2. The old-fashioned typewriters were too sensitive. The slightest touch of a key and they would leave a mark on the paper. Easily effected by

3. Bette Nesmith was a secretary from Texas that had always gotten by just fine with her manual typewriter. It had no power and had to be pushed from side to side by hand. Manipulated or done by hand

4. New carbon based ink caused the letters to appear clearer but the ink would smudge much easier causing papers to sometimes look messy. To smear or streak as in make a blurry mark

5. Bette Nesmith was a poor typist so she was constantly trying to improve her skills in order to keep her job. Continuously taking place

6. The newer versions of typewriters weren’t familiar to Nesmith so she was often frazzled on how to work them. Confused, baffled, or perplexed

7. The invention of Liquid Paper could make typist skills seem almost perfect when in fact they were still quite marginal. Barely average

8. By inventing Liquid Paper, Nesmith was able to make it so typing errors weren’t detectable on the documents that the errors were made. Able to be seen

9. Nesmith’s product finally got is big advertising break. It was in an office supply magazine with a small but very favorable notice. highly praised or showing extreme approval

10. Once popularity of Liquid Paper caught on production of it had to be boosted to keep up with the constant demand. increased