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Old 09-04-2007, 06:57 AM   #11
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Well, in the first test I had a speed of 227 wpm at 100% comprehension and in the second test I had around 300-350 wpm. But this seems slower than my usual reading speed when reading paper books, though not much slower as I tend to re-read some parts, because I want to understand everything that I read (I also re-read some parts in the first test).
Somehow I have an aversion to skip or skim parts in a text even when they are boring, because then I get the feeling that I missed something. This reading behaviour is sometimes cumbersome, especially when reading slow paced stories like Lord of the Rings (yes, I don't like the books).

While looking at the above numbers you should take into account that English is not my native language and I read a bit slower when reading an English text.
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