Whats your Typing Rank? How many type faster than You?

AnalyticsNerd

12 years ago

Better than 80% - but it has taking my 25 years of practice to get there.

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nightwish1988 12 years ago

Words per minute (WPM) 61
You are better than 81.62% of all users (position 16534 of 89954 - last 24 hours)
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- Kay King 12 years ago
  
  Better than 93.68%
  
  85 WPM
  
  ...which means I've slowed down as my high score years ago was 102 WPM
  
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Joseph Robinson

Banned 12 years ago

Took it ten times to try get an average instead of just one outlier number. The results:

74, 81, 65, 70, 73, 76, 70, 68, 74, 68.

High: 81

Low: 65

Average: 71.9

Makes me high 80s, maybe the bottom of 90 percent.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

12 years ago

So...how are those Dragon speech recognition software programs nowadays? :rolleyes:

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Charlotte Jay

12 years ago

I'm slow at only 47 wpm. Oh well, I get the job done lol

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HeySal

12 years ago

66.19% -- that's actually better than I thought I'd do. Typing has never been my strong suit and I transpose a heck of a lot of letters. I had 7 mistakes. I will give myself credit that I'm on my first cup of coffee - but if I have to admit it, it doesn't get much better after that. I expected under 50% though, so wasn't disappointed with the score.

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thunderbird

12 years ago

I get oohs and ahs from people when they see me typing rapidly. I guess I don't look like the kind of person who types. People more likely think I work a job like a bouncer or in a warehouse.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

12 years ago

Originally Posted by thunderbird

I get oohs and ahs from people when they see me typing rapidly. I guess I don't look like the kind of person who types. People more likely think I work a job like a bouncer or in a warehouse.

Naaaah - What are you, a man or a manuscript! Work as a bouncer or a warehouseman - get carpal tunnel the 'old fashioned' way! :p

Speaking of "the old fashioned way" and typing, I saw this the other day on redditt - pretty sneaky way to get an interview

I sent Tom Hanks a 1934 Smith Corona typewriter with a typed invitation to come on my podcast. This was his response.
http://i.imgur.com/ppBPV.jpg

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hershkoy 12 years ago

I am embarrassed to show mine But, hey, English is not my first language, I hope that counts.
Going to practice with this new cool tool! Thanks for the share
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Dennis Gaskill

12 years ago

You are better than 77.75% - 56 wpm.

As usual, I got tripped up on words with the letter "P" in them. For some reason my pinkie doesn't like that letter.

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Dan Riffle

12 years ago

You are better than 72.82% - 50 wpm.

Much better than I thought I'd do because I'm half "hunt and pecker" and half "touch typer."

I know Joe will take advantage of the "hunt and pecker" line.

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Robert Michael

12 years ago

My typing rank from that site is:

That was first try too, lol not bad.

& Dennis, I use my ring finger (well, the one on my right hand) for the P

Works great, as you can see from my stats. haha

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Dennis Gaskill 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Whos That Guru

Dennis, I use my ring finger (well, the one on my right hand) for the P

Works great, as you can see from my stats. haha

I don't think it would be very easy to retrain myself after all these years. Old habits die hard and all that...
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garyv

12 years ago

83.6% - My son is faster than I am though.

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HeySal

12 years ago

WTGuru - you missed your calling. You should have been a legal secretary.

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Robert Michael 12 years ago

Originally Posted by HeySal

WTGuru - you missed your calling. You should have been a legal secretary.

LOL not sure how I missed this post earlier today, but you may be right!

I've always been an insanely fast typist, & always with amazing accuracy.
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- AprilCT 12 years ago
  
  I used to be very fast, in the 90-100 range, now likely only 80's. I can't take the test now because I'd have to cut my nails. Seriously, not a joke, long fingernails and speed don't mix well on a computer keyboard. I keep promising myself to start learning Dragon instead of a manicure and haven't done it yet.
  
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TiffLee

12 years ago

Eh, 94 WPM.

92 correct; 12 incorrect.

Better than 96%.

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John Durham

12 years ago

Obviously not very fast copying others...but I can type my own thoughts like a machine gun.

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travlinguy

12 years ago

> 70%
WPM 49
0 mistakes

Funny thing though, when I'm typing from my head rather than reading, I can get close to 70/wpm with very few mistakes.

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Alexa Smith

Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by travlinguy

Funny thing though, when I'm typing from my head rather than reading, I can get close to 70/wpm with very few mistakes.

Yes indeed ... exactly so. Typing from your head is totally different from typing when reading.

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travlinguy

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Yes indeed ... exactly so. Typing from your head is totally different from typing when reading.

I've read a couple of threads here where people have raved about Dragon Naturally Speaking so I bought it hoping to dramatically increase speed and efficiency.

I haven't even opened it. Somehow the idea of dictating seems weird. I haven't tried and I'm not sure it would work for me.

It's one of those things that ain't broke so I don't want to mess with it.

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thunderbird

12 years ago

Originally Posted by travlinguy

I've read a couple of threads here where people have raved about Dragon Naturally Speaking so I bought it hoping to dramatically increase speed and efficiency.

