Can you learn to touch type just by repeatedly touch-typing: "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"?

Touch typing is all about knowing where the keys are that you need to press without looking. So if you are able to type this and get used to typing it, then you also need the numbers, punctuation marks etc. I just typed this without looking at my keyboard. As you get better, you will know the instant that you make a mistake - because most touch typists do occasionally make mistakes because their fingers are generally used to typing certain words and sometimes have a mind of their own. So, the answer is "almost".

It makes use of the whole keyboard, forcing train that's significant. I discovered to sort in Jr. High and used: "Now is the time for all well guys to come back to the support in their nation."

You get better as you type but you need variety and don't forget numbers and symbols. Get a typing book or just type the newspaper and get two things done at once.

lol probably...but then you would only be familiar with typing that sentence....