How do you type?  For instance, I'll type "hehe..." (as opposed to the standard "LOL") and when I quote somebody, I'll usually delete a bunch of lines and leave only the most relevant part.

I also don't care for emoticons, which tends to get me in trouble with people when they don't understand that I'm just kidding.

I thought this would be about style of actual typing, as in I use one finger for the most part but will use a second for the shift or space bar. The actual topic is a lot more complicated but i usually type things out.

I'd also like to add that I hate shorthand internet speak.

I usually type in short paragraphs and my sentences are either short or convoluted.  ;D

I like to use emoticons as they give an indicator of my mood while writing and also like to describe how I laugh too whether it be a hearty 'ha ha' or a giggly 'tee hee'.

I also only put the relevant parts in the quote.  I sometimes use shortcuts instead of typing words out "B coz I'm a Lazy SOB + it takes 2 long 2 type out whole words"   ;D

I use only two fingers when I type, I look at the keyboard when I type, and I can type almost as fast as Jennifer on WKRP in Cincinnati   ;D

The way I actually type on the keyboard is the standard version with all fingers and I type pretty damn fast.

I only say what's necessary and I try to keep my grammar in check.

I remember the day my keyboard broke, I cut and pasted letters one by one just to work my way around the internet.  It was a challenge, but one I mastered  8)

I type quicly and precisely... I don't make many errors. (in other words I type in the complete opposite to the way I speak!)  ;D

Uh... doesn't your computer have a soft (on-screen) keyboard?


nope  :(

Well, like the thousand monkeys and typewriters, I just throw these letters together and something comes out...!

I NEVER USE CAPITALS...YOU HEAR ME?!!

Nor emoticons - I'm just not an 'emoticon' sort-of bloke...

Nor semi-colons; can't see much use for 'em;;;

And, of course, you'll know it's me...just look for the trademark three dots...

I use semi-colons a lot; I don't see why other people don't use them more often.  You're not supposed to connect two clauses with a comma; I guess I'm a grammar freak.

I use semi-colons a lot; I don't see why other people don't use them more often.  You're not supposed to connect two clauses with a comma; I guess I'm a grammar freak.


You guess?!  ;D

You guess?!  ;D


I don't know; do you think so?

I don't know; do you think so?


Nah; Not at all

Nah; Not at all


Geez, could have just used a comma there; you're overdoing it now.

Geez, could have just used a comma there; you're overdoing it now.


What's with your new photo? It's really froging scarey, man!  :o

I is Typ al lyk dis;;;;;  ::) ??? 8) :o :( :D :) :) ;) :-[ :P and is use lots ov, coma,s and smilees,,,  :-X :-* :-\\ ??? ??? 8) :o >:( :D

What's with your new photo? It's really froging scarey, man!  :o


I think so too.  It looks much better than my old avatar which you said looked homocidal.

I generally type in full sentances or I'll use a style I have accidently adopted from my Aunt, which will include several periods at the end of a sentance, indicating I am not quite finished with what I'm saying - like this....

I also try to be as concise as possible when I type, as to not go too far off topic or throw people off.

I type pretty fast, too, so I could spout off a lot if I wanted to, lol.

Oh, and onto emotions and stuff, I'll use the smiley faces if it fits the situation. I'll use "LOL" if I think something is just funny as heck. Sometimes, I'll use "haha" as a means of being sarcastically funny.

I like to type reasonably normally, with decent grammer, spelling, sentence structure and punctuation (Although I have been known to make a few mistakes  ::)). I tend to use smilies a bit, mainly to show better what my mood is. (Eg:  ::) usually means sarcasm etc)

If I'm laughing I prefer a simple haha or hehe as opposed to lol or lmao. (Or (when I'm here) I use this:  ;D)

I quite often use brackets (to better say what it is I'm getting across)

I only type with 2 fingers, yet I type faster than some people who type with all their fingers.

I also very rarely use standard fonts or colours... I like my text to look different from the rest.

I'm the unholy master of "..." and commas.. especially commas. I use them like crazy.

I use  :D and  ;D to get my points across, cause people used to not understand my humor.. I don't really like any other emoticons.. I hate  ::)  because I don't like condescendingnesseseseseses... meh.

Oh yeah, I use "meh" and "Oh well" a lot, too.

I don't use the "..." a lot on the forums, I but I begin and end practically every sentence with it on AIM.

