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*hand up here I also sometimes put in an entirely incorrect word that is vaguely like the one I intended, with amalgamated hints of a neighbouring word, usuall
by detritus 5y ago
*hand up here
I also sometimes put in an entirely incorrect word that is vaguely like the one I intended, with amalgamated hints of a neighbouring word, usually the one after. My brain just melds them together. Sometimes I read what I write and wonder how on Earth I can be such an idiot. Blessed are those times I catch such fuckwittery before posting.
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the its/it's one is really annoying though, because of course I KNOW which is correct, but sometimes my finger just slips and sneaks in that apostrophe.
- Semaphor 5y agoFunnily enough, I never have that issue with its/it's. Maybe because I’m not a native speaker and sometimes actually confuse them until my spellchecker reminds me ;) And yeah, I sometimes created melded words as well. I wonder if there’s a name for our issue.
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