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2 unusual facts about WPM


Gregg shorthand

Even with this reduction in the number of brief forms, one could still reach speeds upward of 150 WPM.

WPM

WPM most commonly refers to Words per minute, a measure of how many words a person or system can read or write in that amount of time.


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Audio typist

An audio typist or a secretary with this skill will quote their speed in words per minute (abbreviated to wpm) on their CV and may be asked to demonstrate their speed and accuracy of this skill as part of the interview or application process.

Typing

Using a personalized interface, physicist Stephen Hawking, who suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, managed to type 15 wpm with a switch and adapted software created by Walt Woltosz.

Words per minute

John Moschitta, Jr., was listed in Guinness World Records, for a time, as the world's fastest speaker, being able to talk at 586 wpm.


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