What do you 'mistrype' (Over & over again !)

[Maenoferren]

Anything with a capital letter at the beginning. I always end up typing too fast and end up having double capitals...
This will only really mean anything who knows Shetland. Clickermin instead of Clickimin... I now have a post it note on the computer.

[fsn]

As a young programmer in the days of Fortran and punch cards, my programs were oft failed because I forgot the 'o' in 'count'.


I also have the habit of adding a 't' to 'busy'. I have sent several emails to ladies saying 'i know you are busty ...'

[getagrip]

I also have the habit of adding a 't' to 'busy'. I have sent several emails to ladies saying 'i know you are busty ...'

Purely accidental of course...hmm...

[Shecky]

"Americal" instead of "American"

[paulr]

"Americal" instead of "American"

You of course mean the Americal Division from WWII

[Shecky]

Yes, that's exactly what I mean. My error is a product of studying military history.

[DanJ]

nessessary

It's got to the point that I know I always spell it wrong so have set up an auto correct to put it right; I now just have to remember to consistently spell it incorrectly, which is not as easy as you may think.

[getagrip]

It's got to the point that I know I always spell it wrong so have set up an auto correct to put it right; I now just have to remember to consistently spell it incorrectly, which is not as easy as you may think.

That statement actually hurts my head

[Hertsblue]

Ingenious, though.... 

[getagrip]

Ingenious, though.... 

In a very, very weird way yes.

[FierceKitty]

"Americal" instead of "American"

Sort of inversion of the maddening way locals here persist in pronouncing a terminal -l as an -n. Thus schoon, hospitan, footbon....

[Leman]

Tipe.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Wuz dat supposeded to be Tripe ?

IanS

[Leman]

Yeah, but I tryped it wrong.

[Subedai]

As a young programmer in the days of Fortran and punch cards, my programs were oft failed because I forgot the 'o' in 'count'.


I also have the habit of adding a 't' to 'busy'. I have sent several emails to ladies saying 'i know you are busty ...'

I used to work in the computer department for Access, the credit card people, years ago and I fondly remember those punch cards. We used to get the trainees to put the punched out bits back, colour correct and the right nuimbers in the right place. We also used to use the punched bits instead of confetti if anyone got married or fill up someone's brolly with them. Boy, we certainly knew how to have fun back in the '70's.

I don't have a problem with double capitals, I can't press the shift key quickly enough to get the first one! Luckily, I have ticked the Autocorrect box to capitalise the first letter of a new sentence.