Do you see the typo in your post just as you hit "submit"?
By penny64
@penny64 (1106)
Australia
August 15, 2008 9:05pm CST
I do it all the time. I usually type a discussion or a comment, quickly scan it for errors and then hit submit. In the pause before it actually posts, I see the error ... but it's too late! ... There is NOTHING I can do! It's like that horrible moment when you realise you've just sent an email or text to the wrong person. Does this happen to anyone else?
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@bjcyrix (6901)
• Philippines
17 Aug 08
Hi! Yeah that has always happened to me. Especially when I was just starting out here. I used IE7 back then and it wont underline mistyped words in red so I really have to comb through each word. Other times I just let caution into the wind and posted a response that has more errors than you can count. I remember it got a comment saying I invented a lot of words in that post.LOL
Now, with all the myLotting Ive learned to type more accurately and the Firefox browser that I use also helps. When I was still not used to typing correct words I just use spellcheck and it would be fine. Now there are less errors but there will always be that one letter misplaced somewhere.
@penny64 (1106)
• Australia
17 Aug 08
I'm terrible because I just don't notice the spell checking. I love that excuse ... "I'm just inventing words" ... LOL. Mostly I leave out words though. The best typo I've seen lately was in a post about a 38 year old woman seducing a 16 year old boy. Someone came back and said that a 98 year old woman should know better!! That was funny - the image of a very, very feisty 98 year old :).
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@msmell (1378)
• Australia
22 Oct 08
Arh yeah this has happened to me before too but luckily not that often, I remember once that I sent a little love note to my hubby and then I got a reply and it wasn't from him 
and they said oh I think that you mean't that for me and i was like oh no!!!!! and what I had done was accidentally send it to the person just under his name in my phone and yes I was very embarrassed but they all got a laugh out of it....
and they said oh I think that you mean't that for me and i was like oh no!!!!! and what I had done was accidentally send it to the person just under his name in my phone and yes I was very embarrassed but they all got a laugh out of it....1 person likes this
@Xdrowninghavocx (3117)
• United States
16 Aug 08
This happens to me sometimes. I used Firefox so it shows me the mistakes I have made. However, small mistakes are often overlooked and I'm stuck with the errors. It's an annoying thing, but you just have to move on, lol. I do get annoyed at my spelling errors because they might make me seem as if I don't know what I'm talking about. I'm a little self conscience about that.
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@penny64 (1106)
• Australia
16 Aug 08
You sound like me. I like to have good grammar and spelling, and get annoyed at myself when I slip up. The trouble with Firefox is that it keeps correcting my Aussie spelling, so after a while I just stop noticing ... that's when it gets dangerous. Thanks for the advice about moving on, lol! I had this mental image of myself sitting devastated at the computer, unable to go on after making a typo ....
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@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
17 Aug 08
Oddly enough i think most of the teams look better this year than in the past (could it be because i have friends from EVERYWHERE here on mylot?). I was glad to see Phelps give his team members credit when he won that eighth medal. That proves that he deserved to win not only in talent but also as a person.
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@penny64 (1106)
• Australia
17 Aug 08
What an achievement! Eight gold medals. Good for him. Watching that race was a real dilemma. I wanted the Aussies to win, but I also wanted the Americans to win so Phelps could get his eight. It is great watching the teams when you know so many international people. I was thinking that while all the countries paraded during the opening ceremony.
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