Early morning mishap

@toniganzon (72285)

Philippines

May 13, 2022 5:30pm CST

When you wrote something and your mind was somewhere else. And you wrote loan instead of lawn! Damn, I must be worrying about a lot of things recently. I must have been sleeping yet when I wrote that. Not being a native English speaker is no excuse for such mistake but I corrected it anyways. Thank goodness for "edit!"

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@moffittjc (118365)

• Gainesville, Florida

15 May 22

Don't worry, I'm a native English speaker and I have to edit my posts and comments all the time! I think a lot of it has to do with being in a hurry, and not taking the time to review what you wrote. Also, when I am myLotting from my phone, it's a lot harder for me to hit the correct keys on the screen...I have big fingers! haha

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

16 May 22

yeah we can make mistakes like that sometimes, but this one I find really stupid.

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

17 May 22

@moffittjc True.

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@moffittjc (118365)

• Gainesville, Florida

17 May 22

@toniganzon Don't be so hard on yourself. Mistakes happen from time to time, no matter how careful we are.

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@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

13 May 22

Even with spell check, many of my words come out wrong. I hope you are doing well these days my friend.

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

13 May 22

With the personal issues I'm having and with the political issues in my country, I am not at my best health at all. I desperately need a vacation and hope it'll come very soon. I must try to find time and convince my family to take a break as well. But with Craig's class schedule, we have to make some adjustments.

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@CarolDM (203454)

• Nashville, Tennessee

13 May 22

@toniganzon I too hope a vacation comes soon for you.

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

13 May 22

@CarolDM Thank you.

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Sabrina Traversa

@sabtraversa (12837)

• Italy

14 May 22

I've just realized I pronounce those two words the same. Native speakers make similar mistakes, that's actually a sign your very fluent in English.

I use the "edit" feature a lot too, mostly to fix the syntax.

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

16 May 22

yes i am actually and they are pronounced differently. That's why when I read it again, realized my mistake. lol

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Sabrina Traversa

@sabtraversa (12837)

• Italy

16 May 22

@toniganzon Yeah, loan is more like lOOOOn and lawn like loooun.

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@LadyDuck (457359)

• Switzerland

14 May 22

We do not make mistakes because we are not native English speakers, but because we have our mind busy working on its own while we type.

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

16 May 22

Exactly!

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

14 May 22

I’m always hitting a wrong letter and have to correct.

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

16 May 22

I normally don't hit the wrong letters. Not by mistake since I type really well.

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@RubyHawk (99425)

• Atlanta, Georgia

16 May 22

@toniganzon Anyone can and will make mistakes. We’re all human.

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@thelme55 (76477)

• Germany

14 May 22

It happened to me sometimes but it is usually in German language instead of English language. Thankfully, we can edit it.

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

16 May 22

I rarely make mistakes especially the obvious one. I wouldn't even consider it a typo at all.

@snowy22315 (169586)

• United States

14 May 22

Oh I know that feeling well!

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@MALUSE (69416)

• Germany

13 May 22

Don't worry. I see many typos in texts written by native English speakers. I wonder what explanation they'd come up with if one pointed them all out.

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

13 May 22

Seen them too. But loan and lawn? lol I can only laugh at my stupidity coz they aren't even pronounced the same!

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@JudyEv (325346)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 May 22

I often come back to a discussion and discover I have an error in it. I hate that.

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@toniganzon (72285)

• Philippines

16 May 22

normally doesn't happen to me often.

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@LindaOHio (155568)

• United States

14 May 22

It happens to all of us. Have a good day and an even better weekend.

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