tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post8807607279035716783..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Typographical FrivolityZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-70689705649438242452011-12-16T12:35:11.163+00:002011-12-16T12:35:11.163+00:00Learning touch typing is something I always recomm...Learning touch typing is something I always recommend to the teachers/parents of any child with any kind of language/literacy/(and sometimes, depending what sort of) physical difficulty.<br /><br />I did typing evening classes while doing A levels. The best thing I ever did.<br /><br />These days, my neurology/physiology means that the slight left side lag often means I transpose letters, particularly when I am tired. Interestingly, when I've had a couple of drinks it often gets better... Perhaps I will adopt your no correction approach...Blue Witchhttp://blue-witch.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-91438329092264021552011-12-16T08:21:02.093+00:002011-12-16T08:21:02.093+00:00Well, numbers, everyone has to check numbers, sure...Well, numbers, everyone has to check numbers, surely?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-37923664774855402192011-12-16T04:05:23.946+00:002011-12-16T04:05:23.946+00:00I am a touch typist (typing class in 9th grade in ...I am a touch typist (typing class in 9th grade in the Cretaceous Period), except for the top row and to the right of the P, L, and M keys.LẌhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06337382169476392640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-16775256506677477982011-12-15T22:21:25.936+00:002011-12-15T22:21:25.936+00:00I haven't met Siri, but I'm definitely not...I haven't met Siri, but I'm definitely not looking for a husband. Rog, good luck in your quest. I understand Siri is female in the USofA.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-70950487714676036822011-12-15T22:08:36.628+00:002011-12-15T22:08:36.628+00:00What? Oh Tim, I trusted you. I'm so gullible...What? Oh Tim, I trusted you. I'm so gullible.<br /><br />Siri doesn't always quite understand what I'm getting at, though. Willing, but gets a bit confused. Oh wait, certainly husband material, then.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-58454272518782708762011-12-15T21:16:29.954+00:002011-12-15T21:16:29.954+00:00I'm so impressed with Siri. And you can do rem...I'm so impressed with Siri. And you can do reminders which come up when you are tracked as leaving the house etc! I asked it to marry me and he said we don't know each other well enough. Early doors.Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-71196039712793272932011-12-15T21:13:43.514+00:002011-12-15T21:13:43.514+00:00I'll probably correct most of mine, soi that y...I'll probably correct most of mine, soi that you'll think I'm perfect (but sneak the odd one in0)<br />I have an old steam typewriter up in the artic, you really needed strong wrists. NO, ATTIC!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201835677426254567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-80046944972362428642011-12-15T20:37:35.485+00:002011-12-15T20:37:35.485+00:00I'm certainly a very fast typist, Mike. Don&#...I'm certainly a very fast typist, Mike. Don't know about better.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-11515230249110514492011-12-15T20:33:40.574+00:002011-12-15T20:33:40.574+00:00Yes, I too found the old self taught touch typing ...Yes, I too found the old self taught touch typing skills came in useful when I finally bought a computer about six years ago. I'd almost forgotten how by that time, but my fingers seemed to remember, and it's almost like falling off a bike - you never forget how. And how very different a computer keyboard is to the old upright Remington I learned on in my teens (and how very much easier it is to correct mistakes!!) - I think I'm a better typist now than I ever have been.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558857315748815249noreply@blogger.com