http://wordie.org/words/typo Comments for the word 'Typo' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/typo#comments <a href="http://www.jeffdeck.com/teal/">My hero.</a> Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:22:43 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/typo#comments http://wordie.org/words/typo#comments that works pretty well. i think i'll use that. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:59:49 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/typo#comments http://wordie.org/words/typo#comments Um... how about "semantic typo?" Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:18:03 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/typo#comments http://wordie.org/words/typo#comments Wrestle with, yes. Have word for, no (though I'd like one).<br /><br />Semantic typos like that are doubly pernicious because they're usually spellcheck-proof. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:01:22 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/typo#comments http://wordie.org/words/typo#comments I'm looking for a word that means "a typo that changes the meaning of the surrounding idea."<br /><br />Its something I do all the time. Here's some examples from recent iChat logs:<br /><br />meant: I'm not gonna go there tonight. <br />typed: I'm not gonna go here tonight.<br /><br />meant: you get an A for the trumpet<br />typed: you get an A for the trumped<br /><br />meant: i like this one so far<br />typed: i like this one say far<br /><br />meant: new york times<br />typed: new your times<br /><br />Sometimes I find that its just a missed or mistyped letter, but other times its a word that I was going to write two sentences later, some kinda brain-bored-waiting-for-fingers thing. <br /><br />Does anyone else wrestle with this? Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:08:07 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/typo#comments