Phonetic Typing

[rubah]

You know, sometimes I type very phonetically. Not like trying to sound out words to spell them, but as I phrase my posts in my head, and my fingers follow along, they'll hit the wrong letter or type the wrong word. But it's obviously not a typo. I'm not typing "bacj" or "bavk", but "bad". Somewhere between my fingers listening to what I'm saying in my head and them actually typing it out, they misheard what I thought. It's kinda creepy to think about your fingers being a separate entity from your mind. And I wish they could hear better.

(the <del>word</del> worst one is typing h instead of y or vice versa. AYAYAYAYAYA for example. There was an afternoon a few years ago where I could not stop typing y instead of h.)

[~*~Celes~*~]

I do this too, sometimes. But not a lot, surprisingly

[Heath]

I do this a lot. I used to be terrible at particularly terrible at mixing up 'know' and 'now' even though in my mind I was perfectly aware of the difference which one I intended to use.

[Meat Puppet]

I do this with ridiculous frequency. Maybe every three words or so. I have to proof-read like a juggernaut, or else make myself look like even more of an idiot.

Not just typing, either; it’s with written word as well. :(

[rubah]

the latest example:

bad -> pad

"that was a pad day for a test"

[edit- a new one

allie (rubylapiz)
dad says i was mumbling in my speech or something
aww
12:27:58
Stuart Miller (thetvtalkstome)
in your speech? xD
12:29:02
allie (rubylapiz)
sleep
argh]

[FFIX Choco Boy]

I do it all the time. Only when I type, though. When I write I don't mess up much, for some reason. Also, if I hit the right key, but think I hit the wrong key, I will death stare at the letter I just typed trying to decide what to do with it...

[Vyk]

Yeah its always creepier when its whole new words instead of just simple typos. Happens to me from time to time

[rubah]

Apparently Randal Munroe has this problem too.
xkcd - A Webcomic - Qwertial Aphasia

[qwertysaur]

I once typed on a dvorak keyboard.

It looked kinda like this

dcoeifqmc cdwm dfsw vweufm wia erc.

[ReloadPsi]

I recall using a German keyboard (already confusing) that had been reconfigured to a Slovakian character map (even more confusing). It took me about half an hour to type each email to my friends, each of which contained a short lament for how I couldn't find any of the punctuation, which naturally they found hilarious.

[Old Manus]

I'm afraid I have no idea what any of you are talking about

[Garnie]

im dyslexic

point made!

[rubah]

I told you guys this happens.

&lt;hsu> fine, maybe I'll just take estrogen pills and grow my own boobs!
&lt;Bunny> you don't need estogen pills stu
&lt;Sagensyg> Fine, maybe I'll just go to the store and get some boob seeds and grow my own!
&lt;Bunny> i've seen prics
&lt;Bunny> pics
&lt;Bunny> the r from estrogen stowed away in my pics
&lt;Bunny> that bastard
&lt;rubah> poop seeds
&lt;rubah> boob seeds
&lt;rubah> god

[Raistlin]

Sometimes I'll type a completely different word from what I intend. It's like my fingers have a mind of their own and they occasionally like to screw with me.

[Shlup]

Sometimes I'll type a completely different word from what I intend. It's like my fingers have a mind of their own and they occasionally like to screw with me.

This is almost exactly what I was going to say. I hate you.