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> How is "boatpeople" better than "immigrants" when typing? Both have ten characters, and at least immigrants has a double letter in it, surrounded by a repeated letter.
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> Don Monkey


Words that require changing hands while typing them are easier to type than one-handed or mostly one-handed words (try "aggravate" or "monopoly" vs. "enchant"). "Immigrant" goes r-r-r-r-l-l-l-r-l, requiring only three hand changes, while "boatpeople" goes l-r-l-l-r-l-r-r-r-l, requiring seven hand changes. Therefore, "boatpeople" is easier to type. I don't however, think it's easier to say.

Mou"remembers weird things from Miss Jane's typing class"sie