I haven't even opened it. Somehow the idea of dictating seems weird. I haven't tried and I'm not sure it would work for me.

It's one of those things that ain't broke so I don't want to mess with it.

Hmm, its main advantage is that it frees your hands. It usually needs to be trained to get used to your accent and pronunciation of words. It actually can be a royal pain to train. But it has been years since I used it, so it is likely quite superior to what it used to be.

It can have uses, eg if you have damage from repetitive stress or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. I'm not sure speed really is one of them. How many words do you say a minute vs type a minute? If you talk too fast, chances are the software would mangle it up at spots.

There are instances when it could be nice. If, say, you're driving and come up with an amazing idea, just talk into the car recorder or, if you're fishing talk into the recorder on your cellphone, then later play it to the software and it will write it out for you. That kind of thing.

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Robert Michael

12 years ago

Funny thing though, when I'm typing from my head rather than reading, I can get close to 70/wpm with very few mistakes.

Yeah, I usually type around 90-100 wpm (and with 100% accuracy, woohoo!) when I know what I plan on writing.

Having to type what someone else (or in this case, something else) wants me to say just slows it down.. hence the 81 wpm results from my test. lol

I learned typing from Mavis Beacon a lifetime ago.. back when I was like 11 or 12 yrs old.. man I feel so old

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travlinguy

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Whos That Guru

Yeah, I usually type around 90-100 wpm (and with 100% accuracy, woohoo!) when I know what I plan on writing.

Having to type what someone else (or in this case, something else) wants me to say just slows it down.. hence the 81 wpm results from my test. lol

I learned typing from Mavis Beacon a lifetime ago.. back when I was like 11 or 12 yrs old.. man I feel so old

I learned typing in high school. 60 girls and two guys. My average after one year was 23/wpm. Most of the girls were well above 40/wpm. I was there to be around the girls. :p Whoda thunk it would have been one of the most important things I learned in public school?

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John Durham

12 years ago

Originally Posted by travlinguy

I learned typing in high school. 60 girls and two guys. My average after one year was 23/wpm. Most of the girls were well above 40/wpm. I was there to be around the girls. :p Whoda thunk it would have been one of the most important things I learned in public school?

I find the thumping rhythm of the keyboard to be somehow.... I dont know...relaxing? Entrancing?

My brother says I type so loud that you can hear me from all the way across his house when Im there.

I like the sound...He said he cant tell when Im typing something passionate as the sound gets louder and faster.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate

12 years ago

Just to test out the "If you put 100 monkeys typing in a room, sooner or later you will get Shakespeare" theory, I just moved my fingers over the keys rapidly not trying to spell anything - I got 1 four letter word for the worst score today of '0' ...

But I DID get one word...so, maybe this proves the theory

(it'll just take a lot later than sooner)

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HeySal

12 years ago

I learned to type in high school. I've been typing for around 40 years -- and I've never gotten good at it. I do type faster when writing than when copying something, but I still transpose so many letters. You wouldn't believe how thrilled I was when they came out with word processing. That eraser tape we used to have to correct typing was a PITA plus. It also got expensive if you were a bad typist. On the other hand - my handwriting is also a joke. My fingers just don't cooperate with me on tasks like that. I seem to have a wire loose in my head somewhere. I have a lot of stupid useless talents I'd be extremely willing to trade for a talent typing.

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Dennis Gaskill

12 years ago

I tried it again and got 127 words per minute. Number one of all time.

Oh look, my nose is growing.

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whateverpedia

12 years ago

There are snakes that can type faster than me.

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trcapro

12 years ago

I graduated with a degree in print journalism and worked in an office for more than a decade. I've gotten better as that I'm not a complete "hen pecker" anymore but I don't even want to try to guess how slow I am. I think I took a test once and my best score was in the 20s in words per minute.

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trcapro

12 years ago

Gave it a shot, did better than expected but that doesn't say much lol.

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Mohammad Afaq 12 years ago

My first try.

I did actually slow down quite a bit. I used to be 85 GWAM back in high school (three years ago).

EDIT: Okay second try:

Getting better
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Michael Ten

12 years ago

It told me that I'm at about 57 WPM, but I think I'm actually faster than that.

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conlo

12 years ago

I got 104 WPM. I thought I was fast until I saw the guy who does 183 WPM... lol.

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trcapro 12 years ago

Originally Posted by conlo

I got 104 WPM. I thought I was fast until I saw the guy who does 183 WPM... lol.

100+ words per minute! That's unreal. I can't even imagine how anyone could do that.
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scottsdaleins

12 years ago

82wpm, 91.79%. I kept getting "two" wrong and incidentally, I had 2 errors.

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zen862

12 years ago

High 81%
Low 55%

I just got a new keyboard though!

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NeoGills

12 years ago

Mine test report is 57.68%!
i think em an average person

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laurencewins

12 years ago

I really wonder what relevance this sort of question has to anything.

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fin 12 years ago

Mine is 41wpm, 59.14%, but to be fair when I type I write from my head, I'm not a secretary so it really doesn't mean much.
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