Did you see it?
The spelling mitsake in the tilte of this post?
Here’s how our amzaing brains igonre poor spelling:
Our brains are increidbly vesratile.
No more stressing abuot tpyos!
Did you catch all 10 of my tpyos?
Did you catch all 10 of my tpyos?
Reblogged this on Kate McClelland and commented:
Wow! It’s similar to when you read something that’s upside down
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Thanks for the reblog, Kate. While the brain is amazing, it also drives me crazy when I want to see typos and can’t. 😀 😀
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I have fist hand experience of how versatile and maaznig the human brian is! :-))
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I know! I’ve been reading your reflections. It’s more amazing than we even know 🙂
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I just noticed all the typos in your comment!! I didn’t see them the first time I read it. OMG Ha ha.
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Ha! 😅
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Graet artilce and yup! I cuaght all tne!!! meooooow
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Thanks for the reblog, Zoe. I’m heading over to your site to say hi – Pinky the Cat.
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I am chuckling heartily, Diane! 🙂 I was prepared for you to say my eyes’ ability is going downhill to discern typos. Aging is a pain since on my phone I type “s” which is next to “a” many times on comments. This is not so bad as when my cell phone thinks it knows what I am typing. I should proofread all the time but sometimes life or a phone call comes in and I just push the post comment button.
You are so right about your title, probably wouldn’t have given it a second thought. 🙂
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Phones are a whole other problem. Who has fingers that small? I can’t type worth beans on those and the “guess” feature comes up with some crazy suggestions. I gave up trying to edit those and just let them fly. My daughter has to call me back to see what I want. Ha ha.
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Shared on Facebook. I feel better now, thank you. I read and reread my ebooks before I put them out there and then next time I read them, BOOM typo. Human? Yes.
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Thanks for sharing Ruth. Yes, it’s human to miss typos. At least we’re all in the same boat! We can share our exasperation and laugh about it. 😀
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Reblogged this on Write Dorne – Putting life into words. and commented:
Liked this, so reblogging it. And yes I can read it…can you?
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Thanks so much for the reblog, Dorne. It is rather stunning that we can read something so garbled. 🙂
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Diana, you certainly received a lot of comments on this post!. An amazing exercise. It isn’t any wonder how we miss those pesky typos!
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I think anyone that writes can related, Gina. No matter how hard we try to catch them, our brains are too smart! Thanks of stopping by. 🙂
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😀 😀 How deceiving our eyes can be. 🙂
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It’s our brains compensating for our failings – even when we’d rather catch those typos. Thanks for testing your brain out – you passed! 😀
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😀 😀 😀
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Thanks fro asuming me tadoy Pratick
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[…] Source: Why We Can’t See Our Tpyos […]
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Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Diana Wallace Peach of Myths of the Mirror and a post about not stressing about tupos – sometimes our fungers work fister than our brains which aslo have predictive toxt.
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Thanks for the reblog, Sally. All the more reason for having our books proofread by a professional. I don’t know how they do it! 😀
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Yup – you’re rihgt, brezeed right thru it!!
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The first time I read your comment, I didn’t notice one typo! So much for my proofreading ability. Thanks for the visit! 😉
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[…] Source: Why We Can’t See Our Tpyos […]
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I had no problem! But I have a touch of dyslexia.
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Most of us were able to read it without a problem. 🙂 It’s so interesting to me how our brains work and how much we have yet to learn about the amazing things in our heads! I think we are more than we know.
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Familiarity of the word makes our brain adjust.
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That was really interesting , Diana. I’m always learning new things. I could read it, but had to take a little time on some words. 🙂
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Thanks Suzanne. I had the same experience of some of the words being a little harder than others. It’s good no one really spells this badly! 😀
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Hularious! Propor maid me larf this did!!
Did u c wot I did theer ? Hard 2 mayk thsi manee mistayks !! 😂😂😂😂😂
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I read your comment without a problem, Sacha. It is hard to make that many mitsakes – thank goodness! Can you imagine? It was fun though. 😀
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I had no problem reading. What does this make me? LOL 🙂
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Normal, Debbie. It makes you normal. Ha ha. Join the club. 😀
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Lol. Whew! 🙂
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If you’re dyslexic it’s even more of a struggle as your brain grabs information and concepts rather than individual letters as those jump around and exchange locations within words frequently. (Depending on unreliable spell check isn’t that much of a help either as it sees what it wants to see not what writer is trying to say.)
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Spell check is a mixed blessing for sure. It auto-corrects my errors but often corrects them to something wrong! I’m waiting for the version that ensures a sentence makes sense. 😀
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[…] vocation pops up in my opinions and commentary. Since my previous post broached the topic of brains, I thought it might be easy fun to share something from my previous life – an article I wrote on […]
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Typos are the hardest and most annoying things in a writers life. I can never spot my own…It’s like they hide from me on purpose.
