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There are individuals who are nervous or they simply type too fast but when they type the wrong letter what do you call that kind of misspelling?
Last edited by 5jj; 15-May-2012 at 15:20. Reason: typos!
For information, "typo" is short for "typographical error".
I use typo for a mistake that results from a lack of keyboard skills rather than ignorance.
When your in a real hurry sometimes you're brain sends a word that sounds like another to you're fingertips and you type what you here in your head insead of the write word even though you new what the write word should be.
That happens sometimes too, when careful writing would always produce the correct word. I consider those typos too, even though it's not quite the same as saying "I lobe you" instead of "I love you."
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
I found eight.
I respectfully disagree with the premise that the use of homophones falls into the 'typo' category. As Tdol so eloquently stated, "I use typo for a mistake that results from a lack of keyboard skills rather than ignorance." Typing "I lobe you" instead of "I love you" is a definite typo. It is a typo because the letters 'b' and 'v' are directly beside each other on the keyboard and a slip of the finger will easily produce the misspelling. Typing 'write' when the correct word should be 'right' requires a conscious effort on the part of the typist.![]()
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