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Common Trigraphs, Bigrams & High-Frequency Words
Top typists do not process words letter-by-letter. Their brain recognizes multi-letter patterns called Bigrams (2-letter combinations) and Trigraphs (3-letter combinations) as single fluid finger movements.
The Top English Bigrams
Over 50% of English text consists of these recurring 2-letter pairs:
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th, he, in, er, an, re, nd, at, on, nt, ha, es, st, en, ed, to, it, ou, ea, is
The Top English Trigraphs
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the, and, tha, ent, ing, ion, tio, for, nde, has, nce, edt, tis, oft, sth
Note
> Muscle Chunks: When your fingers see t-h-e, you should execute the physical sequence Left Index (T) -> Right Index (H) -> Left Middle (E) as a single 30-millisecond reflex chunk!
Training Short Common Words
Mastering instant reflexes for the top 30 most common English words (the, be, to, of, and, a, in, that, have, I, it, for, not, on, withholding...) unlocks massive speed increases across all reading material.