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PerseverareJasmine said: ↑

🤭 I can hear that accent in my head.

Can ye now?

jc972 said: ↑

Git down yonder and get tham aigs, booy.

I went to Tennessee, where they say "You'ins" instead "Y'all".

I felt so refined.

FountainandFairfax said: ↑

I went to Tennessee, where they "You'ins" instead "Y'all".

I felt so refined.

Omg! Is that the correct spelling? I've been typing it as "youns".

Feel like I have something stuck in my throat for the past few days. Also hurts reasonably when I yawn, but not when I swallow.

jc972 said: ↑

Omg! Is that the correct spelling? I've been typing it as "youns".

I'll confer with the OED. ha ha

I've seen it spelled "Yinz" as well. Sheesh, what a bunch of rubes.

FountainandFairfax said: ↑

I'll confer with the OED. ha ha

I've seen it spelled "Yinz" as well. Sheesh, what a bunch of rubes.

We need an official Southern slang thesaurus thingy

I'm curious as to how everyone here learned to type, if they type the "proper" way (whatever it's called - there's a name for it).

Opaline said: ↑

I'm curious as to how everyone here learned to type, if they type the "proper" way (whatever it's called - there's a name for it).

I use my index fingers only. Right index only if on my phone. The "right" way hurts my hands.

SteinerOfThule said: ↑

Yeah I find it incredibly uncomfortable to type the "right" way. I also do the index finger typing along with my middle finger and finger fingers for out of the way keys.

Finally someone understands! The computer teacher i had in high school tried to fail me for two-fingering my way through class (god that sounds bad) even though i met the word per minute minimum.

I hunt and peck when I type.

Holding my hands in the formal position makes my forearms cramp.

Just when I find a good show to watch on Netflix I watch them all and then I am let down and searching for something new. Phooey.
Tried Breaking Bad...0_0
Did that one work a number on anyone else's anxiety!?
LOVED An Idiot Abroad. Also love The IT Crowd, New Girl, and Don't Trust the B**** in Apartment 23. Saw all of Alaska the Last Frontier. Hmmm.
Anyone else find any other good one's? I prefer comedy (for settling down at night.)

I learnt touch-type using an old manual typewriter whilst watching half hour long daily re-runs of a well known classic soap. On my desk to my right I had a learn to type typing drill book. It probably took a couple of months of daily drill practice before I became competent. My eyes would pass between the tv screen and the book to my right but never down to manual keyboard. The finger pressing the key would always return to its home key. The other seven fingers would always remain on their respective home keys. Learning to type is repetition and perseverance nothing else.

I maintain my touch typing ability by doing online typing drills. There are loads good tutorials out there. I just pick one and practice daily for a week or so every few months.

My blood pressure is 160/80.

It's a wonder I'm not dead....

🙂

MikeyC said: ↑

My blood pressure is 160/80.

It's a wonder I'm not dead....

🙂

Is that in the metric system or...?

jc972 said: ↑

Is that in the metric system or...?

I didn't know there were two systems for this, haha. Basically all I know is that 120/80 is considered normal, even though some doctors say 110/70 is what to strive for, and I'm at 160/80, which is heart attack stuff. Doctor told me if I can't get it diminished, she'll force me into medication. She can't do that, and she knows it, but I can tell she doesn't like it.

I like to live dangerously. :😛:

MikeyC said: ↑

I didn't know there were two systems for this, haha. Basically all I know is that 120/80 is considered normal, even though some doctors say 110/70 is what to strive for, and I'm at 160/80, which is heart attack stuff. Doctor told me if I can't get it diminished, she'll force me into medication. She can't do that, and she knows it, but I can tell she doesn't like it.

I like to live dangerously. :😛:

Oh well maybe its the same system all over then. You better get that lower dude.

jc972 said: ↑

Oh well maybe its the same system all over then. You better get that lower dude.

I know I should...after the next Easter chocolate. 😉

MikeyC said: ↑

I didn't know there were two systems for this, haha. Basically all I know is that 120/80 is considered normal, even though some doctors say 110/70 is what to strive for, and I'm at 160/80, which is heart attack stuff. Doctor told me if I can't get it diminished, she'll force me into medication. She can't do that, and she knows it, but I can tell she doesn't like it.

I like to live dangerously. :😛:

It might be white coat hypertension. It isn't a bad idea to ask for a 24 hour blood pressure monitor.

I was talking to a nice doctor in the hospital emergeny ward once. My blood pressure went up to 200/100, when I was talking to her. It must've been her spiky hair.

SoScared said: ↑

I learnt touch-type using an old manual typewriter whilst watching half hour long daily re-runs of a well known classic soap. On my desk to my right I had a learn to type typing drill book. It probably took a couple of months of daily drill practice before I became competent. My eyes would pass between the tv screen and the book to my right but never down to manual keyboard. The finger pressing the key would always return to its home key. The other seven fingers would always remain on their respective home keys. Learning to type is repetition and perseverance nothing else.

^ ah, manual typewriters, weren't they wonderful!? <-- sarcasm.

I learnt to touch-type on a manual typewriter in high school. I actually wanted to be a secretary back then, god knows why.:omg:
Fortunately I was not very accurate at typing, so that idea never eventuated. :ironicsmile:


Main thought of the day: Life is extremely precarious. :thinking:

Opaline said: ↑

I'm curious as to how everyone here learned to type, if they type the "proper" way (whatever it's called - there's a name for it).

I use all of my left hand fingers. Only use my right hand thumb for space, pinky for delete or enter, and middle finger for everything else.
I think this is because most games I used to play required the left hand on the keyboard and the right one on the mouse.