GThis Is My Most Common GTyping Mistake.
By Jabo
@jaboUK (64361)
United Kingdom
August 14, 2016 11:31am CST
I do gthis so often gthat I was wondering if anyone else does it. I seem to hit gthat 'g' when I'm aiming for gthe 't'. I must just glance off the g fractionally before I hit the t, so they both register.
It happens when I'm going as quickly as I can, which quite frankly is not very quickly as I only use two fingers. I never learned to type properly.
Because I can't touch type I'm looking at the keyboard, not the screen, and another thing I do is to sometimes hit the 'Caps Lock' instead of the 'a'. Then when I do look at the screen there are whole sentences in capitals. Grrr.
Fortunately I usually catch my mistakes before I submit.
Do you make mistakes like these, or is your typing perfect?
Photo - flowers in my garden..
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@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
14 Aug 16
Thank you for making me smile!
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
14 Aug 16
I never look at the machine if I can
help it as I learned touc h typing years
ago at age 17 so if I have my hands in the
taught position I will not make errors
but if you put your fingers save one key
over you get all typos lol lol lol.Your
photo is just gorgeous loveit.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
14 Aug 16
@Hatley It's good that you learned touch typing and have retained that ability. I didn't touch a keyboard of any sort until 3 years ago at the age of 73, so it's impossible for me to type without looking at the keyboard.
Thanks for liking the flowers.
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@jayaramas (1353)
• Bangalore, India
15 Aug 16
Actually i do not know correct typing
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@moffittjc (118459)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Aug 16
I've had the same problem with the G and the T on the keyboard. Since they are right next to each other, I often mix them up when typing. That's why I will never end my emails to my boss with the word "Regards" again!
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
14 Aug 16
@moffittjc It would be even worse in that she was a female!
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@moffittjc (118459)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Aug 16
@jaboUK Let's just say I had a lot of explaining to do to my boss when she read that word with the T accidentally inserted where the G should have been!
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@rebelann (111194)
• El Paso, Texas
14 Aug 16
I won't call my typing perfect but I was a data entry operator for 40 years so I am familiar with the keyboard .... but I still hit that caps button, which drives me nuts and whenever I want to backspace I end up on a whole nother tab, I haven't figured out what the heck I'm hitting but I rarely watch the keyboard when I type.
Oh, I just remembered "to err is human" can't recall who wrote that 
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
14 Aug 16
@rebelann To err is human, to forgive is divine - it might have been Alexander Pope, but I'm not sure.
What hope is there for me if you still make mistakes, and you were doing it for a living for all that time. I'd never done any typing at all until 3 years ago when I got my first computer.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Aug 16
Lol yeahhh I do that sometimes... some of the keyboards are so sensitive these days... not like when I was at school using a proper typewriter. .. you had to press quite firmly on one key..lol 
and if you did manage to hit and press down two keys they would collide near the ribbon ...
and if you did manage to hit and press down two keys they would collide near the ribbon ...3 people like this
@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
14 Aug 16
@sueznewz2 I have never used a proper typewriter - I think I'd have a lot of collisions near the ribbon!
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@Ceerios (4698)
• Goodfellow, Texas
15 Aug 16
@jaboUK - Ms Janet - Those surely are some fine-looking flowers.
As to the "g" stuff from your keyboard, most folks have similar problems tapping on the right key every single time. I can hit that "T" just fine, but often when I want an upper case "T" I mess up and get the lower case "t.." Then I have to return for more "T." My tummy gets so full of "T" sometimes because of that error I then have to "P." My keyboard has no way of helping me with that.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
14 Aug 16
I am ok with typing I picked it up myself. I do not look at the keyboard other wise it would take me ages to type. The fun I had was when I was in France as they do not use the QWERTY keyboard and eventually it looked all gobbledigooky so I had to look at the Keyboard and it took me ages to type something! I did a speed test and I score between 60 and 80 words a minute.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
14 Aug 16
@garymarsh6 The whole wpm thing is strange to me - I don't know what's good and what's not. That French keyboard would completely throw me.
