LL-L "Orthography" 2007.04.17 (10) [E]

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Orthography" 2007.04.17 (08) [E]

Heather wrote:
>" there are 30 copies listed for sail "
>I cannot believe I wrote that!
...
>Has anyone on this forum noticed themselves
>automatically typing one homonym for another?

Oh yes, this happens to me all the time. Glad I'm not the only one! Often I
have to go through what I typed and correct all the instances where I wrote
"to" instead of "two" or "too", for example, although I know exactly how it
should be spelled in each instance. This never happens when I write by hand!

Gabriele Kahn

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From: Luc Hellinckx <luc.hellinckx at gmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Orthography"

Dear Heather,

You wrote:

 " there are 30 copies listed for sail "

I cannot believe I wrote that!


First stage: when I write something down on a piece of paper, my head is
slightly tilted forward, same position as when I'm reading a book. I find
this to be the best position for concentration, it allows me to focus well.
Second stage: keeping my head upright changes my perspective; that's the way
I watch a screen (TV or monitor). Believe it or not, I will start thinking
differently: not so much focussed...my mind goes astray...zapping sets in.
Third stage: the least bit my chair reclines (10 degrees will do the trick),
my thinking becomes very lateral...receptivity increases even more.
Fourth stage: lie down, and you know what happens *s*.

In short, attitude configures my mindset *s*.

Kind greetings,

Luc Hellinckx

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Orthography

What we're talking about here is a matter of concentration or the lack
thereof.

But then there are such errors that occur because the writers don't know any
better.  And, worse yet, these become perpetuated.

One such thing I have been coming across a lot lately among Americans is
"forward" instead of "foreword" ...!  I suppose those people pronounce them
identically ... or one person's mistake (ignorance?) spread to others and
now the word has a new pronunciation.

And I am ... like ... huh?! ... what's up with that, dude?

Reinhard/Ron

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