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malcolm turnbull

Do you have good typing skills?

@JudyEv (382104)

Rockingham, Australia

March 5, 2024 3:39am CST

The photo has nothing to do with the text. Vince is reading the autobiography of Malcolm Turnbull, one of our former prime ministers. Vince keeps telling me bits and pieces from the book. The machinations of a political party make very interesting reading. It seems no-one can be trusted, even within your own ‘people’. A prime minister who got dumped to make way for Turnbull was very bitter and did all in his power to disrupt his governing. Leaks to the media were a common tactic and back-room meetings were very secretive. But I really wanted to tell you this. Back in Turnbull’s very early days, he did a typing course and says it was one of the most useful courses that he ever did. Vince learnt typing at school and says the same thing. Who was to know that the advent of computers would make typing skills so handy?

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@yanzalong (19091)

• Indonesia

5 Mar 24

I used to take a course in typing. It's useful. I can now type with all my fingers without looking at the keyboard.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Mar 24

It's very, very handy to be able to touch-type if you use the computer a lot.

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@wolfgirl569 (135774)

• Marion, Ohio

5 Mar 24

I never learned to type

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@wolfgirl569 (135774)

• Marion, Ohio

6 Mar 24

@JudyEv 2 to 3. Mostly my left hand. But that is easy on the tablet

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Mar 24

So do you mostly just use two fingers?

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@BarBaraPrz (51823)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

5 Mar 24

Yes, typing has been very good to me.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Mar 24

Once computers became common, anyone that could type had an advantage.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

5 Mar 24

My typing speed is only average, so I brushed off the idea of working as an online medical transcriptionist.

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@Shavkat (141905)

• Philippines

7 Mar 24

@JudyEv It is also the same thing here.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Mar 24

My speed isn't very fast. I didn't learn touch typing until I was an adult.

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@Juliaacv (56257)

• Canada

5 Mar 24

I think that keyboarding is much easier than typing ever was. Even on the electric typewriters. I learned to type on a manual typewriter, and I actually excelled at that course in high school.

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@Juliaacv (56257)

• Canada

5 Mar 24

@JudyEv We transitioned to the electric typewriters during my time in high school.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Mar 24

I agree. Vince learnt on a Remington manual typewriter at school but I had an electric typewriter when I learnt as an adult.

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@Beestring (15372)

• Hong Kong

5 Mar 24

Very nice picture. I have used the manual typewriter. I could type quite fast in those days.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Mar 24

It's helpful when myLotting if you can touch-type.

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@snowy22315 (208952)

• United States

5 Mar 24

Nope, as you can probably tell. I do OK though. I don't need to look at the keyboard, although perhaps I should.. lol. It is usually the tablet that makes things wonky though.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Mar 24

With practice, I think everyone gets better over time.

@FourWalls (86713)

• United States

5 Mar 24

That’s how I made my living: typing! I was as good as 80 WPM.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Mar 24

I didn't learn till I was in my late 30s I guess and I could never get more than about 60wpm. But nowadays that's plenty fast enough for what I want to do.

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@LeaPea2417 (40032)

• Toccoa, Georgia

5 Mar 24

I learned to type in High School. That was before computers. I learned on a manual typewriter.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Mar 24

We had several classes of type-writers when i was at school but I was in the academic class so didn't get to learn typing.

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@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

5 Mar 24

I also took typing courses in school and I am a very fast typist, this helps a lot here in myLot.

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@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

6 Mar 24

@JudyEv - I remember when we chatted with Coral in the morning, she dictated to her smartphone and I answered typing, she thought I also dictated.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Mar 24

I'm not particularly fast but I can do a lot of responses and comments in a pretty short time here.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Mar 24

@LadyDuck Wow, that would certainly be fast typing for her to think that.

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@Fleura (35037)

• United Kingdom

5 Mar 24

When I was at school typing was only taught to those who were considered not clever enough to do other things. And anybody who was anybody had a secretary. I never leant to type properly. I did have a rather half-hearted attempt but by then I was already able to 'type' at quite a respectable rate so there was no real incentive.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Mar 24

That was the situation at my school too. I did a secretarial course as an adult but I do a few odd things that I wasn't taught. For instance, I only ever hit the space bar with my right hand.

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@Fleura (35037)

• United Kingdom

5 Mar 24

@JudyEv I'm sure I do lots of odd things but I wouldn't know! I do look at the keyboard most of the time, but in fact it's not good for your eyes to be looking at a screen all the time so I see that as an advantage

For some reason Little One has developed an obsession and really wants a typewriter, I have no idea why! Anyway we have managed to acquire two typewriters (one old, one ancient) to surprise her with on her birthday so we'll see what she thinks. The ancient one is really hard work!

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Mar 24

@Fleura Vince has always regretted giving up his old Remington. I'm sure Little One will love her surprise.

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@TheHorse (238317)

• Walnut Creek, California

5 Mar 24

I am glad we don't have a bitter ousted president making effective governing by the current administration more difficult.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Mar 24

It's quite interesting to read some of the backstory to what went on in parliament.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

5 Mar 24

We can learn from people. Turnbull cited his typing skills as the most important part of his life. I learned to type in high school. I wasn't good with it at first, but I'm doing much better now. It took a long time for me to not look at the keys while I typed. Now, it's second nature. Like Turnbull, it is the most important skill I have.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

6 Mar 24

@JudyEv I'm glad it was the best thing he did too.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Mar 24

I remarked to my doctor that he typed very quickly and he said the same thing. That he'd taken a typing course and it was one of the best things he'd done.

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@JESSY3236 (22245)

• United States

5 Mar 24

pretty picture. I have taken some typing classes, but I'm not good at typing.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Mar 24

I make plenty of mistakes but mostly I pick them up before I post here.

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@RebeccasFarm (91297)

• United States

5 Mar 24

I have average typing skills Judy. At one time, I was up to around 75 wpm. That was in school many years ago on manual of course well electric typewriter. I love the photo Judy.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Mar 24

I never got to that speed but I touch-type reasonably accurately. It's handy on myLot as you can type a lot of comments in a relatively short time.

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@jstory07 (148734)

• Roseburg, Oregon

6 Mar 24

When the computer came out. I was glad I had taken typing to. That way you know where all the keys are.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Mar 24

You can write so much more so much faster if you can touch-type.

@Fleura (35037)

• United Kingdom

5 Mar 24

Where is the picture from, by the way? It looks as if it might be France.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

5 Mar 24

I'm pretty sure it was France. I was always taking photos of the beautiful stone bridges.

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@Dena91 (17039)

• United States

5 Mar 24

When I was in 5th or 6th grade it was mandatory that we took typing, or we wouldn't move on to the next grade. I've often wondered, did they know what the was coming with computers. What a lovely photo.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Mar 24

At high school, some went into the 'commercial' class to learn typing and shorthand while others were in a more academic stream.

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@LindaOHio (222417)

• United States

5 Mar 24

I can type very well; and it certainly helps when you spend hours online. Hope you and Vince have a good day.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Mar 24

I'm pleased I can type as fast as I do. It helps on here.

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