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Cool, thanks :) I agree that comparing dictation speed to typing speed is a different question if you're a fast typist. On a phone, it's no contest -- for me, even in my native language, dictating with Siri is vastly quicker -- but I wouldn't actually want to dictate when I write comments online, for instance.

When dictating, you also hit the classical problem of your thoughts not forming fast enough to be able to formulate yourself in writing in real time, leading to a lot of breaks as you dictate. The guideline "think, then speak" of radio communication also holds for dictation, in my experience.



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