Do we really need two shift keys?
 

Does anyone use the one on the right side of the keyboard?

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Yes.

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when I'm eating/talking on the phone/whatever and only have one hand, and need a plus sign, I may.

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You don't touch-type, do you....

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Nope. That was about the only thing I didn't listen to in typing class and just got used to making Q W A S Z etc with my left hand only. Worked fine for me so far...

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Liar

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I use it to capitalize letters that get typed with my left hand

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I type quickly and still don't use it. I probably should i just didn't get it down at the beginning and its a bad habit that has stuck. Using or not using it wouldn't seriously affect speed IMO

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Nope. That was about the only thing I didn't listen to in typing class and just got used to making Q W A S Z etc with my left hand only. Worked fine for me so far...

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ditto.

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Sometimes you only have one hand free, and it is tough to use the shift key and reach a letter all the way on the other side of the keyboard. I often choose the shift key that is closest to the letter I want to use it with.

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anyone who really types does. what do you do if you need to capitalize a Q W E R T A S D F Z X C G or V?

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Do you have baby-sized hands? you can't reach the left shift key AND a QWERTYASDFG etc?

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I actually only use the right one -- Never the left.

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anyone who really types does. what do you do if you need to capitalize a Q W E R T A S D F Z X C G or V?

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use your pinkie to hit the left shift key and work from there... everybody is doing it

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anyone who really types does. what do you do if you need to capitalize a Q W E R T A S D F Z X C G or V?

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My left pinky finger is on the left shift key and another finger on the left hand is on one of those letters. Usually.

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No, and I have no need for the second Ctrl or Alt keys either.

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anyone who really types does. what do you do if you need to capitalize a Q W E R T A S D F Z X C G or V?

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Left pinky finger.

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I actually only use the right one -- Never the left.

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You are clearly a witch.

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anyone who really types does. what do you do if you need to capitalize a Q W E R T A S D F Z X C G or V?

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use your pinkie to hit the left shift key and work from there... everybody is doing it

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anyone who really types does. what do you do if you need to capitalize a Q W E R T A S D F Z X C G or V?

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I touch type very fast and use just the left one.

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Does anybody else use their left hand to hit the Y key?

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Why is the right one so far away from the ;? I think that is the root of the problem here.

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I use the one on the right for punctuation.

What would you replace it with?

I vote for either a third ctrl key or just making the key that types ? and / really long.

-McGee

PS--Did keyboards always have two "Shift" keys? Because I remember some keyboards with very large "Enter" keys that was roughly the size of the "Enter" and "Shift" keys on my current keyboard.

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I touch type very fast and use just the left one.

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what about if you have to capitalize an A, i still say it is CLEARLY more efficient to use both shift keys.

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Does anybody else use their left hand to hit the Y key?

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It depends on the keys I'm typing immediately before and after.

When I type the word "why" I use my left hand and when I type the word "you" I use my right hand.

Basically it seems that if my right hand is occupied the previous letter than I will use my left hand to type the 'y'.

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pinky finger and ring finger on left hand. They keys are right next to each other, the fingers are right next to each other...it's beautiful.

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I have a laptop, and my left pinky finger rests on the shift key when I'm not typing. I can barely get my right pinky finger to stretch to the other shift key.

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I type 120-130wpm and the only key on my keyboard that I've never touched is the right shift key.

Complete waste. They should make it a porn shortcut button or something.

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I touch type very fast and use just the left one.

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I only use two fingers to type anyway so it's pretty moo for me.

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i possibly have never used the right one.

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anyone who really types does. what do you do if you need to capitalize a Q W E R T A S D F Z X C G or V?

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I touch type very fast and use just the left one.

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what about if you have to capitalize an A, i still say it is CLEARLY more efficient to use both shift keys.

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Nope, the left works pretty well. My left pinky handles the Shifting, my right pinky handles the Entering.

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I use both. I agree with the poster who said the real useless keys are the duplicate Ctrl and Alt keys.

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anyone who really types does. what do you do if you need to capitalize a Q W E R T A S D F Z X C G or V?

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I touch type very fast and use just the left one.

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what about if you have to capitalize an A, i still say it is CLEARLY more efficient to use both shift keys.

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Nope, the left works pretty well. My left pinky handles the Shifting, my right pinky handles the Entering.

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ah nm, entering in general, i thought you meant your right hit the A key.......and that gave me a pretty interesting visual.....

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i primarily use the right. probably 95% of the time

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use your pinkie to hit the left shift key and work from there... everybody is doing it

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this works... just not very well.

but why be efficient?

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I've just realized that I use the left shift key almost exclusively. I had always thought I use both. In fact so much so that I was about to respond that "of course you need both keys" until I started typing. Fascinating.

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Obviously youve never experienced HOT, DOUBLE-SHIFT ACTION

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When I first read this, I was postive I used both. I've discovered that I only use the one on the right, and NEVER on the left.

I'm left handed, which either explains that or means it makes no sense.