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@noni1959 (9886)
• United States
14 Aug 16
I used to type 130 WPM before the arthritis took over my fingers but I've adjusted and can still kick out about 60. However, my typing or anyone's have ever been perfect. Even those who rarely make mistakes, still do. My biggest thing is hitting the cap tab instead of the A and trying to hit the T but hit the R. It's the way my fingers are now.
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@noni1959 (9886)
• United States
14 Aug 16
@jaboUK I was self taught way back as a teen with a manual typewriter. Later I got faster with an electric typewriter I bought in my early 20's to use for forms, letters and such. Once I was working at a hospital, I could actually type looking at the screen and not the keyboard. My arthritis has my fingers swollen and bent so I've had to adjust but so far so good. I make more mistakes using dragon speak or a microphone.
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
14 Aug 16
My typing is far from perfect, even though I won an award way back in high school. I usually myLot on my iPad, and only use one finger. If there is an error, it's due to auto correct. I try to proofread every post and comment before I hit the respond button, but sometimes don't. S is my problem letter when I try to hit A.
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
14 Aug 16
Far from perfect lol. I am having same kind of trouble with 'e' and 's' Whenever I type "these" I always end up with "theses". Seems like I am following the rythmic movement of my hand like "e-s-e-s"
Yes the 'Caps Lock' is a turd too. 
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
14 Aug 16
@Daljinder Oh I do that as well - theses instead of these!
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
14 Aug 16
@jaboUK
Oops thatnks for the correction, it`s not even the $ sign,it`s the £ sign because i have to hold the caps key( im using german keyboard)to type ( ```````) what`s the name? another one is the S in caps when i need to write Mary`s (`S) here it seems im always holding the caps key too long and end up writing the S in caps
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@CinnamonGrl (7083)
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
15 Aug 16
I've been typing since I was 13. So you'd think I'd know how. As soon as I got on the internet, my typing went way downhill. I make so many more errors now than I ever used to. I can't tell you my most common mistakes, because I perform them all, lol. I've always typed fast, but I also used to be accurate. I learned on a manual typewriter back in the day and these keyboards just allow you to go so darn fast. My fingers are just flying but I don't know where they land.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
16 Aug 16
@Tampa_girl7 Do you really?. I don't think there are many of us about.
. I don't think there are many of us about.1 person likes this
@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
16 Aug 16
@Tampa_girl7 So it's not like riding a bike then? Lol.
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@Tampa_girl7 (49010)
• United States
16 Aug 16
@jaboUK i actually learned the proper method when I was 16, but didn't put my skills to use and have forgotten most of what I learned.
i actually learned the proper method when I was 16, but didn't put my skills to use and have forgotten most of what I learned.1 person likes this
@rina110383 (24495)
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15 Aug 16
Definitely, not perfect. I also commit mistakes when typing.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
15 Aug 16
It is not, you did correct me once in the title of the discussion itself.
The flowers are beautiful as ever, begonias and petunias?
The flowers are beautiful as ever, begonias and petunias?1 person likes this
@jayaramas (1353)
• Bangalore, India
15 Aug 16
many time i will type the title itself wrong
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 16
@responsiveme I hope you've forgiven me for correcting you
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Yes the mauve flowers are double petunias, with begonias playing bridesmaid for a change
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Yes the mauve flowers are double petunias, with begonias playing bridesmaid for a change1 person likes this
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
15 Aug 16
@jaboUK Don't be silly(which you aren't actually), I'm thankful .
I used to grow a lot of these petunias in the pots, they would start out with being 1/2 an inch seedlings bought at an exorbitant price and I would fuss over them like newborn babies...but the end results were good , though lost a couple to snails...
I used to grow a lot of these petunias in the pots, they would start out with being 1/2 an inch seedlings bought at an exorbitant price and I would fuss over them like newborn babies...but the end results were good , though lost a couple to snails...2 people like this
@Ujjawal29 (245)
• New Delhi, India
15 Aug 16
I make typing errors too. And a lot more since i updated my phone and the keypad is a bit different like small keys. Not used to it yet
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 16
Small keys on a phone wouldn't suit me at all @Ujjawal29
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 16
@Ujjawal29 I haven't got a smartphone, I just use my laptop.
@Ujjawal29 (245)
• New Delhi, India
15 Aug 16
@jaboUK ots not actually small. Just smaller when compared to previous one. The height is changed and am not used to it
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