Jonathan Kamens 86 471d ago
Random cultural knowledge poll of the day, for USians. Two spaces between the state abbreviation and ZIP code:
#poll
I know the rule but think it's obsolete
12.5%
I know the rule and still follow it
26.1%
I didn't know the rule before seeing this post
61.4%
Poll ended at .
Show threadKanaMauna1d ago
@jik This is a poll for our age during typing class.
Show threadJohn Deters9h ago

@KanaMauna @jik By junior high school in the mid '70s I already knew I was going into computers as a career. After years of hunting and pecking on teletypes I knew I needed to learn 10 finger typing. My friend and I were the only boys in the typing class. We were taught to properly format addresses, envelopes, letters, papers, etc.; i.e. classic secretarial duties.

I barely passed the 40 WPM on a manual typewriter as I had already become dependent on the terminal's backspace key.

Show threadKanaMauna

@targetdrone @jik

I had a similar JH class. All the typewriter keys in class were painted black, which really forced you to memorize and be consistent.

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