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December 22, 2007

Daily Fact ... 8/12/08

August 12, 2008 06:53 PM EDT
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* The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.
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Comments: 44

J F. Aug 12, 2008, 6:55pm EDT
Makes sense if you look at your keyboard.
Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Aug 12, 2008, 6:58pm EDT
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Beth - Doing God's work Daily J. Aug 12, 2008, 6:58pm EDT
Makes great sense
Elaine S. Aug 12, 2008, 6:58pm EDT
Thanks for the info....LOL
Randall C. Aug 12, 2008, 7:04pm EDT
thats cause more of the keys you use are on that side
Joyce S. Aug 12, 2008, 7:16pm EDT
Since they changed the format I can't figure out how to publish an article help!!!!
Debra C. Aug 12, 2008, 7:21pm EDT
There are some days I feel like its closer to 75% (fine for me, as I divide tasks between hands regularly).

Joyce, go to the top of the screen, click explore, then click share. It is in other places too, but that's an easy place to start.
j - Frugal Mom - r. Aug 12, 2008, 7:30pm EDT
Interesting! Thanks for sharing this.
Otelia S. Aug 12, 2008, 7:35pm EDT
Now that is definitely someting that inquiring minds would want to know. Thanks!
Margaret G. Aug 12, 2008, 7:40pm EDT
never knew that.
Holli G. Aug 12, 2008, 7:46pm EDT
that is pretty cool to know!
sheila ~the hapless housewife~ j. Aug 12, 2008, 8:04pm EDT
Interesting! I guess because the left side has a,e,s,r, and t, some of the most popular letters in the alpahabet.
meg pattinson Aug 12, 2008, 8:26pm EDT
that's interesting.. i guess my left hand does do more typing !
Patty H. Aug 12, 2008, 8:54pm EDT
interesting.
Karen F. Aug 12, 2008, 9:30pm EDT
that is because they can spell the easy words with one hand...lol just kidding to all of you lefties.
Adele G. Aug 12, 2008, 9:30pm EDT
Interesting, never thought of it before.
Anne Marie A. Aug 12, 2008, 10:05pm EDT
cool fact
Beth G. Aug 12, 2008, 10:12pm EDT
That's because r s t and e are there and l and n on are on the right hand side...wait maybe I watch too much wheel of fortune.
Diana B. Aug 12, 2008, 10:13pm EDT
Something I never knew.
Jessica S. Aug 12, 2008, 10:58pm EDT
as a medical transcriptionist, i know this all too well. i notice myself using my left hand much more than my right on the keyboard. :)
Dan H. Aug 12, 2008, 11:03pm EDT
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Samantha V. Aug 12, 2008, 11:12pm EDT
Wow. Cool info. :)
Vic Needs Coffee Aug 12, 2008, 11:16pm EDT
Neat fact.
Sandy M. Aug 12, 2008, 11:34pm EDT
interesting.
Heather C. Aug 12, 2008, 11:55pm EDT
Interesting to know, unless you use the hunt and peck method, :)
Alisa Kerwood Aug 12, 2008, 11:58pm EDT
exept a person like myself I use my left hand 99.999 percent of the time because I'm disabled
Erika Anne P. Aug 13, 2008, 12:02am EDT
I use my right hand a lot more. I don't know what that makes me. :D
J R B. Aug 13, 2008, 12:10am EDT
Very interesting.
Patricia J. Aug 13, 2008, 12:13am EDT
I knew that. Thanks for the info.
Chelle M. Aug 13, 2008, 12:38am EDT
Interesting.... I can honestly say that I didn't know that one! =)
Adelaide M. Aug 13, 2008, 2:41am EDT
Interesting. Typing is about the only thing I can do well with both hands independently, otherwise, I'm strictly left handed.
Carol Lloyd Aug 13, 2008, 3:24am EDT
Thanks for sharing!
Edward W. Aug 13, 2008, 4:35am EDT
Someone actually bothered to count the number of times each letter is used in ordinary writing. (Okay, it's used in cryptology.)

'E' is, by far, the most commonly used letter.
The most common 2-letter combination is 'th'.
Of these, 'E' and 'T' are on the left; 'H' is on the right.
Christine P. Aug 13, 2008, 9:40am EDT
Never thought about it but it sure makes sense!
Jessica D. Aug 13, 2008, 9:44am EDT
Always good to learn something new.
Denise B. Aug 13, 2008, 10:24am EDT
interesting fact thanks
Sammie B. Aug 13, 2008, 10:33am EDT
Wow, that's pretty neat. It seems like my left hand does more than 56%, though. xD I dunno.
Judith S. Aug 13, 2008, 11:58am EDT
So, does me being left handed make it easier for me to type? sigh....probably not.
Brian M. Aug 14, 2008, 2:15pm EDT
I'm a lefty.
Glenn S. Aug 14, 2008, 4:50pm EDT
Makes sense
Rebecca [Future Teacher] Aug 14, 2008, 5:25pm EDT
Makes sense now that I think about it and type this.
Andrea (Ms. Conservative) L. Aug 18, 2008, 6:02pm EDT
that's pretty neat

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