Does anyone else suffer from this? I am a very fast typist, but so wildly inaccurate that the time it takes to spellcheck could probably better be spent typing more slowly (or going on a course). Why does it happen? Am I alone? And is there a cure? I just typed what I hoped was "children", and the spellcheck decided that I must be trying to write "insecticide". Something needs to be done, and fast.
Hlep!
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I can't type 'the'. It comes out as 'teh' every time. I think it's a left hand/right hand thing with me.
ReplyDeleteStill, if children turn into insecticide that could make an interesting (?) story!
I type very slowly - yet I too am wildly innacurate, so slowly down might not be the answer.
ReplyDeleteHI, Bernadette. Yes, I do teh too. Odd, that. And alwyas* form for from.
ReplyDelete*Oops! That's another of my favourites (if you can call them that).
Patsy, I love the idea of "slowly down" being the answer (or not)!
I am a fairly quick touch typist yet still have to 'look' for z and x abd ' and , anbd . and then my hands end up on the wrong keys and I type away without noticing for ages. The 'ands' are a simple illustration.
ReplyDeleteI love the way spell check comes up with ttall rwogn suggestions.
Anna :o]
The word "the" is a particular problem for me. Like Bernadette I often type it teh but not only that its th a lot of the time with the e on the start of the next word.
ReplyDeleteDoh! See, I even make typos in a post about trying to avoid them. (I'm sure 'slowly down' must be the answer to something though.)
ReplyDeleteAnna, I suppose we should be grateful that the spell check comes up with any suggestions at all (though some of them are very weird!).
ReplyDeleteColette, I do that, too. The e on the end of a word often becomes detached and joins onto the next one.
Patsy, I'm sure 'slowly down' is the answer to lots of things. It's probably the kind of advice weary pilgrims receive from wise hermits on the tops of mountains (and not just on the subject of the return journey, either). I think we all need a bit of slowly down.
I have to say 'slowing down' gets my vote too! When my stories are coming quick I think my fingers have problems keeping up with my brain ... I was having a terrible time with it and made myself slow down - made the world of difference. So, slow down Frances lol x
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diane. I'll give it a try!
ReplyDeleteI'm a self-trained touch typist (hate classes of all kinds) so I'm ok on speed but accuracy is a bit wonky. I'm prey to all the ones people have mentioned but I do tend to find that the less I'm thinking about what I'm doing and the more I'm 'in the zone' the more fluent my typing is. As soon as I think 'gosh I haven't made a mistake for lines, I must be improving' that's the cue for typo after typo!
ReplyDeleteThe most frustrating thing is typing in Welsh - Word has real problems with non-capitalised 'i' as a stand-alone, amongst other things which means that I'm forever deleting its corrections and re-typing!
It's been happening a lot to me recently because I'm leaving comments on so many blogs and forums! Lazy at checking it over before sending.
ReplyDeleteAlis, if you can type in Welsh, I guess you've arrived (not sure where, but it's quite an acheivement!).
ReplyDeleteRosemary, I rather enjoy the typos people leave on this blog. My favourite so far has to be Patsy's advice to 'slowly down'. Lovely.
I'm just a one-finger typist I'm afraid but I still make mistakes.
ReplyDeleteI think my common one is siad instead of said.
One finger of each hand, or just one finger? If it's just one finger, there's no excuse, Keith. No excuse at all.
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