Original Post
typing speedtest
A friend of mine linked me this site. It's a test to see how many words you can approximately type in a minute...
so, I'll just leave this here...
http://speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com/
and my results in 3 languages (not first tries ofc)
Finnish (My native language):
English (who doesn't need English nowadays):
Dutch (similar repertoir of letters compared to my native Finnish):
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As you can see, there's a pattern. Almost as many words in dutch because of the similar letters, but fails because of not being familiar with the words. More in English than in Finnish because the words are shorter (technically the shortest words that are used often in the Finnish language are four letters, given a few exceptions), and because the keyboard is designed for the language. but then again, fails because it uses letters I use less when I type in MSN (probably the place where I type most)
If you do the test, I'd like to know how you write, or at least whether or not you use the 10-finger system. I myself don't, I use about three fingers of my left hand and two of my right (wut? That's just how it comes naturally to me), and I'm a rightie. I know the keyboard pretty much by heart, but couldn't recite it, only type pretty much whatever you told me to blindfolded, or tap a tabletop where the keys would be.
so, I'll just leave this here...
http://speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com/
and my results in 3 languages (not first tries ofc)
Finnish (My native language):
You reached 339 points, so you achieved position 23 of 85 on the ranking list
You type 425 characters per minute
You have 58 correct words and
you have 0 wrong words
English (who doesn't need English nowadays):
297 points, so you achieved position 510 of 6449 on the ranking list
You type 399 characters per minute
You have 67 correct words and
you have 2 wrong words
Dutch (similar repertoir of letters compared to my native Finnish):
You reached 233 points, so you achieved position 107 of 150 on the ranking list
You type 323 characters per minute
You have 48 correct words and
you have 2 wrong words
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As you can see, there's a pattern. Almost as many words in dutch because of the similar letters, but fails because of not being familiar with the words. More in English than in Finnish because the words are shorter (technically the shortest words that are used often in the Finnish language are four letters, given a few exceptions), and because the keyboard is designed for the language. but then again, fails because it uses letters I use less when I type in MSN (probably the place where I type most)
If you do the test, I'd like to know how you write, or at least whether or not you use the 10-finger system. I myself don't, I use about three fingers of my left hand and two of my right (wut? That's just how it comes naturally to me), and I'm a rightie. I know the keyboard pretty much by heart, but couldn't recite it, only type pretty much whatever you told me to blindfolded, or tap a tabletop where the keys would be.
Last edited by Archlurps; Jun 16, 2009 at 06:32 PM.
252 points, so you achieved position 1097 of 6985 on the ranking list
You type 357 characters per minute
You have 62 correct words and
you have 2 wrong words
In English that is, trying it with Dutch, my native language, now.
You reached 277 points, so you achieved position 94 of 170 on the ranking list
You type 351 characters per minute
You have 55 correct words and
you have 0 wrong words
Obviously, I'm better at typing English, as I usually don't type in Dutch, and I use tons of abbreviations when I do.
Last edited by Mapleleaf; Jun 16, 2009 at 06:59 PM.
Originally Posted by Mapleleaf
In English that is, trying it with Dutch now
Your native language being?
EDIT: Dutch, I take it?
Anyhow, actually that may be a part of why I writ faster in English too. Finnish can be abbreviated A LOT. Almost any word can be stripped to at least one letter less because the words are so painstakingly long, especially to write.
Last edited by Archlurps; Jun 16, 2009 at 07:00 PM.
