Fact · Typing and writing speed
In the 1999 CHI study, users first preferred speech for correcting errors, but with experience they learned to avoid the correction methods that did not work well.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“while users initially prefer speech, they learn to avoid ineffective correction modalities with experience”
Model-based and Empirical Evaluation of Multimodal Interactive Error Correction, Bernhard Suhm et al., Proceedings of CHI 99, ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 1999, Abstract.
Open the original- What it measures
- Fifteen participants corrected errors by speaking again, choosing from a list and typing. The participants were grouped as slow, average and fast typists.
- What it does not show
- A small study of 15 people in 1999 with an early recognizer. The finding is about how people choose correction methods, not a measured speed for speech.