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discrepency 
typwriter 
knowlege 
sufficient 
issuing 
assisstance 
coordinate 
application 
apparently 
emergency 
envelop 
beureau 
proceed 
compencation 
admirable 
proceedure 
dissappoint 
miscellaneous 
devisions 
inquire 
superflus 
production 
ocassional 
elimenate 
voucher 
accertain 
desireable 
saleable 
dictate 
appropriation 
recieve 
discoverable 
campaigne 
engineers 
seperate 
desposition 
Description: See sample. This and other similar tests were 
based upon a study of typical correspondence. 
Instructions: “On the other side of this sheet you will find a 
list of words. Some of the words are spelled correctly and 
some incorrectly. Place a check after every word that is 
spelled incorrectly. Do this quickly and carefully. All 
right? Start.” Allow subject to finish. Examiner than 
corrects the test and at once continues: “Now write down 
these words as I dictate them to you.” Examiner then 
dictates to subject those words which have been wrongly 
checked or overlooked. 
Corrections: Record time taken, number of mistakes, and num 
ber of mistakes left after dictation. E. g., 16; 127 — 8 — 3. 
Rating: Formula II. Point of reference, perfect completion of 
84 words in 126 seconds. RU, 84; Ru, 1.5, i. e., 126 + 84; 
E, errors count one if made once, and two points if repeated. 
Then, applying the formula to the above sample: 
1.5 X (84 - 8 - 6) _ g 
127 ’ 3 ' 
Suggestions: This method takes much less time than the straight 
dictation method and is just as fair.