mar 18
@Bluedoll I tend to make a lot of typos so although I can type quite fast I make a lot of mistakes. I often read over an old post and find a typo.
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
21 May 18
I often use the Internet, so I type faster.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
21 May 18
I'm really glad I learned to type although I didn't know how useful it would be in later life.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
22 May 18
@caopaopao Sometimes you don't realise just how useful something will be later on when you are much older.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
21 May 18
@sprite1950 Everything we learn can't be learned in vain.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Mar 18
@jstory07 I only type with one had if I'm drinking a cup of tea with the other!
@Hannihar (129481)
• Israel
18 May 18
@sprite1950
Yes I can type. Now a days I make lots of spelling mistakes but can still type.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
19 May 18
I'm glad I learned to type at college as it has been useful in later life.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
21 May 18
@Hannihar I can type without looking at the keys but I often do.
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@Hannihar (129481)
• Israel
20 May 18
@sprite1950
It really helps if you can type without looking at the keys all the time.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
13 Mar 18
@nela13 You probably don't make as many mistakes as me! I sometimes go over old posts and see a typo I've missed,
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
13 Mar 18
@nela13 I find it embarrassing!
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@nela13 (55700)
• Portugal
13 Mar 18
@sprite1950 I make some too and sometimes I only noticed after a few days.
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@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
12 Mar 18
I use my 10 fingers to type. I studied it.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Mar 18
@yanzalong It is worth learning how to type properly as it saves time.
@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Mar 18
Yes it's certainly been useful to me.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Mar 18
@jaboUK You sound like my partner but it obviously works for you.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 18
@sprite1950 Yes, I manage very well - the words come onto the page no matter how fast or clumsy you are.
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@anikoonline (3250)
• Hungary
12 Mar 18
I can type and I am really happy about this skill. It makes writing on the computer easier.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Mar 18
@anikoonline It does indeed. I watch my partner with his hunt and peck style and it takes him forever to type anything out. 
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
12 Mar 18
@anikoonline Yes sometimes my partner asks me to type something for him. I usually do because it's painful watching him struggle!
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@anikoonline (3250)
• Hungary
12 Mar 18
@sprite1950 Same here. I usually offer my boyfriend to type him. I can do it in 2 minutes that would take at least 10 mins for him.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
9 Apr 18
I wonder if that comes under hunt and peck .. you're probably too fast for that
@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
13 Mar 18
When I was in my early 20s I landed a job in the publicity department of a TV station. Eventually they got so tired of my "hunt and peck" typing that they paid for me to go and learn. Unfortunately for them (and, as it turned out, for me - but that's another story) my typing teacher ended up offering me a job teaching typing and managing a new typing school that she was opening.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
13 Mar 18
@lynnief Oh that's a shame. Money isn't everything .. I learned that long ago by taking on well paid jobs that I hated,
@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
13 Mar 18
@lynnief The TV station shot themselves in the foot by sending you to learn to type. You must have done very well if your teacher offered you a job. Quite an amusing story.
@lynnief (1203)
• Australia
13 Mar 18
@sprite1950 I was the one who really shot myself in the foot. Even though it paid twice as much as the TV station, the typing school job was not nearly as interesting.
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@dodo19 (47082)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
12 Mar 18
I went to university and Cegep (a thing we have here in Quebec, something between university and high school). Both really helped my typing. As I had to write a lot of papers, my typing skills improved. I can type with two hands and most of my fingers.
