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rolesfamily wrote:That's true; but even if they did that I still think it's the same difference. Because with the current test everybody still has to over-come those odd words; as I said before hand I still think it's a good test of how you deal with your typing, & reading etc. A pure typing test probably shouldn't have unusual words in; but typing is generally a 'full package' kinda deal; so you really need to have both skills to succeed. Well that's just my take on it anyhow.

Adsolution wrote:

rolesfamily wrote:That's true; but even if they did that I still think it's the same difference. Because with the current test everybody still has to over-come those odd words; as I said before hand I still think it's a good test of how you deal with your typing, & reading etc. A pure typing test probably shouldn't have unusual words in; but typing is generally a 'full package' kinda deal; so you really need to have both skills to succeed. Well that's just my take on it anyhow.

Not really, that's what meeting transcribists in the 90s needed to succeed.

Adsolution wrote:I mean, at what point in your life have you ever actually had to transcribe exactly what you're hearing/reading? Maybe if someone's reading you a phone number, username or serial code, but at what point have you ever had to do so at full speed?

There have been zero occasions in my life in which I've had to transcribe what I'm reading/hearing at full speed. As I said, that's a task pretty much solely resting within the duties of meeting transcribists, and even moreso before voice recognition software existed.

Adsolution wrote:All I was saying is that I think it would make a little more sense for them to attempt to simulate regular typing as much as possible, which would mean providing us with words and phrases we're more prone to typing day-by-day. These WPM tests aren't dissimilar to having you type in a different language.

Master wrote:108 wpm? Blimey. Last I checked, mine was a measly 68.

Master wrote:

Master wrote:108 wpm? Blimey. Last I checked, mine was a measly 68.

Wow, I'm still at 68? Dearie me.
EDIT: Nevermind, went into serious mode and put laptop on a surface so I could type properly, got 76 now.

Master wrote:I tend to use the swiping function on Google's Keyboard, but it's a pain when one's fingers are frozen.

Your speed was: 70wpm.

You made 1 mistake, your mistake is shown in bold text:

Ten weeks before he died, Mr Mohun Biswas, a journalist of Sikkim Street, St James, Port of Spain, was sacked. He had been ill for some time. In less than a year he had spent more than nine weeks at the Colonial Hospital and convalesced at home for even longer. When the doctor advised him to take a complete rest the Trinidad Sentinel had no choice. It gave Mr Biswas thee months' notice and continued, up to the time of his death, to supply him every morning with a free copy of the paper.