Here are my most common:
- YOU when I meant YOUR or vice versa
- HE when I meant SHE or vice versa
- AN when I meant AND or vice versa
- ON when I meant IN or vice versa
- HOW when I meant WHO or vice versa
- And, I’ll be honest, an occasional mix up on the THERE when
I meant THEIR or vice versa (I know the difference, though. Haha)
Spell check doesn’t always catch them because they’re spelled right. *shakes head repeatedly*
I guess my fingers have a mind of their own. I blame it on those blasted synapses. They flood from my brain to my phalanges, resulting in the loss or addition of some letters in the process.
I wonder how writers handled these circumstances in the past when technology wasn’t available. All they had was a quill and parchment. They’d have to rewrite a whole page if they fell prey to an evil typo. By hand. Ugh! It makes me respect authors from ages past all the more. Talk about dedication.
I’m glad I have technology and great CP’s to help me with these issues. I don’t think I’ll ever become a typo free author, but I can sure try to excel at my craft by writing wicked good stories.
I guess my fingers have a mind of their own. I blame it on those blasted synapses. They flood from my brain to my phalanges, resulting in the loss or addition of some letters in the process.
I wonder how writers handled these circumstances in the past when technology wasn’t available. All they had was a quill and parchment. They’d have to rewrite a whole page if they fell prey to an evil typo. By hand. Ugh! It makes me respect authors from ages past all the more. Talk about dedication.
I’m glad I have technology and great CP’s to help me with these issues. I don’t think I’ll ever become a typo free author, but I can sure try to excel at my craft by writing wicked good stories.
What typos are your arch-nemeses? How would you have felt being an author from hundreds of years ago?
