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amazing!!

I wrote 30 words per minute for my english essay today.. for roughly 1200 words/40 min
Short story, 26.5 words per minute for 900 words/ 35 min - slacked off a bit, needed a break
thats good but at the end i noe i write soo much but at the end of the day its what u write that counts !:)
 

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thats good but at the end i noe i write soo much but at the end of the day its what u write that counts !:)
at the end of the day, the marker predicts your mark by looking at the quantity written ;) - unfortunately, for some, this is actually true.
 

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at the end of the day, the marker predicts your mark by looking at the quantity written ;) - unfortunately, for some, this is actually true.
Yup. Year 10 a classmate got 20/20 for a rubbish report on the SBS Asian news reporter. When we all made a great commotion about it he re-read it to find mentions of her being a "slut" and "dirty whore" etc.. It was one huge joke report and he got 20/20.

He failed the re-mark of course and was given detention. Goes to show these teachers don't do their fucking jobs properly..
 

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Yup. Year 10 a classmate got 20/20 for a rubbish report on the SBS Asian news reporter. When we all made a great commotion about it he re-read it to find mentions of her being a "slut" and "dirty whore" etc.. It was one huge joke report and he got 20/20.

He failed the re-mark of course and was given detention. Goes to show these teachers don't do their fucking jobs properly..
hahaahhaaa dats hilarious i neva knew that they care about the quantity written more than what u write lol :p ha i learnt something today YAYYYYY lol :p
 

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yeah same
1000ish is the average for 40mins
however faster writers can do 1100ish

if you want to write faster you should do the whole attach a battery to the end of your pen thing, i think it works.. well its helped me even though ive always been a fast writer :) now i just have a strong right hand as well LOL
battery at the end of the pen?
iv never heard of that :S
 

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battery at the end of the pen?
iv never heard of that :S
Apparently attaching weights/a battery to the end of your pen is beneficial; ie, helps your practice to write faster for the exam.. not sure whether it's entirely true.
 

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Apparently attaching weights/a battery to the end of your pen is beneficial; ie, helps your practice to write faster for the exam.. not sure whether it's entirely true.
I hear it isn't despite what Asians say.
 

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Have you guys measured how many words you write by the amount of pages, or have actually counted the words you've written?
 

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This english senior marker at my school said he can tell by looking at a paper if there going to do well or not. (quantity written, you can tell)
 

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It never looks like I write a lot because I write really small in comparison to everyone else. If this influences my marks, I'm going to slap somebody. And then run away. ):

I tried the battery thing once but I think I put too much weight on my pen. Lol, I almost poked holes in my paper.

I'll definitely try the Parker pen, though. I know when I used bigger and heavier pens and then I switched to Kilometrico my writing was noticeably faster.
 

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1300-1400 in 40-45 minutes

but.. my handwriting is horrible :p lol
 

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about 1200 words (6-7 pages) in 45 minutes

but towards the end my handwriting gets HELL messy hahah

and for the record, the rubber/battery helps heaps!
 

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