I try to type as proper as I can.....but I use those dot dot dots a lot......(see). i really hate capitalizing sometimes on messageboards.



As for my typing skills.....I took keyboarding in high school...and ever since then....I have been able to type fast and somewhat accurately.





Erin :)

I do use different fingers when typing, but not to the acquired practice in touch typing.

I... use a lot of "...'s" and I

put two spaces in between a lot of my lines...


::) :) I use emoticons... and hate shorthand unless it's ttyl or g2g, which I use a lot.

I also hate incorrect grammar and speeling

I also hate incorrect grammar and speeling
;D

when typing it is almost gauranteed there will be a mis-spelling, but is amended before posting.

Cool topic. :)

I guess mine is a little different at times, but most often, I'm pretty anal about grammar and punctuation - not even always conciously, just 'cause I've done it that way so long that it comes naturally to me.

I usually also try to do a new paragraph every 3-5 lines and/or when a new subject comes up.

Graemlins - I use 'em more now than I used to. This sounds silly, but I only started knowing HOW to use them about 3 years ago. Consequently, before this, I tended to get misread online quite a bit - for instance, people didn't know I was joking if I didn't do an "LOL" or "haha" "Hehe" etc.

^ However, I try not to "overload" on 'em either. Just one per paragraph and maybe no more than 3 or 4 in even a long post. I like the "happier" ones (smile, laugh, cheesy, wink, etc).

I type faster than I used to (probably a result of going to more message boards now, as well as being on AIM where it's "live"), but still I'm probably no more than average speed.

And, of course, you'll know it's me...just look for the trademark three dots...


I think I've started to pick that up from you... :D

15 WPM ::)

I think I'm somewhere around...160 words per minute?

I think I'm somewhere around...160 words per minute?
...but how many are spelt correctly?

I type really quickly, but if I make a mistake I always go back, delete the mispelt word and rewrite it, otherwise i'd be around 1593-753901753901753590790157590753097530 words a minute!  ;D

I never conciously had a particular 'style'.  Unless people here have noticed one?

Trival question:

When typping and a wrong is spelt wrongly, do you, move the cusor over the errogenous erroneous letter and change the single letter, or do you find yourself hit the back button, erasing the letter that preceded it and starting re-typing the word again?

If I spot that I have typed a word incorrectly then I sometimes delete the whole word using the backspace and sometimes I move the cursor to only delete the erroneous letter.  It generally depends on when I spot the typo.  If I noticed my fingers going wrong as I am typing then I use the backspace method.  If I do not spot the mistake until the end of typing the message then I use the mouse/cursor method.

I never conciously had a particular 'style'.  Unless people here have noticed one?


You have an orthodox style  - very easy to read.  :)

You have an orthodox style  - very easy to read.  :)


I'm always worried the grammar police are going to come and tell me off!

I'm always worried the grammar police are going to come and tell me off!


Don't worry. My grammar gets convoluted at times - she has regular rests though.  ;) ;D

Trival question:

When typping and a wrong is spelt wrongly, do you, move the cusor over the errogenous erroneous letter and change the single letter, or do you find yourself hit the back button, erasing the letter that preceded it and starting re-typing the word again?


The latter, for I always catch myself.

I am very good at it. it is almost professional about 40 words per min. Although i am doing something wrong in my wrist placement because after answering questions like this for more than an hour my hands start hurting. :(

I thought this would be about style of actual typing, as in I use one finger for the most part but will use a second for the shift or space bar. The actual topic is a lot more complicated but i usually type things out.

Same here. I like to type things out. Especially in the PBG threads; most notably, anytime I mention the band Creedence Clearwater Revival. (I know that typing the initials, CCR, takes a lot less time, but I prefer to spell it out when i mention one of their songs or the band itself. After all, they never did record under the acronym.)

Also, I like to make sure that all my sentences have proper spelling and capitalization. (ACcidentally holding down the shift key while typing the second letter in a sentence (or proper name), like I did for this one, is something I have to correct right away.)



I don't know exactly what my typing speed is now, but when I first took a typing class, during the summer before my senior year of high school, my speed was rather low. (Before then, I was probably the world's slowest typer, having to look at the keyboard while using only my index and middle fingers on the keys.) Now I'm pretty efficient, still making booboos now and then (my finger will accidentally strike the wrong key), but not nearly as many as I did eight years ago.