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28 May 2009, 4:06 pm

How many words per minute do you think you can read. I read a few stories one I read in less than 300 words one 400 and two 354. How fast can you read and to help you get better there is a website spreeder that flashes words so you can get better.


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28 May 2009, 5:14 pm

I got about 300 WPM, I'm a lot faster at reading than my friends



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28 May 2009, 8:36 pm

Thats the average of reading. But was that during just reading or while other sound was happening.


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28 May 2009, 9:15 pm

thewrll wrote:
How many words per minute do you think you can read. I read a few stories one I read in less than 300 words one 400 and two 354. How fast can you read and to help you get better there is a website spreeder that flashes words so you can get better.


When I was younger I could do about 1200 words per minute. Now I am down to 600 or 700 depending on how difficult the text is.

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28 May 2009, 9:43 pm

http://mindbluff.com/askread.htm There is a reading speed test here.

I read to the end of the passage and partway through again in a minute, giving me a reading speed of around 1110-1160 wpm.


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28 May 2009, 10:49 pm

Who_Am_I wrote:
http://mindbluff.com/askread.htm There is a reading speed test here.

I read to the end of the passage and partway through again in a minute, giving me a reading speed of around 1110-1160 wpm.


600-650

Speaking of speedreading,
Spreeder, online speed reading tool.



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29 May 2009, 2:13 am

When you read that fast do you skim?


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29 May 2009, 2:15 am

I got 500 to 550 wpm on that test.



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29 May 2009, 2:16 am

Two minutes 600-650.


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29 May 2009, 2:39 am

I just read, damnit. :wink:


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29 May 2009, 11:07 am

I don't really care for reading, but I've always read quickly. The only wpm I know of for me is for typing, and that's 84 wpm.



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29 May 2009, 2:24 pm

I can't stay focused on reading for more than 20 seconds, really.


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29 May 2009, 3:19 pm

886 wrote:
I can't stay focused on reading for more than 20 seconds, really.


Even on the internet?



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29 May 2009, 5:47 pm

Oh especially on the internet, no doubt.

twoshots declines to comment on his reading speed. :doh:


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29 May 2009, 7:27 pm

Does reading upwards/backwards count?



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29 May 2009, 8:15 pm

Last I tried, I could type about 60wpm. I had no idea anyone tested their reading rate. Wouldn't that depend on what the subject material happened to be?


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