I have discovered why I make so many typos here on myLot
By ellie333
@ellie333 (21016)
August 28, 2008 5:04pm CST
Recently my typing errors are becoming that bad and I couldn't understand why so I have been conciously trying not to make any. I have discovered the two main reasons are
1. Fingers don't type as fast as brain thinks.
2. My fingernails are so long they hit the wrong keys.
3. .......................I'll let you guys fill in, the more bizarre the reason the better so please share.
LOL.
Ellie :D
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44 responses
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
29 Aug 08
I don't make that typos, I have some reasons why I don't
.
1. Chews of fingernails for better access to right keys
2. Has small hands and fingers that fit snuggly onto the 12" keyboard
3. Doesn't think as fast as Ellie or either types like the wind
4. Can blame her typos on not being a native English speaker
5. Can blame her typos on her kitty that lies down on her keyboard
Erm... that's all I can think of at the moment!
Have a great day.
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1. Chews of fingernails for better access to right keys
2. Has small hands and fingers that fit snuggly onto the 12" keyboard
3. Doesn't think as fast as Ellie or either types like the wind
4. Can blame her typos on not being a native English speaker
5. Can blame her typos on her kitty that lies down on her keyboard
Erm... that's all I can think of at the moment!
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
29 Aug 08
I guess it's okay because my kitty is naughty too, and I was trying to give bizarre reasons like you asked. And this one is actually true *giggle*.
Have a great day!
@ellie333 (21016)
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29 Aug 08
Hi Cyberfluff, all excuse are equal remember LOL. Now using your kitty as an excuse is naughty but very funny as I know that is why you were struggling to type the other night. All great reasons, thanks for sharing you gave me a giggle and others too. Huggles. Ellie :D
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@Angelwhispers (8978)
• United States
29 Aug 08
Shesh Ellie :))) If you are anything like me the ladies are sagging so much these days that they are sitting on the keyboard causing typos! rotflmao
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@Angelwhispers (8978)
• United States
29 Aug 08
Ellie LMAO glad you got a giggle, but sadly for thebohemianheart and I our ladies love to type albeit they need some typing instructions.
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@thebohemianheart (8827)
• United States
29 Aug 08
Yes! I was hoping I wouldn't be the only one to have to explain that my typos are caused by my toppage. Thank you Angelwhispers! Mine don't sit on the keyboard, they just kind of get in the way of my arms being where they need to be.
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@checapricorn (16060)
• United States
31 Aug 08
[i]Hi ellie,
yea..this is the common reason here, our brain thinks fast and fingers are too slow to catch it! plus, I am trying to memorize all of the letters here even if it's hard and laziness for me also to correct my mistakes! LOL![/i]





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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
28 Aug 08
3. I'm typing with my feet..lol..
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@Rosekitty (19368)
• San Marcos, Texas
28 Aug 08
I love climbing trees...does wonders for ankles..hee hee..then I can drop down on someones shoulders and scare them ,,lol...
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@gitfiddleplayer (10362)
• United States
28 Aug 08
3. My talk and type doesn't understand gibberish.
4. MyLot and word need to team up.
5. Its a forum, not an English class.
6. Its late when I'm here.
7. When I'm ranting I'm pounding on the keyboard.
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@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
29 Aug 08
Geez, try to change then lol.
Yet then again, typo errors can add flavor to a posting, especially at places that causes accidental humor. Then everyone can have a laugh together with the person making the typo (laughing with him hopefully and not laughing at
).
Are you using Firefox? If you are, then there is an inbuilt spell checker. I have tested the Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers and found that myLot is way faster on Firefox.
Cheers! 
).
Are you using Firefox? If you are, then there is an inbuilt spell checker. I have tested the Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers and found that myLot is way faster on Firefox.
Cheers! 

@lordwarwizard (35747)
• Singapore
29 Aug 08
Well, you can try Firefox at http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/central/ if you are interested. You can install it as a separate browser alternative in case IE or whichever browser you are using can't work for any reason.
But it is up to you of course. I was just making a suggestion. Peace! 

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@ellie333 (21016)
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29 Aug 08
Thank you, I have heard a lot of good reports about firefox so may give it a try as reading back my response to you was eyeopening at the amount of silly tyoing mistakes, I just don't seem to see them until they are out there in the myLot world for all to see. Ellie :D
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@ellie333 (21016)
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29 Aug 08
Hi Lordwarwizard, No I haven't got firefox or any spell checker system but yes sometimes the typose can add to the humourous banter within a discussion so I don't worry as much as I used to about it. I used to spell definitely definately for a long time until someoe meantioned so I actively try to type that one correctly so progress being made. Ellie :D
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@kaleegirl45 (1515)
• United States
28 Aug 08
ellie,
I know what your talking about, I think faster than my finger coul type. I put my fingers on the wrong keeps. and something I just come up with some strange words. 3. would have to be while I'm watching TV i'm also typing.
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@kaleegirl45 (1515)
• United States
28 Aug 08
ellie are you trying to tell me something





