awkward pairs — Touch Typing

Read the codes to see the trap: e, d and c are all Lm, so ed, de, ce and ec are one finger typing twice. u, n, m and y are all Ri; k and i are both Rm; l and o are both Rr. One finger cannot overlap two keys the way two fingers can, so lift it clear between the strikes instead of slurring them.

Touch Typing awkward pairs

0 wpm 100% acc target 30/96%

1 same-finger pairs 2 long reaches 3 in real words 4 passage

same-finger pairs one finger, two keys

same-finger pairs are the slowest in English — slow down, hit them clean
lift the finger fully between the two keys; do not slur them together

TYPE ~/learn/touch-typing-home-row · same-finger pairs · rung 1/4 type to advance the ladder finger map · on miss esc exit

Best on a keyboard

“awkward pairs” is a hands-on typing drill — it needs a physical keyboard. Open it on a laptop or desktop to play. You can still browse and read everything here on your phone.

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NORMAL ~/memra/learn/touch-typing-home-row/awkward-pairs utf-8 LF