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From: reeck@lclark.UUCP (David Reeck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.society.futures
Subject: Re: Real Time Handwriting Recognition
Keywords: Typing
Message-ID: <377@lclark.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jan 89 16:58:36 GMT
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Reply-To: reeck@lclark.UUCP (David Reeck)
Organization: Lewis & Clark College, Portland OR
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In article <3882@ece-csc.UUCP> jnh@ece-csc.UUCP (Joseph Nathan Hall) writes:
>In article <1124@netxcom.UUCP> dmcintee@netxcom.UUCP (Dave McIntee) writes:
> In article <3871@ece-csc.UUCP> jnh@ece-csc.UUCP (Joseph Nathan Hall) writes:
> 
> And how fast do people speak?
>
>Around 100wpm, but that varies a whole lot.  Speech can sound normal (not
>artificially fast) at 150 wpm, and on the other hand, your Texas oilman who
>has all day to dictate a letter may drawl it out at 60 wpm.  

	Closer to 180 on average, 240 is quite fast, and at 260 you give court 
reporters trouble. From the mouth of aforementioned court reporter...




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