Monday, August 2, 2010
Typist
I hail from the loins of great typists. My father at one point was typing upwards of 80 words per minute on a typewriter. You know, those things that you had to actually had to move in order to do a carriage return. And my mother also, altho I cannot recall what her typing speed was at the pennicle, I am sure that it is equally impressive. Unlike them, my typing speed has remained since high school a measly 22wpm. Many of the jobs that I have looked at applying for of late have required a typing speed of at least 40wpm. I recently made the goal to bring my typing speed up to at least 40wpm so that I could apply for these jobs. With a lot of practice, I was able to meet that goal, and printed out a certificate from the website. It really probably does not mean much of anything, I mean really, someone else could have just as easily taken the test and put my name on it, but I know that I met that goal. I can now check that goal off my list. I would like to continue to get my typing speed up more...
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Way to go, Kiddo! BTW--your dad's typing speed on a 'typewriter' was at over 90wpm last time he was tested for a job :-D Mine was never that memorable--60wpm. But you really can't compare typewriter typing and computer typing times, as the instruments are so different--kind of like comparing apples and oranges.
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