Typos

typos, writing, correcting

@simone10 (54189)

Louisville, Kentucky

January 11, 2016 5:04am CST

Everyday when I write a discussion, I always double check it for typos. Most of the time it's okay but there are times when I have to go back and correct words. But for some reason, it seems like whenever I comment or reply to a comment, I seem to have a lot of typos. Typos that I don't catch until I am working on notifications and I read my previous comment. I know we all make them from time to time but it's kind of embarrassing. I guess I get in a hurry and don't proofread. Whenever I do catch it, I quickly correct it. I guess better late than never. Whenever you see a typo that you have made, do you correct it or just leave it alone?

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@owlwings (43915)

• Cambridge, England

11 Jan 16

I cannot leave a typo once I see it! My backspace/delete key is probably the most used key on my keyboard. I will also edit my posts compulsively if I spot a typo once it's posted, even if I posted it many days or weeks ago!

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

You sound exactly like me. It will drive me crazy if I see a typo and don't fix it right away.

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@Blondie2222 (28611)

• United States

11 Jan 16

You can go back and edit those comments if you want to fix your typos. I try to read what i write before posting but i usually don't make alot of typos

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

You are lucky not to make many typos. I'm sure I make at least one a day and it's usually when I am in a hurry. I always correct it when I notice it.

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@whiteream (8567)

• United States

15 Jan 16

@simone10 I have actually gone back and corrected quite few these last couple of day. I am trying to be much more careful. But, we are only human and everyone makes mistakes.

@LadyDuck (462583)

• Switzerland

11 Jan 16

If I see a typo I correct it. I even inform people when I see a typo in their text or titles.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

That's good that you do that as I would want to know if I made a typo and didn't catch it.

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@whiteream (8567)

• United States

15 Jan 16

I like when people point out that I have a typo but some people get offended by it

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@LadyDuck (462583)

• Switzerland

16 Jan 16

@whiteream I know, some people take this as a personal offense, I cannot understand why, we can all make a mistake while typing.

@boiboing (13153)

• Northampton, England

11 Jan 16

If I see it then I always correct it.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

I do the same thing. I correct it right away.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (310774)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

11 Jan 16

Correct it as soon as possible even in comments. It's an irritating factor for me.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

I find it that way too. I've tried not to correct but I end up doing it anyway.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

14 Jan 16

@just4him That was nice of that person to let you know.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (310774)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

14 Jan 16

@simone10 I corrected a comment yesterday when someone pointed something out to me.

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@EugenesDDen (310)

• Ireland

11 Jan 16

I always correct them. It's very easy though to read over something multiple times and still overlook typos. Our brains often filter out errors and make stuff look ok, even though it's not!

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

I agree, it is easy to overlook typos, especially when reading over it several times.

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@salonga (27775)

• Philippines

12 Jan 16

I always correct my typos whenever I see them. It embarrasses me when I posted with typos.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

I get a little embarrassed too, especially when I use words such as fell and feel. I know the difference in the two words but for some reason my fingers want to type fell when I mean feel.

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Arthur Chappell

@arthurchappell (45002)

• Preston, England

11 Jan 16

I miss quite a few, more often in comments than articles as I spell-check those while leaving shorter comments to be read with my own eyes but it is easy to overlook errors - once spotted I always fix the errors on sight.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

I'm sure I have missed quite a few of mine as well.

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@41CombedaleRoad (5952)

• Greece

11 Jan 16

I always edit things but sometimes I miss an error. I always go back and put it right perhaps because I was a legal typist and mistakes were not tolerated. Old habits die hard.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

I can understand how it would bother you more than some of us. Like you said, habits are hard to break.

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@sofssu (23662)

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12 Jan 16

I make too many .. especially in my comments.. I always correct the ones I catch...

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

I seem to be making more lately. Maybe it's because I am on here early in the morning and not yet awake.

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@jaboUK (64360)

• United Kingdom

12 Jan 16

I think we all do it, and yes - I always correct it whenever I see it. What I can't understand is typos in the title of an article - that should stand out a mile.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

You would think so, wouldn't you? I guess people get in a hurry and don't catch it until it's brought to their attention.

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@whiteream (8567)

• United States

15 Jan 16

@simone10 If you are in a hurry you might not caught it right away. Can you correct Titles if you caught typos?

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@ria1606roy (2797)

• Kolkata, India

11 Jan 16

Always correcting it.....can't stand these errors. Though I make them a lot. It's normal, because we aren't expert proofreaders.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

I can't stand it if I make an error either. I just have to fix it right away.

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12926)

• Nairobi, Kenya

12 Jan 16

I always correct it when i see one

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

Same here. Wouldn't it drive you crazy if you didn't correct it?

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Margaret Mwangi

@Missmwngi (12926)

• Nairobi, Kenya

13 Jan 16

@simone10 Ha haa somehow

@Mbalie (316)

• South Africa

11 Jan 16

I correct my errors when I see them. Sometimes when I read some of my comments or responses I notice some grammar mistakes I have made. My English is improving everyday though.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

That's great that your English is improving. I seem to make most of my mistakes when typing comments.

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

13 Jan 16

I always have typos , because i am always in a hurry to type . Sometimes i let them be .

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@SIMPLYD (90722)

• Philippines

14 Jan 16

@simone10 So very like me .

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

Same here. I have so much to do on myLot that I am in a hurry and my brain gets ahead of my fingers or the other way around. I'm not sure

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@marlina (154165)

• Canada

11 Jan 16

I try to correct my mistakes when I see them.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

I do the same thing. Sometimes it may be a while before I catch it.

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@Drosophila (16573)

• Ireland

11 Jan 16

oh ya.. most of my edits are about typos.. or dodgy grammar

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

I seem to make a lot of mistakes in the comments. I don't know why.

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@Drosophila (16573)

• Ireland

13 Jan 16

@simone10 I do it all the time lol

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@hiru84 (942)

• Malaysia

11 Jan 16

Yes, I always try to it. If I see typo in my posts or comments, I correct it at that moment.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

I do the same thing. It would bother me too much not to correct it.

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@JudyEv (328645)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 Jan 16

I always correct my typos whenever I find them - and sometimes it's weeks later. I can't just leave them. I have to correct them or I don't think I'd sleep at night.

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

I feel the same way. In the beginning, I tried not to worry about it but I ended up going back and correcting the typos.

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@trivia79 (7828)

• El Segundo, California

12 Jan 16

I do correct my errors in spelling. Sometimes, though I'm not fluent in English, I correct my grammar. But i notice that some members here just don't mind of the readability of their posts, be it a discussion or comment. Wrong spellings like missing letter or swapped letters and still they continue to posts it. It just annoys me

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@simone10 (54189)

• Louisville, Kentucky

13 Jan 16

I don't get annoyed by others errors as we are all human and make mistakes. I am more concerned about my own errors.

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@trivia79 (7828)

• El Segundo, California

13 Jan 16

@simone10 me, i get annoyed for some time because it happened everytime to the same accounts. But i got used to it now.