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Typos

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 27 Sep 23

Why is it that I do not see those red lines that help one to correct the typos? Why is it that I see those typos only after I plan to comment on responses received? . I quickly get them corrected and yes I feel quite embarrassed...

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Wrong delivery address

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52166) • Staten Island, New York 26 Aug 21

My mom called me yesterday and told me that she ordered a Dyson vacuum for herself to be shipped to my house as she is away right now. She ended up making a typo and instead of 17 she wrote 18 for the house number. She didn't even...

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wrong address

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Toilet seats and soft cheese

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52166) • Staten Island, New York 20 Aug 21

Saw this post on my newsfeed with a picture of the price label on a shelf at Aldi. It said: Aldi finds Limited Time, Premium Buys Easy Home Toilet Seat with Soft Cheese $14.99 each The picture was mostly of the label...

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price label

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When You Fail Proofreading 101…..

Four Walls @FourWalls (86619) • United States 15 Aug 21

Proofreading must be a terrible job. I understand, too: you look at things for hours on end, and eventually every letter and every word begins to look the same. But this isn’t War and Peace, this is a product package. I...

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TYPO Explanations

cmoneyspinner @cmoneyspinner (9218) • Austin, Texas 13 Jul 20

Hi! I try not to make typing errors. I read and reread and reread and still the errors get through. There are 3 reasons for this. Number 1: I never learned how to type. Number 2: Lately, some of the keys on my keyboard have...

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31 Day Writing Tips - Day 12

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 12 May 19

Welcome to today's topic - Typos. You might think typos are easy to spot especially if the word is misspelled. However, what about words that aren't misspelled and are still typos. Spellchecker won't catch those...

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Do you ever "analyze" your MyLot typing errors?

The Horse @TheHorse (238297) • Walnut Creek, California 22 Mar 19

I'm a hunt-and-peck typist. I make lots of mistakes that are basic typos. Then I try to correct them. I get slightly miffed when I realize I've hit Caps Lock when I meant to hit A. Sometimes, because I'm watching the keyboard,...

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Have to republish my new book

Lena Kovadlo @lovebuglena (52166) • Staten Island, New York 18 Dec 18

I published my new book and ordered a copy. Read through the entire thing and found a typo. Seemed that was the only typo in the book, so I decided to just let it be and not fix and republish the book. But then I ordered a copy...

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fixing mistakes

republishing book

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Sorry for My Typos. I Hope You Can Read Between the Lines. Part One B: Posting on My Smartphone

Marsha @MarshaMusselman (38865) • Midland, Michigan 13 Nov 18

I may try switching back to doing more mylotting on my desktop. The main problem with that is that my feet are on the floor. Right now I'm on three pillows on the footstool of a glider. Other times I'm on my bed with my feet on...

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google keyboard

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So many typos, so many errors

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 15 Sep 18

When I post my activity I check to see there are no typos or errors but after I click the submit button and get back to comment on what others have responded I see those typos and errors glaring at me. I correct them no doubt...

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Time Capsules and Typos

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (97994) • Daytona Beach, Florida 31 Jul 18

If a star happens to get damaged or defaced on the Hollywood Walk of Fame it is the responsibility of the city of Los Angeles to make the repairs since it is a public sidewalk. To make sure the payments can be made the Hollywood...

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time capsule

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How good (or bad) a typist are you?

The Horse @TheHorse (238297) • Walnut Creek, California 16 Apr 18

I suck at typing, even after all these years of writing. To be accurate, I have to watch my fingers, and even then, I wind up with an error or two in most sentences. My keyboard is getting tired, and I spray it periodically with...

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Regarding Voice Texting and Finger Texting

MarleneAM @MarleneAM (293) 19 Mar 18

Are you a voice texter? Do you prefer to use your voice to text, rather than your typing fingers? Or, do you prefer.. to use your typing fingers when texting? Also -- How do you feel about the procedure of voice texting? Do you...

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Do you edit typos in your MyLot posts and comments?

The Horse @TheHorse (238297) • Walnut Creek, California 17 Feb 18

I must have been distracted. I typed "your" when I meant "you're" in a comment on another's post on MyLot this morning. I posted it, read it, and recoiled in horror. Visions of @Maluse descending on me flooded my mind. I...

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Dinner Over Baked Potatoes Country fried steak

Patsie Hatley is Deceased @Hatley (163772) • Garden Grove, California 29 Nov 16

Steak was huge so I ate one fiourth t of i it then ate the carrots amd the baked potato baled potato so good dessert white Cake with ;lemon sauce Dinner was great so now onward and upward to my ;lpt a lot lol One...

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Lost Post Comments Off Topic Make Me "Wonder

Patsie Hatley is Deceased @Hatley (163772) • Garden Grove, California 10 Jul 16

As a diabetes adovcate,I am serious about my posts on diabetes,not a game 'so I get a commebnt thats the onmly one and its pointing out an error?]" W hat have I spent time wrlting the post if nobody wantss to actu ally read][it...

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I Love My iPad, I Hate My IPad. My ApologiesTo All Here On myLot

PaintsOnSlate @PainsOnSlate (21845) • Canada 12 May 16

I have sort of big fingers. I am big boned but not so big I look like an ape, I'm just one who would never in her lifetime be called tiny or petite. I've been called good looking, pretty, beautiful, sweet, sassy, and all the...

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I am pretending to be awake

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169450) • United States 16 Apr 16

I have been out of bed for awhile. I am upright. I am drinking my second cup of coffee. Over on Facebook I was reading something by a friend, and read a totally unrelated word. It was not what he said. In fact the sentence I...

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Ok, I'm Done With Being Depressing.

Jabo @jaboUK (64346) • United Kingdom 11 Mar 16

Some of you informed me that they found my last post depressing, so here is something on a lighter note. I was reading about some funny typos the other day and it reminded me of a comment I received on one of my posts on another...

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A Simple Way to Avoid Typos When Posting On MyLot

Ann LeFlore @poehere (15123) • French Polynesia 13 Jan 16

Recently I read a post about Typos by Sharon here on the site. In Sharon’s discussion she was telling about how she has typos in her comments. A while back I wrote a post about a free program called Ginger. This can be...

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