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Thanks for the comment, Kristina. I think everyone is in the same boat based on the comments. Gotta love those proofreaders – they’re magicians!
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I have a proofreader for my novels. Now, I just wish I had a proofread for my blog. That’s where I miss the most.
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I use Grammarly. It catches quite a few errors, not all, but more than I’ll admit to. 🙂
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Do you use Grammarly on your blogs too?
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Yes. It shows up everywhere. 🙂
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Thank you. I’m going to try it.
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LOL. That the reason a college graduate that writes (me) needs Grammarly to spell check for me. 🙂
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I have Grammarly too, Susan, and I still send off posts and comments with typos. But at least it’s better! Thanks for the visit and comment 🙂
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I’m famuos for tpyos especailly in the commants section when I don’t look over my sentnece carefully enugh before posting. Lol! 😉
Loved it D!
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Ha ha ha. Great, Michelle. I only noticed 1 typo the first time I read your comment. I missed 5 of them! Yeesh.
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It’s scary how easily our minds are fooled. I guess nobody ever really notices half the mistakes we make.
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I think that’s a good thing 🙂
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I read it from go the whoa without any trouble. Le sigh! 😀
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I also didn’t proof my comment before I posted. Also, le sigh!!
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Don’t feel bad. I made my share of typos below. Mortifying but it just proves the point! 😀 Thanks for the comments!
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Well, after reading this I am revisiting my decision to give up my subscriptions to Grammarly.
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I use Grammarly too…thank goodness. It’s shocking how much I can mess up in just two sentences…even with it. Ugh. But it’s sand in all our shoes, so at least we can commiserate! 🙂
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I noticed two of your ten typos :p Sad, LOL!
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That just means you have a more efficient brain! 😀 Amazing, huh.
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So I can blame my typos on being efficient? I may start doing that ha ha ha ha ha!!
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Of course. 😀 😀
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OMG! I can totally read it! lol! That’s why my proofreader friend is going crazy correcting my typos 😉
Guess proofreaders and line editors have special super-powers to notice all the mistakes.
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Ha ha. I think the proofreaders and line editors out there will be delighted with your super-power characterization. I don’t disagree. Talk about discipline! Thanks for the visit and comment.
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Totally! You’re welcome. ☺
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This post really illustrates the need for proofreading using every trick we can come up with to make the errors pop out and then getting 2nd and maybe even 3rd opinions. True – most people will skim right over and never even notice but we need to produce clean copy for those readers who will take note and be knocked out of our story by the error. At the end of the day, we don’t want anything to detract readers from the story. Great post.
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You are so right. The post is funny and interesting, but it points clearly to why proofreading support is so vital. I have no less than 6 proofreaders (sometimes more) and errors still get through. I’ve added reading my work backwards – the only part of writing that I utterly loathe, but it’s worth the effort.
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Hey Diana,
There are typos in there? 🙂
Spelling has never been my strong suite. I’m a writer who is very thankful for spellcheck, and for some good friends who point out my most egregious writing errors, so that I can fix then quickly. It’s nice to know that not being able to see one’s own mistakes is normal, and these challenges are by no means unique to me.
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Spell check is a life-saver, Jed, but it can also create some pretty comical sentences. You’re lucky to have willing proofreaders among your friends. They’re writer’s gold. No, your not alone at all!
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Right you are, Diana, as one can read it without much ado regardless of jumbled spellings. But one cannot make it a norm, as incorrect spellings, to me, detracts from beauty of writing..
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I agree, Raj. Incorrect spelling pops me out of whatever it is I’m reading, and with fiction in particular, it affects my enjoyment of the story. Thus, we slog forward, seeking out and correcting those darn typos. 🙂
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What a fun way to make the point! 🙂
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I think my brain is smarter than me, Jane, if that makes any sense. Perhaps this kind of stuff happens in that part of the brain that we don’t think we use… hmmm.
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I get it!
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I spotted all ten typos, took me a few seconds, but I did.
I was able to read everything in the image too without much difficulty. It was easier when I simply glanced over it than studying each word, interesting.
Great post with humor to end the week.
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Thanks. I also read it easier if I relaxed and didn’t try too hard. Thanks for reading. Have a great weekend.
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I’m glad it isn’t just an odd thing with my brain, I feel better. The human brain is really an amazing thing.
Thanks, I will, I hope you can have a nice weekend too.
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I didn’t see the typo until you mentioned there was one. I read the article with no issues. The mind is amazing!
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It is amazing. I think it’s cool that so much of the brain still isn’t understood, and we’re still learning about its capabilities. More to come, I’m sure.
