Missing out words when typing
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Hope this isn't funny - it's not meant to be
I'm finding as i'm getting older that my written typing is getting worse and i seem to miss out words or not finish sentences properly, even if i read it back whilst typing. If i read it again moments later after i've already sent it then I can see where i've missed words out. Never used to be this way.
Is this a sign of any health related issue or am I just trying to make excuses for my terrible english ?
p.s. i did re-read this a few times before I sent it, maybe thats what i need to do more of.
I'm finding as i'm getting older that my written typing is getting worse and i seem to miss out words or not finish sentences properly, even if i read it back whilst typing. If i read it again moments later after i've already sent it then I can see where i've missed words out. Never used to be this way.
Is this a sign of any health related issue or am I just trying to make excuses for my terrible english ?
p.s. i did re-read this a few times before I sent it, maybe thats what i need to do more of.
I do it all the time and have done for years, I also have typing dyslexia, ie all the words or letters but in random order.
I don't worry about it, but will be interested to see what people's thoughts are on this thread.
If its any consolation op, with teh advent of hoemwrorking and screen and screen sharing I see that many other people do the same be they youngsters at 30 or old farts like me at 55.
nb. I deliberately left the sentence above as it came out
I don't worry about it, but will be interested to see what people's thoughts are on this thread.
If its any consolation op, with teh advent of hoemwrorking and screen and screen sharing I see that many other people do the same be they youngsters at 30 or old farts like me at 55.
nb. I deliberately left the sentence above as it came out
A few years ago I was on naproxen and amitriptyline for an extended period of time. During that time I started to transpose the last letter of a word onto the next word. For example I migh ttype a sentenc elike this.
Not the same as the OP, but related.
I should say this was in my late 40s. The problem has never gone away.
Fortunately spell check helps a lot.
Not the same as the OP, but related.
I should say this was in my late 40s. The problem has never gone away.
Fortunately spell check helps a lot.
s1962a said:
Hope this isn't funny - it's not meant to be
I'm finding as i'm getting older that my written typing is getting worse and i seem to miss out words or not finish sentences properly, even if i read it back whilst typing. If i read it again moments later after i've already sent it then I can see where i've missed words out. Never used to be this way.
Is this a sign of any health related issue or am I just trying to make excuses for my terrible english ?
p.s. i did re-read this a few times before I sent it, maybe thats what i need to do more of.
I have noticed this also recently. Mostly on my iPhone.I'm finding as i'm getting older that my written typing is getting worse and i seem to miss out words or not finish sentences properly, even if i read it back whilst typing. If i read it again moments later after i've already sent it then I can see where i've missed words out. Never used to be this way.
Is this a sign of any health related issue or am I just trying to make excuses for my terrible english ?
p.s. i did re-read this a few times before I sent it, maybe thats what i need to do more of.
Sheepshanks said:
I hope it doesn't mean anything - I miss words out of forum posts all the time but not aware of doing it elsewhere.
In my case I think it's because I feel guilty about posting so much and I'm trying to do it quickly without being caught!
Nearly as many posts as me but in less than half the time! - You are prolificIn my case I think it's because I feel guilty about posting so much and I'm trying to do it quickly without being caught!
I think it's the way the brain works, it's goes faster than our fingers. We also read & miss things that aren't there like the following;
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.
How many 'F's are in the above?
Now count again, there should be six.
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RESULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY COMBINED WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.
How many 'F's are in the above?
Now count again, there should be six.
s1962a said:
Hope this isn't funny - it's not meant to be
I'm finding as i'm getting older that my written typing is getting worse and i seem to miss out words or not finish sentences properly, even if i read it back whilst typing. If i read it again moments later after i've already sent it then I can see where i've missed words out. Never used to be this way.
Is this a sign of any health related issue or am I just trying to make excuses for my terrible english ?
p.s. i did re-read this a few times before I sent it, maybe thats what i need to do more of.
Nothing wrong with you. Engage the services of a secretary who will edit, correct, and make the necessary changes to your outpourings. It so happens that the unsung heroine's of the secretarial pool, or your private secretary if you get far enough up the greasy pole, are a much missed asset since the advent of the internet!I'm finding as i'm getting older that my written typing is getting worse and i seem to miss out words or not finish sentences properly, even if i read it back whilst typing. If i read it again moments later after i've already sent it then I can see where i've missed words out. Never used to be this way.
Is this a sign of any health related issue or am I just trying to make excuses for my terrible english ?
p.s. i did re-read this a few times before I sent it, maybe thats what i need to do more of.
Many a great orator struggled with the written word, including W Churchill, and I can only imagine how he would have been viewed if twitter was a thing in his day!
I am always amazed at how I can write a document for work, proof read it umpteen times, make amendments and finally submit it. Wake up the next morning and read it again and there are mistakes galore.
Any important document that lives for more than a few days and I will get someone to proof read it for me.
One tip for proofreading that I find can help is to read the document backwards sentence by sentence. It won't catch any flow issues but does tend to weed out other minor errors.
Any important document that lives for more than a few days and I will get someone to proof read it for me.
One tip for proofreading that I find can help is to read the document backwards sentence by sentence. It won't catch any flow issues but does tend to weed out other minor errors.
My problem is arthritis, my fingers and elbows are so stiff and painful that if I make typing errors, which I often do, it takes me forever to correct them; I've made seven so far just typing this (eight!). It's why I never write long replies. Ironic considering I used to be a journalist.
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