Do you still love typing with a typewriter?
By Kevin
@excellence7 (3698)
Mauritius
August 26, 2015 5:15am CST
I love typewriters, though I never had the opportunity to use one for a long time. I am fond of writing. I love writing because I have too much inside and the only way I can pour my heart out is through words. But on seeing typewriters, those old ones, I feel a call to use them.
I am planning to write a novel soon and I want to do that with a typewriter.
Do you prefer typewriters to computers? Do they attract you? Do you still use typewriters? Do you have one at home? 
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8 responses
@Bluedoll (16770)
• Canada
26 Aug 15
I miss one. I had one but it got lost. I learned partly to typo on one. It was fun and relaxing because the reward did not need to be perfect. There is nothing like feeling the paper in hand.
At the moment call me the backspace button speeder. I like how different writing methods do different things for us.
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@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
26 Aug 15
Totally in agreement. I want to feel the mental and emotional relationship I can have with a typewriter. I know computers, mobile phones and tablets are more sophisticated but I love more what is traditional than modern - even the ways of writing.
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
26 Aug 15
@excellence7 I am emotionally attached with writing with my pen.
@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
26 Aug 15
@else34 Even me, I have a special pen for writing. But I want to explore the relationship with a typewriter. I'm about to write a book and I wonder why I'm yearning for it to be written with a typewriter. There's something special about a typewriter.
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@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
26 Aug 15
I am also yearning to have one. I will be typing to save people's lives around me rather. I have a purpose behind it all. 
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
26 Aug 15
My elder brother had a typewriter and he used it a lot.But I was not interested in learning how to use it.
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
26 Aug 15
I have used both the manual and the electronic typewriters and yes, I do agree that they are more fun. I love the sound that these keys make more than the other things.
I never had one at home. Though there is a manual one still available at my dads' office.
Today, however, I would prefer to use the computer to type out a manuscript (or a novel) as editing becomes easier manifolds on a computer. But if given a chance to buy a typewriter - I would prefer an electronic one over the manual.
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@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
27 Aug 15
Thank you for responding. I have been actively looking for a manual typewriter in my country - Mauritius - but it's so difficult to find one here. I am travelling to India in November, I hope I find one there. 
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@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
27 Aug 15
@thesids I have been to Mumbai and Pune earlier this year in March. In November, I will be travelling to Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Mumbai and Kashmir. I am planning a solo trip - just for adventure.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
27 Aug 15
@excellence7 Oh great. I am sure you would be able to find one but it might be overly priced (in Indian currency of course) because they know, they dont have regular business.
When are you planning to visit India? Does any from your family stay here? or it is just a vacation/professional tour.
When are you planning to visit India? Does any from your family stay here? or it is just a vacation/professional tour.1 person likes this
@LeaPea2417 (40029)
• Toccoa, Georgia
26 Aug 15
In the day when all there was were type writers, I used them, but I always thought they were hard to use. Now, the computer is great to type on. I would never go back to type writers.
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@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
27 Aug 15
What I can conclude is that people who have used typewriters before would not really go for them again but those who have never, like me, would really wish to try. It makes sense somehow. It's about exploring the feelings it gives.
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@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
27 Aug 15
What's your favorite type of pen then? 
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@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
27 Aug 15
@else34 Good.I also have a pen. I forgot its price but all I know is that it is filled with ink still
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@else34 (13515)
• New Delhi, India
27 Aug 15
@excellence7 It's not a famous.costly brand,dear.I have an ordinary pen that I had bought with the money my mom had given to me when I asked her for some money.
@excellence7 (3698)
• Mauritius
6 Sep 15
Don't you sometimes wish to use one again?
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@Beatburn (4286)
• Philippines
7 Sep 15
@excellence7 Yes. Maybe I could a used one. I wonder how my kids will react to seeing one.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
27 Aug 15
lol, I have junked my typewriter. Now that I experienced the ease of typing in a computer, I don't think I will ever enjoy typing in a typewriter again.
