While typing I always write 'teh' instaed of 'the'. Did somebody also face this?
By saurabh_rmp
@saurabh_rmp (846)
India
5 responses
@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
20 Dec 11
Transposition of letters is a very common typing error and 'teh' for 'the' and 'nad' or 'adn' for 'and' are probably the commonest of all.
It is quite difficult to correct a habit once it is established. Probably exercises using the 'th' key combination with other letters will help. A few minutes practice of this kind of exercise every morning will gradually accustom your fingers to linking the 't' and 'h' keys so that it mentally becomes almost one letter.
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
21 Dec 11
I'm afraid I can't answer that authoritatively, saurabh_rmp, because I haven't used Outlook for many years.
I think (from memory) that the full Outlook program (as part of Microsoft Office) may have an Autocorrect facility: try exploring the 'Options' menu. I'm pretty sure that the 'cut-down' version (which used to be called Outlook Express but which many users referred to as "Outlook") does not. I believe that Outlook Express is no longer shipped free with Windows (it's now called 'Windows Mail'), so you probably do mean the 'real Outlook'.
The following sites may be helpful:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook-help/turn-on-or-off-autocorrect-options-HP003085392.aspx
But take note of this one!
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943519
@saurabh_rmp (846)
• India
21 Dec 11
Is the same facility available while writng mails in Microsoft Outlook also.??????
@mathtutor (6)
• India
20 Dec 11
Ya it's common for those having good speed in typing. Just today, I typed a word three times wrong the same way. I don't remember the word but it's "commomn" (i did this mistake right now for me to shuffle 'm' with 'n'.
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@saurabh_rmp (846)
• India
20 Dec 11
Yes, I am having good spped in typing. But I always do mistake in 'the' mainly. I will try my best to improve.
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@abhishek_138 (439)
• India
20 Dec 11
Ha..Ha..Ha..Ha..Ha.. You notice it. I think this happen only with me, thank God I am not alone on this planet to do this type error.
Although ,if you use M.S. Word, it can automatically correct such errors as you type.
@saurabh_rmp (846)
• India
21 Dec 11
I want to do automatic correction in Microsoft outllok, while writing mails also. Is it possible there also??????
@megamatt (14292)
• United States
21 Dec 11
That one trips me up a lot as well. Of course, there are just many times where I am going to really be typing and I do in fact catch my mistake. It does really throw me off just a little bit. I mean, it baffles me how this word in particular is going to trip me up all things considered. I mean it is only three letters, and it is not like it is an uncommon word.
There have been many times where I have tried to avoid using the, so I do not get the "tehs" but as I said giving the common nature of the word, it is next to impossible to really get the word. There are many frustrating and quite baffling typos that are out there in the world. However, this might in fact be the most frustrating of them all.
@saurabh_rmp (846)
• India
27 Dec 11
yes, you are correct this is the most frustating typo error for me. almost 90% I will do mistake while writing in mail. So, what I am doing that before sending the mail, I will recheck teh mail once. But it is frustating sometimes.
