The rate at which people read varies considerably. Some people read so fast that they do not “take in” all they read. Silent heading—that is. reading, to oneself—bos been put at 300 words per minute by one statistician, but a test would reveal considerable variation.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16452, 14 June 1921, Page 9
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