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@bombshell (11256)
• Germany
3 Sep 08
yes Ellie i agree, our brain is faster than our finger and sometimes, also we press the wrong letter coz we alwasy in a hurry and did not review it.thats my problem didn´t review if i am in a hurry.
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@Munchkin547 (2778)
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1 Sep 08
I'm the same as you, i get in such a rush to type what i'm thinking that i end up making silly mistakes!! the third reason should be because your computer is possessed by the spirit of a hippy who is rebelling against the convention of correct typing by making you make mistakes! xvx
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@Munchkin547 (2778)
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1 Sep 08
Haha! maybe i've solved the mystery then! lol my cat likes to walk across the keyboard when i'm typing all the time! very irratating but funny too!!
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@shamzy18 (2315)
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28 Aug 08
well i think the first reason is porbably one of the biggest reason.. also because you are in a rush to write and when you write fast you make mistakes like press different buttons at the same time. well the most bizzare reason i can think of is erm you look at the screen as you type so you let your fingers go wild lol
@mands61123 (2098)
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31 Aug 08
if i'm having one of those days i say i've fat or dyslexic fingers cos my sis is dyslexic and she uses it as an excuse for everything if she can't speak its cos she dislexic if she trips shes dislexic we rip the p out of her in a funny jokey way though not nasty. I also am having a number of those days myslef am on the stronger tablets this week and my brain and fingers aren't corresponding correctly. there are times when i read back what i've wrote i think WTH someone else must have wrote that you can't even tell what i'm saying. Speaking of which i need some more so i won't be posting for a couple of hrs until i'm coherent lol
ps. the most bizarre reason for you erm your cat typed it, you was drunk, your ghost typed it, you was giggling, spilling drinks on you, your sons magic silver cat scared you, amys fault any more? pps how did your date go you never said?
@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
29 Aug 08
The same is happening with me lately. I am getting fat fingered. lol...
Most important reason being I am thinking too fast and my fingers are struggling to cope with it. So, I end up eating up word in between. And this sometimes changes the whole meaning! Like when i meant NEED NOT, I am writing only NEED and stuffs like that. I do not have long fingernails ( I once nearly injured my eyes while in sleep with my claws...lol), so that could be ruled out outright.
Now, the last one, not bizarre though:
you are always in a hurry to talk/chat to your newfound BF.
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
29 Aug 08
wish you luck, hon!
some laughs for you, good for our health:






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@ellie333 (21016)
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29 Aug 08
Him Mimipi, Yes missing out a NOT changes the whole meaning and I do that one a lot also and have to add another comment explaining LOL. The BF? Still haven't been out on the date yet as keeps getting postponed but ball in my court to set the next one now as I need to organize a sitter. Huggles. Ellie :D

@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
18 Sep 08
I'm going to go with reason #2.
I used to have long finger nails and that
caused me to misspell everything.
Back in July I went on a Mylot binge
and was posting around 100 responses daily.
But then my poor fingers and hands gave out on me.
These days, I'm not posting too much.
But when I do, Mozilla keeps me on track
by highlighting the misspelled words.
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@PearlGrace (3171)
• United States
29 Aug 08
3. Frankly, my dear, you just don't give a damn!
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@PearlGrace (3171)
• United States
31 Aug 08
That's exactly what I was trying to do! Glad you enjoyed it! Huggles.

@tamarafireheart (15384)
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28 Aug 08
Hi ellie,
Yes, I have been doing that all the time and I'm begining to wonder if people think I can't spell, sometimes I type so fast that I keep misspelling and as for you nunmer 3 because you got a hiccups and then you have been sneezing.
Love & Huggles
Tamara
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@tamarafireheart (15384)
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29 Aug 08
Hi ellie,
Yeah! won't it be great if everyone can understand this thigmjudglebob and we all be happy.
Love & Huggles.
Tamara
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@MOMMASAM (1003)
• United States
18 Sep 08
well, i'm one that types very fast and thinks slower.
i have no nails so that's not an issue.
now, i have had to move my keyboard to facilitate a cat climbing
on or off my lap or computer desk.
some times when i move the keyboard it gets me "off".
most times i'm snacking or drinking so that's an issue. i don't want
anything on keyboard. (OH NO! I'VE CAST A SPELL BY SPEAKING OF IT!)
i don't think i have any bizarre reasons, other than all of the above. LOL
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@ellie333 (21016)
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18 Sep 08
Hi Mommasam, I am really pleased you have responded as even though I have your notifications on I noticed the other day within discussions friends started that I hadn't received, so please bear with me as I don't get yours or two others that I am aware of for some strange reason so I will log into your profile and answer from there as I really don't want you thinking I am one of those friends that only expects to recive and never responds back because I am definitely not. Cat, foo, drink yes all very good reasons to make errors with the typos. I can now also blame my new puppy LOL. Huggles. Ellie :D










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