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Yes I’m sure
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[…] Source: Why We Can’t See Our Tpyos […]
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I finally forced myself to stop liking every comment. I just enjoyed them so much.
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You can like as many as you want 🙂 It’s fun that we all go through this and can laugh about it together.
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YES, it is. I was laughing with you all.
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Well… it depends. Did you include the one in the title in your count? If yes, then I did. If not… I’m at a loss!
And yes, typos are awful! That’s why we always need someone to look over any text before we can be sure we didn’t miss any. Our brain knows what we wanted to write and instantly reads it the way we want it to be instead of the way it actually is.
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Yes, I included the one in the title. I completely agree that it’s harder for the author to correct his/her own work. Yet, even editors will miss spelling mistakes on a first read. The brain is amazing. A mind of it’s own. Thanks for the comment. 😀
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Was that last typo intentional? 😉
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You mean the tpyo? Yes. I went over it so many times, I hope so! 😀
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No, I actually meant the ‘it’s’ 😉
But yes, the tpyo!
I have a friend with whom I chat often (when she isn’t busy proof reading her latest book). I joke that I’ve become fluent in her typo language. With instant messaging, the problem is our brains going faster than our fingers. With books… it’s our brains seeing what it wants to see 🙂
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Oh, the “it’s”. Yep! Ha ha. Yeesh.
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Lol 🙂
Our fingers working ahead of our brains, or the other way round, I’m never sure which 😉
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That’s my mind on a good day! 😀
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I’ve been contemplating, Kev, whether dyslexia might really be a sign of a faster, more efficient brain – a brain that is much better at decoding than the ordinary human and no longer needs correct spelling to communicate. What if teachers told dyslexic students that they actually had higher functioning brains and that the reason they needed to learn proper spelling was for all of us “primitive” brains. That would be pretty cool, huh?
Sorry about the tangent. Ha ha. 😀 Thanks for reading and the comment!
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That would certainly boost the spirit of those kids who suffer the agony of dyslexia daily.
I’m dyslexic. Reading is slow for me because I don’t see some words then the sentence doesn’t make sense then I have to reread. But I still love to read. Now what will you say about my OCD??
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Oh, goodness, I don’t know. I like to look at strengths whenever I can, and at the very least, erase feelings of being different, especially for kids. People are all different and have many ways to be wonderful. 🙂
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Yes focusing on strengths is helpful. After all, a person would excel in their field if what they do for a job/career is something that comes naturally. I was lucky that my my OCD allowed be to have a career that focused on the OCD itself so instead of feeling odd because my brain works differently, I can now earn an income and make people happy and feel a great sense of accomplishment too. Win-win !
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You found your way to be wonderful. 😀 ❤ 😀 How great is that!
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🙂 I guess so, thx!
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Interesting how our brains work; but if I saw a novel’s summary, let alone the sample of its body, with so many typos, I’d quickly abandon any thought of reading it.
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Yes very interesting…
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I agree wholeheartedly, Connie. One paragraph as a brain exercise is fun, but a novel? No way. Our brains can do it, certainly, but for me, it would be impossible to stay immersed in a story when constantly popped out by spelling errors. We have a responsibility as authors to provide the cleanest text we can. 😀
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That’s quite a theory, Diana! 😀 It’s always well-worth promoting encouragement to students… might be worth researching. 😉
Love the tangent! … don’t apologise. 😀
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Quite interesting!I am too well versed in spotting spelling errors…being a teacher who has spent almost half of my life in this profession, and that too of English!
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Now you know why some of your pupils will insist that they proofread their papers and still have spelling errors. You’re lucky to have a precise eye, Balroop. I wish I did! 🙂
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I have typos all the time and my letter writing skills aren’t the best any more. Heath reasons there.
It’s hard for me because I remember how good I once was. I wrote for newspapers/ Small town ones.
I have a Master’s Degree. I studied English Lit. I was an English major all thru high school and college.
I taught school for 17 years and then taught preschool in my home.
Now I struggle.
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I’m so sorry about your health challenges, Sarah. I can’t imagine how hard you’re struggling. If it’s any help, your writing is still beautiful and clear and heartfelt, and I would never describe it as lacking in any way. I’m going to head over and read. I know I’m right. ❤
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That means a lot to me. It really does.
I notice things I do or say wrong but for the life of me, I can’t remember what I need to say/write.
I use I all the time. I this. I that.
The more I am writing and sharing here, the more unafraid I am.
Unafraid is not the right word but I can’t think of the correct one.
I just write what I want to write now.
Before, when I first started here, I wasn’t writing much..Certainly not as open as I do now. I share more from other blogs.
