Touch typing.

[DaveW]

I ahve never been very good at touch typing - I normally look at the keys while I type and it ends up that I amke plenty of spelling maistakes that I only notice when I look up at the screen, and I then ahve to go back and fix them - so my speed is not great.

When [people aks how fast I type I normally say "That depends - so you want it right or do you want it fast?" (That should have been "do you want it right").

The really funny thing is, when I touch type properly, I rarely make mistakes, and when I do, I notice them immediately and correct them without looking down.

So, why don't I simply trust myself, instead of looking down at my keyboard?

I don't know..... lack of faith in myself I guess.

      

[heartstrings]

I cna toatlly rleate to taht.

[DaveW]

9 minutes ago, heartstrings said:

I can totally relate to that.

Please don't do that - It bugs me and I know it causes great grief for Brother Markle as well. 

(I only did it to show the touch typing thingy)    

[Pastor Scott Markle]

9 minutes ago, DaveW said:

Please don't do that - It bugs me and I know it causes great grief for Brother Markle as well. 

(I only did it to show the touch typing thingy)    

AMEN!!!!!!

[heartstrings]

14 minutes ago, DaveW said:

Please don't do that - It bugs me and I know it causes great grief for Brother Markle as well. 

(I only did it to show the touch typing thingy)    

Oh, I'm srory. I do apopolgize fro ayn icnonveinence

[DaveW]

Just now, heartstrings said:

Oh, I'm srory. I do apopolgize fro ayn icnonveinence

AAAAAAAAGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!! 

[No Nicolaitans]

OLO!

Edited June 9, 2017 by No Nicolaitans

[heartstrings]

ah ah ah ah ah 

[Jim_Alaska]

I am the same way Dave, always have been. I just can't seem to get the hang of touch typing. I always watch the keyboard and then, just like you, don't see mistakes until I proof read the text. I can type really fast this way, but am thankful for spell check to pick up my mistakes.

I find that most mistakes I make are because my fingers get ahead of my slow brain. The mistakes I make are fairly constant in nature, the same ones time and again. Two that come to me as I write this are simple words like:  ahve and cna instead of "have" and "can."

Oh well, I guess it's the "old dogs and new tricks" syndrome.

[DaveW]

Yeah it is words like those you mention that regularly catch me out. And then I often post from my phone and thise tiny little keyboards combined with my fat fingers (and occasionally autocorrect) means that I often end up with what I have called "Phone spelling". 

Many of my posts have an edit note with "Phone Spelling" on it.......