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I was writing a sentence. I meant to type "either" and end up typing "wither". If you look in your keyboard "w" and "e" are next to each other and all it takes is slight movement of the hand and boom :-O Of course the spell check is happy with "wither" but that is not what I meant to type. on proof-reading my sentence, I realize the mistake and corrected it. I notice quite a lot of spelling errors, specially in emails, people meant to type one key end up hitting next key (in the keyboard layout) So, do you proof read before clicking the "OK", "Post", "Send", "Save", what-ever key? Me: if formal yes, informal most of time no.
Yusuf
I have a big problem with homonyms and typing because I type for some reason based on saying the words in my head. It makes it very easy to not type something unintentional, ie the Fruedian slip but I just can't handle words with similar sounds. I also have a habit of typing a bunch of letters out of order for whatever reason. When it is really important I proof-read and when someone has misinterpreted what I have written I will re-read what I have wrote to make sure the point is clear but beyond that I just type, fix any red squiggleys in FF and click send.
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I was writing a sentence. I meant to type "either" and end up typing "wither". If you look in your keyboard "w" and "e" are next to each other and all it takes is slight movement of the hand and boom :-O Of course the spell check is happy with "wither" but that is not what I meant to type. on proof-reading my sentence, I realize the mistake and corrected it. I notice quite a lot of spelling errors, specially in emails, people meant to type one key end up hitting next key (in the keyboard layout) So, do you proof read before clicking the "OK", "Post", "Send", "Save", what-ever key? Me: if formal yes, informal most of time no.
Yusuf
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I usually try to proof read. I get pretty annoyed when people post things that are COMPLETELY different from their intended meaning by missing keywords like "not" :rolleyes:. Way to confuse people
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I was writing a sentence. I meant to type "either" and end up typing "wither". If you look in your keyboard "w" and "e" are next to each other and all it takes is slight movement of the hand and boom :-O Of course the spell check is happy with "wither" but that is not what I meant to type. on proof-reading my sentence, I realize the mistake and corrected it. I notice quite a lot of spelling errors, specially in emails, people meant to type one key end up hitting next key (in the keyboard layout) So, do you proof read before clicking the "OK", "Post", "Send", "Save", what-ever key? Me: if formal yes, informal most of time no.
Yusuf
It's just the grammar nazi in me, but I proofread everything. I've been known to spend upwards of five minutes rearranging/rephrasing a sentence to try and make it clear as possible. And yet, somehow...the meaning still gets lost. Every time. :doh:
“Acer, Gateway, and eMachines are the same company now. Great! Now we just need a really big toilet, and we can get rid of all three at once.”
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dighn wrote:
missing keywords like "not"
that is a killer. it changes the meaning completely
Yusuf
Yusuf wrote:
missing keywords like "not" that is a killer. it changes the meaning completely
It certainly does if the proofreading screws up "Thou shalt not kill".
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Yusuf wrote:
missing keywords like "not" that is a killer. it changes the meaning completely
It certainly does if the proofreading screws up "Thou shalt not kill".
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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It's just the grammar nazi in me, but I proofread everything. I've been known to spend upwards of five minutes rearranging/rephrasing a sentence to try and make it clear as possible. And yet, somehow...the meaning still gets lost. Every time. :doh:
“Acer, Gateway, and eMachines are the same company now. Great! Now we just need a really big toilet, and we can get rid of all three at once.”
Lieutenant Frost wrote:
the grammar nazi in me
There's another one of us out there :omg: ???
Software Zen:
delete this;
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Lieutenant Frost wrote:
the grammar nazi in me
There's another one of us out there :omg: ???
Software Zen:
delete this;
Fold With Us![^]Many of us I think. I really get irritated when someone else make gramar or speling mistakes.
Stupidity is an International Association - Enrique Jardiel Poncela Die deutsche Sprache sollte sanft und ehrfurchtsvoll zu den toten Sprachen abgelegt werden, denn nur die Toten haben die Zeit, diese Sprache zu lernen. - Mark Twain
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Many of us I think. I really get irritated when someone else make gramar or speling mistakes.
Stupidity is an International Association - Enrique Jardiel Poncela Die deutsche Sprache sollte sanft und ehrfurchtsvoll zu den toten Sprachen abgelegt werden, denn nur die Toten haben die Zeit, diese Sprache zu lernen. - Mark Twain
Um...er:~, don't you mean... I really get irritated when someone else makes grammar or spelling mistakes?
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Um...er:~, don't you mean... I really get irritated when someone else makes grammar or spelling mistakes?
The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec-sec - Marcus Dolengo
The worst email mistake that I heard about was someone signing off an email "Great work toady." He meant today... ;-)
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Um...er:~, don't you mean... I really get irritated when someone else makes grammar or spelling mistakes?
The best way to accelerate a Macintosh is at 9.8m/sec-sec - Marcus Dolengo
:~ Of course not, I was being sarcastic...
Stupidity is an International Association - Enrique Jardiel Poncela Die deutsche Sprache sollte sanft und ehrfurchtsvoll zu den toten Sprachen abgelegt werden, denn nur die Toten haben die Zeit, diese Sprache zu lernen. - Mark Twain
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I was writing a sentence. I meant to type "either" and end up typing "wither". If you look in your keyboard "w" and "e" are next to each other and all it takes is slight movement of the hand and boom :-O Of course the spell check is happy with "wither" but that is not what I meant to type. on proof-reading my sentence, I realize the mistake and corrected it. I notice quite a lot of spelling errors, specially in emails, people meant to type one key end up hitting next key (in the keyboard layout) So, do you proof read before clicking the "OK", "Post", "Send", "Save", what-ever key? Me: if formal yes, informal most of time no.
Yusuf
I don't, usually, unless you count 'spellchecking-as-you-type'. :)
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I have a big problem with homonyms and typing because I type for some reason based on saying the words in my head. It makes it very easy to not type something unintentional, ie the Fruedian slip but I just can't handle words with similar sounds. I also have a habit of typing a bunch of letters out of order for whatever reason. When it is really important I proof-read and when someone has misinterpreted what I have written I will re-read what I have wrote to make sure the point is clear but beyond that I just type, fix any red squiggleys in FF and click send.
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I think your post is best sent to the Mozilla team :p
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