> deleting word while curser is in the middle of that word :help text-objects Text Objects are really the best thing about vim after the command grammar itsel

> deleting word while curser is in the middle of that word :help text-objects Text Objects are really the best thing about vim after the command grammar itself. > insert parantesis around the word im on Install surround.vim and add the following to your .vimrc (I think s duplicates c too closely for the prime keyboard position. Therefore, s is for surround): nmap s ysi nmap S ysa nmap s$ ys$ nmap sv gvs You can then surround whatever text object you want. Surround the current word with `sw(`, surround the current braces with `s{(`, etc. The `sv` prefix lets you surround the thing you just surrounded: `sw"sv(` turns `wo|rd` -> `("wo|rd")`.