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Ms. Toad

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15. I didn't get out of class,
Thu Jan 25, 2024, 08:14 PM
Jan 2024

But for some reason I taught myself typing on my father's college typewriter the summer before the class started.

The administrative assistant is interesting. My bosses wanted a record of a phone conversation, but didn't want a recording for some odd-ball reason. (They had a number of odd quirks - including refusing to sponsor a 401K opportunity because they wanted to keep their money under a mattress. Actually in a very low interest savings account.) At any rate, I told them I was perfectly capable of creating a transcript of the conversation. They insisted on having one of our administrative assistants transcribe it. She kept having to stop the conversation so she could keep up. On the other hand, I had time to not only do a rough transcript, but run spellcheck to catch most of the stupid typos. (They also tried to get me to dictate my documents and have the administrative assistants type them up, on the theory that it would save time. They gave up when it came close to doubling my billable hours.)

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Interesting quesiton. Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #1
Even though I fully understand the difference between "their" and "there"... Silent3 Jan 2024 #2
Hmm. I don't make those mistakes Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #3
Related Story ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #14
I didn't get out of class, Ms. Toad Jan 2024 #15
I Wasn't Blazing ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #17
Though you aren't implying reading issues, I still have to wonder how dyslexics are affected... hlthe2b Jan 2024 #4
Whatever it is, I've got it too! 1WorldHope Jan 2024 #5
I feel for you! n/t Silent3 Jan 2024 #11
Possibly ''Brain Fog" ... Donkees Jan 2024 #6
Writing has been like that for me all of my life, and it's just a lack of coordination/control when writing n/t Silent3 Jan 2024 #8
I remember having to do various drawing exercises before learning cursive Donkees Jan 2024 #10
Probably not it ... but just to check ... do you write right-handed ? eppur_se_muova Jan 2024 #7
Not forced, but I did break my arm in a bicyle accident just around the time... Silent3 Jan 2024 #9
I believe dysgraphia can also involve the act of writing and is not limited to just the comprehension. egduj Jan 2024 #12
Scribbles Cartoonist Jan 2024 #13
Me too, dread having to write anything by hand. May as well give a pen to an animal. betsuni Jan 2024 #16
The yips can affect anything ZonkerHarris Jan 2024 #18
Not sure that's necessarily equivalent? Stuttering involves the repetition of Maru Kitteh Jan 2024 #19
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