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Um....What just happend?Comment
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A fit of anti-social behavior?Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
Um....What just happend?
EDIT: ...in the wrong thread x2...
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The Weighted Companion Cube is cheating on you, that slut.Comment
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According to that software, I read 380 words/minute when I'm not trying for speed, and 870wpm when I'm skimming, both with 100% comprehension. I really don't like skimming that way, but I do it a lot on technical stuff.
And that is possibly the worst looking software I've seen since Win3.11."In the beginning was the Word. Then came the ******* word processor." -Dan Simmons, HyperionComment
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For me when Im skimming, I read at about 700....So I have a bit of practicing to do, but I'm proud of the fact that I can read faster than most people i knowOriginally posted by dv8ed
According to that software, I read 380 words/minute when I'm not trying for speed, and 870wpm when I'm skimming, both with 100% comprehension. I really don't like skimming that way, but I do it a lot on technical stuff.
And that is possibly the worst looking software I've seen since Win3.11.
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I usually finish 400-page paperbacks in a few hours. I can only read slowly when the material is complicated (i.e. mathematical/logical proofs and some scientific articles).Comment
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I very rarely read just one book at a time, so it's kind of silly for me to gage how fast I read. I seriously read 4-5 at a time, it's just what I enjoy the most. Of those, usually one will stand out, and will be completed first, and of those, one or maybe two will go unfinished because I decide it sucks."mono has crazy flow and can rhyme words that shouldn't, like Eminem"
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Albert SpeerComment
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I read Fellowship of the Ring in half a day once. Guess it just depends on the book, but usually a 500 page book will take me a couple days.
I read dialogue as fast as it would be spoken, so I'm not a fast reader typically.
Really haven't been reading at all lately.Comment
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I do the same thing. The exception is on the rare occasions where I am reading non-fiction. Then I will often knock it out over a day or two. I like to read things like encyclapedias on the toilet. I leave it in there, and read an article or two while I do my business. It can also stand in for toilet paper in an emergency, especially if it isn't very good.Originally posted by monolith94
I very rarely read just one book at a time, so it's kind of silly for me to gage how fast I read. I seriously read 4-5 at a time, it's just what I enjoy the most. Of those, usually one will stand out, and will be completed first, and of those, one or maybe two will go unfinished because I decide it sucks.He's got the Midas touch.
But he touched it too much!
Hey Goldmember, Hey Goldmember!Comment
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@Sikander
I used to read encyclopedias when I was 7.
I took that reading test Tass linked to and got 247 wpm with 100% comprehension reading at normal speed. Unfortunately, my memory is too good for me to retry while skimming and their software is windbloze only.American by birth, smarter than the average tropical fruit by the grace of Me. -me
I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. -- Bill Veeck | Don't listed to the Linux Satanist, people. - St. Leo | If patching security holes was the top priority of any of us(no matter the OS), we'd do nothing else. - Me, in a tired and accidental attempt to draw fire from all three sides.
Posted with Mozilla Firebird running under Sawfish on a Slackware Linux install.:p
XGalaga.Comment
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I read the World Book encyclopedia between 1st and 2nd grade. Of course I skipped articles about things that I couldn't understand even if I had read the entire article, but it was a noble and rewarding effort nonetheless. Now the encyclopedias I read are made of sterner stuff. One of my recent faves was an encyclopedia of military history (all of it) by era and region. Interesting. I also read etymological dictionaries and that sort of thing. It's interesting and the articles are nice and short.Originally posted by geeslaka
@Sikander
I used to read encyclopedias when I was 7.
He's got the Midas touch.
But he touched it too much!
Hey Goldmember, Hey Goldmember!Comment
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As I don´t have time to read books all the day long and also often work before the Computer and do other things, it maybe2 - 3 days for Books I really like.
btw.
I love it to read the Books while bathing in a tub and I often can spend an hour in the tub reading the bookTamsin (Lost Girl): "I am the Harbinger of Death. I arrive on winds of blessed air. Air that you no longer deserve."
Tamsin (Lost Girl): "He has fallen in battle and I must take him to the Einherjar in Valhalla"Comment
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I value my books too much to risk them like that.American by birth, smarter than the average tropical fruit by the grace of Me. -me
I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity. -- Bill Veeck | Don't listed to the Linux Satanist, people. - St. Leo | If patching security holes was the top priority of any of us(no matter the OS), we'd do nothing else. - Me, in a tired and accidental attempt to draw fire from all three sides.
Posted with Mozilla Firebird running under Sawfish on a Slackware Linux install.:p
XGalaga.Comment
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I do wish there was a safe way to read in the tub, perhaps a large lcd screen that could blow up the text so that I could see it while laying back without my glasses.He's got the Midas touch.
But he touched it too much!
Hey Goldmember, Hey Goldmember!Comment
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My stats are same.Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
Using the base of a 1000 paged book...
If I REALLY like it: 5 hours.
I I like it: 8 hours.
If I moderately like it: 10 hours.
If I'm neutral: A day.
If I moderately dislike it: 3 days. (I know, big jump)
If I dislike it: 5 days.
If I HATE it: 7 days.
Luckily, I like reading most books.money sqrt evil;
My literacy level are appalling.Comment
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