Ok, I'm Done With Being Depressing.

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By Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
United Kingdom
March 11, 2016 4:06pm CST
Some of you informed me that they found my last post depressing, so here is something on a lighter note. I was reading about some funny typos the other day and it reminded me of a comment I received on one of my posts on another site. The post was about a portal or doorway into an imaginary world, and someone said "I'd love to pee through your portal" ! I don't know if she'd left a 'p' or a 'k' off the pee, but I'm sure you understand what she was trying to say. The lady in question is on this site, I wonder if she remembers it. I made an embarrassing mistake myself one day when I responded to a woman's post by saying that she looked fat. Oops - I meant to say 'fit'. Have you made any silly typos?
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
11 Mar 16
Typos too many to count. The worst was on a financial report I submitted when I first worked in public accounting. In the signature block where it was supposed to say "Certified Public Accountants," I left the "l" out of "Public."
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
11 Mar 16
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
11 Mar 16
@DWDavis Oh goodness, that made me laugh!
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@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
11 Mar 16
@jaboUK The partner who went to sign the report got a good laugh out of it, too, since he caught it before it went out to the customer. I'm glad he had a great sense of humor.
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@Juliaacv (51414)
• Canada
11 Mar 16
Oh yeah, I have made lots of typos, some I spot myself and fix and others are pointed out by other members and then I go back and edit it. And don't worry about your last post. I thought it was a glimpse into some people's reality, and reality isn't necessarily happy, especially homelessness.
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@Juliaacv (51414)
• Canada
11 Mar 16
@jaboUK I think that your serious side shows sensitivity to those that might have been there or know of someone who is.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
11 Mar 16
@Juliaacv We all make typos, but hopefully we spot most of them before we post them. Thanks for your take on my last post - I can be serious sometimes, and reality isn't always palatable.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
11 Mar 16
In the old myLot when we couldn't edit our discussions I made a discussion about grammar. I spelled it grammer. Great way to introduce my topic I once wrote a message to a friend. I wrote it in Danish, and I wanted to write: "I want to eat a cake". Auto correct changed it and when I sent the message it said "I want to eat a doctor"
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
11 Mar 16
@jaboUK In Danish cake is kage and doctor is lage. The words are spelled almost the same way, but the meaning is very different
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@Porcospino Oh ok, I understand now.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
11 Mar 16
@Porscopino Oh that grammar one really was an 'oops', considering the subject matter. Auto correct is guilty of a lot of boo-boos, but it makes you wonder how cake became doctor.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
11 Mar 16
I am sure that I did from time to time.Most of us make this typo error. Have no fear I am here
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
11 Mar 16
@amadeo Thanks for always being here Alfredo, you are a good friend. some typos can be funny, can't they?
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@just4him (317245)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Mar 16
I made one this past week, and I tried to correct it when I saw it, but it seems we can't edit 24 hours later. It wasn't really funny, but I was trying to say work but it came out word.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@just4him Yes one letter can change the whole meaning, can't it? ( I'm sure I've edited things outside of the 24 hour period. )
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• Midland, Michigan
14 Mar 16
To my knowledge you can still edit even after that much time has passed, Valerie, but I'll go and check that out to see.
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• Midland, Michigan
14 Mar 16
Well, Valerie, I just left a comment here and said I'd test your theory, but now I see my comment didn't 'take' after all. I just edited a post from the fourth of this month and tagged you on it. You don't have to visit it if you don't want to, but I did that tonight just after 1am and it's two weeks old as of the 14th.
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@GrannyGee (3517)
• Louisburg, North Carolina
11 Mar 16
I'm sure I have somewhere, some place. We all do at times! :)
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@GrannyGee That's true, we all do it sometimes.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
11 Mar 16
I have made a typo like that also and luckily people take it with a grain of salt.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
12 Mar 16
@jaboUK Most people would except those who think they never make any typos.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
11 Mar 16
@Marcyaz i think most people would realise we don't mean to be insulting.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@sugartoes That is so true - we cut each other some slack because we know we have probably been guilty of typos ourselves.
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@rosekiss (30414)
• Eugene, Oregon
12 Mar 16
I make them all the time. If I catch them before I submit them,then I correct them. I have seen some posts I have done that did have errrors, so I went and edited them and corrected them. I am sure the ones reading them wondder what I am trying to say. I wondered about them too, as I coulldn't figure out what I was trying to say.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@rosekiss Yes, I'm horrified sometimes when I've gone back to a comment I've made and discover those typos. Thank goodness for the edit button, at least we can put them right.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@sugartoes Lol - that happens!
