I'm looking for a word that means "a typo that changes the meaning of the surrounding idea."
Its something I do all the time. Here's some examples from recent iChat logs:
meant: I'm not gonna go there tonight. typed: I'm not gonna go here tonight.
meant: you get an A for the trumpet typed: you get an A for the trumped
meant: i like this one so far typed: i like this one say far
meant: new york times typed: new your times
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.
My hero.
that works pretty well. i think i'll use that.
Um... how about "semantic typo?"
Wrestle with, yes. Have word for, no (though I'd like one).
Semantic typos like that are doubly pernicious because they're usually spellcheck-proof.
I'm looking for a word that means "a typo that changes the meaning of the surrounding idea."
Its something I do all the time. Here's some examples from recent iChat logs:
meant: I'm not gonna go there tonight.
typed: I'm not gonna go here tonight.
meant: you get an A for the trumpet
typed: you get an A for the trumped
meant: i like this one so far
typed: i like this one say far
meant: new york times
typed: new your times
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.
Does anyone else wrestle with this?