How many WPM can you squeeze out?

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  1. Ionus

    Ionus Well-Known Member

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    How many words per minute can you type? I just took a test on ProveIt! and I only squeezed out 36. Not great. I had zero errors and corrections though.

    My problem is that I never learned how to type in the traditional style. I just use my 2 index fingers, or hunt and peck as I call it. Not very efficient I guess.
     
  2. MetalRyde

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    52 WPM.

    used to be 93 in high school.
     
  3. Mako Crab

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    I average 86
     
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    55 wpm but thats in english :D 
     
  5. Ionus

    Ionus Well-Known Member

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    Shit man, I suck.
     
  6. tikgnat

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    I dunno, so I guess I'll give myself a minute and test it shall we? 15 seconds so far so I guess it's not too bad. I'm trying to find things to waffle on about but when you're not really thinking about a subject it's actually kinda hard, I guess I'd not be very good at talk shows.

    And my minute is up, so 58 words in that minute. I went back and corrected as I went along though, so it would have been higher, but with mistakes.
     
  7. joebot.

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    I'm around 30, but I'm also dyslexic. My mom used to be able to type around 150-200 wpm. (on a typewriter)
     
  8. grimlock1972

    grimlock1972 Optimus, serving up the primest of ribs since 1984

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    No clue but i know it would be error ridden.
     
  9. Shortwave

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    Arround 40 discounting spelling and gramatical errors go dyslexia.
    reading wise i can read a full 500 to 600 page book in arround 4 to 5 hours if it intrests me i read the full Harry Potter series in 1 week whilst working full shifts.
     
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    I haven't timed/tested myself since High School, but I'm willing to bet it's at least 60. Luckily, I do some typing at work (and online) so I stay in practice.

    EDIT: I just did the test on typingtest.com. I got 44WPM the first time and 56 the second. In my defense, I was trying to go WAY too fast the first time.:D 
     
  11. tikgnat

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    Hmm, gonna have to try that test. Copying text is gonna be harder then just waffling...

    Hmmm, taking Typingtest.com got me 52 WPM, 5 mistakes (90% accuracy) adjusted to 47wpm...
     
  12. PlanckEpoch

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    66 WPM here. I don't type nearly as well as I do when I'm taking classes.