tertius_decimus

tertius_decimus t1_j2dv9ln wrote

Reply to Relatable by TrulyChxse

Can't stand auto-fill. Always misses times and cases, so I waste more time correcting mistakes than it takes to type everything on my own. So the function is always switched off on my devices.

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tertius_decimus OP t1_ixlqtyx wrote

Thank you for such elaborate reply!

So, pinyin is like a Lego brick: on keyboard you have a set of building blocks to form a symbol. Makes perfect sense. I'm well familiar with old school mobile phone layout (2 - ABC, 3 - DEF and so on). Once you familiarize yourself with the layout, typing becomes a second nature. The same applies to pinyin.

Again, thanks! Every day you learn something new.

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tertius_decimus OP t1_ixllepw wrote

Sorry for ignorant question, I'm just curious. Japanese language has over 1000 hieroglyphs, Chinese has over 50000. How do you deal with typing on everyday basis? How many symbols do you really need to talk or type an article?

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