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I make errors like that all the time when I write a sentence out, realize it reads awkwardly and then edit it incompletely, eg start with: "In a way that has n
by georgemcbay 3y ago
I make errors like that all the time when I write a sentence out, realize it reads awkwardly and then edit it incompletely, eg start with:
"In a way that has never before been detected"
(Sound it out in my head, sounds awkward... Decide it would read better as "in a way that has never been detected before" but edit it non-linearly to reduce the amount of cursor movement)
First change:
"In a way that has never before been detected [add: before]"
Second change:
"In a way that has never before [remove: been] detected before"
Oops, I meant to highlight the first 'before' and hit delete but I mistakenly highlighted 'been', probably because my lazy brain was satisfied with seeing 'be' while searching for before.
Hopefully I catch that on the 2nd edit, but if I'm in a rush maybe I don't.