How Fast Can You Type?
@danishcanadian (28953)
Canada
June 15, 2019 6:59am CST
When I was in elementary school, I took a couple of keyboarding classes, Once I memorized the layout of the keyboard, and knew how and where to position my fingers, there was no stopping me. I taught myself how to type 120 wpm, accurately. Problem is, once I got used to typing as fast as my thoughts hit my brain, I had a hard time slowing myself down, when using a more challenging piece of technology, such as a smartphone. Unfortunately autocorrect (I call it autocorrupt) has made me look like an azz on more than a few occasions.
One great benefit of teaching myself how to type was that keyboarding class I took in high school which I didn't actually need. It was a guaranteed A.
How fast can you type? Were you self taught, did you take classes, or was it a little bit of both?
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8 responses
@scarlet_woman (23465)
• United States
16 Jun 19
i really don't know..relatively fast i guess.having had used a typewriter as a kid helped.
@BarBaraPrz (45475)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Jun 19
Last time I checked (long ago and far away) my speed was 85 wpm.
As for autocorrupt... I recently came across (in a book) two people arguing and going at it "hammer and tongues"... talk about a creative typo!
@Mamerto32 (2783)
• Canlubang, Philippines
15 Jun 19
Let's see, i could do 200 words in ten minutes. Not exactly impressive, and accuracy is off. I got a lot of typos.
@Nickzter1331 (4229)
• Philippines
15 Jun 19
I start typing in keyboards in highschool when i have a computer subject. its part of our curriculum. And i get a high score. but now, no idea how fast i can type.
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
15 Jun 19
I took a keyboarding class in high school too. It taught me how to type and is a skill I have to this day. My typing speed is not that fast though. I am a perfectionist and when I make a mistake I correct it immediately. This slows me down. But, I really don't need to type as fast as I once did when I worked in an office setting so it doesn't really matter now.
My fastest speed was 75 wpm. I probably can type up to 50 wpm now.