🙂
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Often we are hardest on ourselves, aren’t we? I truly believe that what most people value is authenticity and heart, because in so many ways, despite our differences, we are alike and can relate to the human experience. If you are writing from your heart – whatever that looks like – it will be valued and appreciated by your readers. With everything else going on in your life, relax and allow your writing to be worry free. ❤
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That was fun. I (eventually) caught your typos, too. So the question is… why can’t I find my own typos when I proofread my own copy? Most of them, yes, but some are eulusive no matter how many times I read over them. I think they’re like houseflies. You know they’re there, but when you start chasing them….
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That question will go down in history with the other great mysteries of mankind, Steven. What is the meaning of life? and Why can’t a writer find his own typos? 😀
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Ah, the eternal search for the truth. Wonderful post. You have exposed the enemy and it made me smile. 🙂
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Oh wow! How fascinating! I chuckled to myself because no matter how MANY times I read the title I did NOT see the typo until …. I saw it 😀
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I know! Our brains fix it and fix it, even when we don’t want it to. 😀
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I’m dyslexic, so my brain literally stops me from recognizing those errors. It’s very frustrating but it can lead to some hilarious mistakes.
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I can imagine how frustrating it must be, as I get aggravated for every one that gets by me. At least, despite how annoying it must be, you’re able to see those moments of humor. 🙂 Thanks for the comment, Jay.
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My husband is dyslexic too. It’s unfortunate, but there have been many laughs over hilarious spelling mistakes!
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I’m sure. I’ve seen some crazy ones from friends of mine who are writers. As well as a few of my own. Thanks for stopping by and commenting 🙂
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Wow…ths is too incrdibel! I found tht I coud reed every word! I hve to rblog ths!!
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You’re not alone, Patrick. I love all the intentional typos coming up with the comments. And I can read them all without a problem!
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too funy!
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I wondered if it is a mild dyslexia? I actually write that way sometimes! Thanks for the smile.
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According to the Cambridge study, it’s just our brains helping us out by being super fast and efficient. Maybe the key to dyslexia is in there somewhere – faster brains!
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I would not be at all surprised if you have hit on a key to dyslexia!
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🙂
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I used to do a lot of proof-reading so tend to spot other peoples’ typos (but usually miss my own). I was awarded a commendation a few years ago; at the award ceremony, the certificate was barely in my hand when I spotted a spelling mistake on it. Doh.
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Ha ha. I’m not surprised. I have no less than 8 people proof my work after I’ve proofed it to death, and typos still get through. Now I know why.
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Gremlins. I blame gremlins.
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Can’t do that anymore, Nicholas. Gotta blame the brain. Really, isn’t it kind of cool that our brains function at a level above our consciousness – like they have a mind of their own!
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Cool. And scary 🙂
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Please tell me that award was for your proofreading abilities! 😀
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Alas, no. Being able to proofread is not generally seen as worthy of commendation, which is kind of ironic! I was awarded it for work I did on a homicide case – which apparently was “difficult and lenghty”.
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Oh dear. 🙂
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I guess it *is* more important to work on a homicide case than to write about it – even if it’s in prefect English 🙂
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Would that be Ford Prefect English? Or are you just trying to mess with my brian? 😉
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A Douglas Adams fan and a proofreader? Who are you?? 😀
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Strangely enough, someone who shares your first name and the first two letters of your surname (although my middle initial is actually K, not C) 😉
Also a fan of Terry Pratchett & Iain (M) Banks. Somewhat saddened that my favourite authors keep dying before their time…
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You may console yourself: I’m in rude health!
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Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog.
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Thanks for the reblog, Chris. I couldn’t decide whether to laugh or groan when I read this. 🙂
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Do both and marvel at the new sound you’ve made Diana 😄😄😄
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Well….that just explains all my typo errors! lol
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Yeah, mine too. So we end up trying to trick our brains into seeing them by doing crazy things like reading our work backwards! Yeesh 🙂
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I only saw a few, Diana, and certainly not the tpyo in your tilte ! ☺
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Typos are my bane, Van. I try sooooo hard and still miss them. I figured it was a brain thing. Now I know. 🙂
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I saw waht you did there
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Ha ha. Pretty amazing though, isn’t it? That darn brain leaving all those tpyos in my ms!
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I counted eleven
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Really? Ha ha. See, my brain skipped one. And I counted it a dozen times! You proved my point, Richard. How funny is that?
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I was working off just one hand, so I could be wrong 😉
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I went back and only counted ten, but there could be eleven. I don’t doubt it. 🙂
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I’m a dirty liar don’t be wasting your time LOL
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Oh, were you teasing me? I’m always six steps behind the joke, so clueless I gotta laugh 😀 😀
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I did wink, but I promise to be be good from now on. 😇
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yes incredible!
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