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
13 Mar 16
@sugartoes That's so true - I even have a job reading my own hand-writing!
@allknowing (137822)
• India
12 Mar 16
I was talking about eggs and mentioned 'porched' eggs. One user promptly asked me for the 'porched' eggs recipe knowing fully well that it was a typo Grrrrrr
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@allknowing (137822)
• India
12 Mar 16
@jaboUK No. She was just being nasty. If you had spotted it you surely would have had fun and teased me about it.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@allknowing I'm sorry that she was being nasty - there aren't too many nasty people here thank goodness.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@allknowing That person was just having a bit of fun with you I expect.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50541)
• United States
11 Mar 16
you put a smile on my face. I am sure that I have made some bloopers.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
11 Mar 16
@Tampa_girl7 I'm pleased about that Marie, because you were one of the ones who said my post on the homeless woman was depressing
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
11 Mar 16
I have made many! Sometimes I can take all the blame, other times it's due to my autocorrect. It pays to reread one's post, before hastily hitting that respond icon. But no big deal. We're all friends.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@DianneN Yes, we shouldn't be too hasty, but I think most of us know we wouldn't insult each other intentionally.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
12 Mar 16
Auto correct messes with my typing regularly. I say things I never intended. Sometimes the attempted correction makes it worse.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@Morleyhunt Did you not recognise the comment I'm talking about as being yours?
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@Morleyhunt Oh don't stop writing. Sorry about your internet - I thought those problems were behind you.
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@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
12 Mar 16
@jaboUK yes I did. I have had so many typos lately, and then because my internet don't cooperate, I can't even fix them. It's enough to make me stop writing.
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@JudyEv (342179)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Mar 16
They're easy to make and you can end up with some very funny results. I often put 'wee' instead of 'see' as the s and w are so close.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@JudyEv It's understandable when the letters are close together, but I had no such excuse with the a and i. And no, it wasn't a Freudian slip, as she really is quite slim!
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@OKennedy (1130)
• United States
11 Mar 16
that happens a lot with my auto correct and it changes what you try to say and it is annoying.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
11 Mar 16
@OKennedy That's why I don't use auto-correct - I'll make my own mistakes thank you!
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@OKennedy (1130)
• United States
12 Mar 16
@jaboUK hahaha yeah exactly it is funny sometimes i don't realize the autocorrect until after i hit send and they send me a text back huh?
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@celticeagle (168334)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Mar 16
I'm sure I have. Don't have a cell phone. Ellen often does a segment on her show that are text typos. Some are pretty funny.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@celticeagle We don't get that show over here, I wish we did.
• Valdosta, Georgia
12 Mar 16
I am sure I have but I don't remember any off hand.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@LovingMyBabies The thing is that we could do them and never know unless somebody points them out, or we go back to a post.
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
12 Mar 16
nothing that bad.. though i did once tell a guy I was trying to break up with "it's not me, it's you!" I meant it the other way around, but erm.. I guess the Freudian slip got the best of me
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@Dropsophila Well, either way he got the message!!
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@Drosophila (16571)
• Ireland
12 Mar 16
@jaboUK yeah! and boy did he go nuts? well that was actually the reason why I was through with him
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• United States
12 Mar 16
shame'n folks fer sayin' such 'bout yer poem, ms. jabo. whilst was'f a saddened nature, no doubt 'twas written with the compassion that comes from yer heart. a gentle reminder to folks not to jump so quickly to conclusions when they see someone who's diff'rent from 'emselves. typos?? e'ery keystroke here's like a typo :D sure does look purty though with all those red squigglies, lol.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@craxyhorseladycx People weren't really moaning about my poem, just stating the fact that it was depressing - which it was. Not to worry. I'm wondering how you would know if you'd done a typo, with all those squiggles
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
13 Mar 16
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• United States
13 Mar 16
@jaboUK i didn't find't depressin', jest'n insight into the world'f some'f our homeless folks. but then i reckon all've their own point 'f view, eh? squigglies?? what squiggles?
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• Eugene, Oregon
12 Mar 16
This is very funny. I hope that I have not made any like that, but could at any time.
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@JamesHxstatic We could make typos and never know, couldn't we? I've caught quite a few when I've gone back to a comment I've done, when the poster has replied to it.
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• Eugene, Oregon
12 Mar 16
@jaboUK As bad a keyboarder as I am, I hate to think about it.
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
12 Mar 16
got a lot of typo error when i use my phone :))
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
12 Mar 16
@Lucky15 I can understand that you are more likely to make errors from your phone.