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Open Steno Project (Plover): Typing At 300 WPM? (www.openstenoproject.org)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by walnutwalrus@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Court reporters have used stenography for over a century to write at over 200 words per minute, faster than most people speak

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Shorthand is an abbreviated symbolic writing method that increases speed and brevity of writing as compared to a normal method of writing a language. The process of writing in shorthand is called stenography, from the Greek stenos (narrow) and graphē or graphie (writing).

via OP link and Wiki on "Shorthand"

edit: There's also another project called the "Charachorder" for example: https://www.charachorder.com/

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[–] AbidanYre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Stenography often requires you to press 5 or 6 keys at once, and sometimes as many as 16.

I don't have enough fingers to qualify as a stenographer.

[–] n3cr0@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's all great, but with a little practice, anyone can type 300 wpm, even without stenography.

[–] zxqwas@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

WPM or KPM? The unofficial world record seems to be 293 WPM.