Word Glitches
I believe almost every human who writes any form of communication has words that they either cannot spell or they consistently mistype. There are other times that they type so fast they leave off a letter which can be embarrassing at times. Imagine if you accidentally left off the last letter of the word 'hello' when addressing a church group.
Then there are those words that sound alike and are written the same except for one letter. Would you really taxi your aircraft out of a hanger and put your clothes on a hangar? People type the wrong thing for many reasons - top of the list is being a flawed human. Tough to admit but true. If you know and accept your failings that's a start. Using a dictionary website not only for getting the correct spelling but also to verify meaning can aid you immensely in overcoming word glitches.
Knowing our own shortcomings, it would benefit us all if we took a few minutes to look over our work before we send it out into cyberspace or finalize it on documents bound for the press. One trick that may help is to enlarge or change the font so you can see the letters better. For example, sometimes a '1' can look like the letter 'l' and vice versa depending on your eye sight and font type.
An email, letter, or short document can easily be gone over and edited by the writer. It is not as simple for books. You can only read it so many times before you stop seeing your own errors. This is because you know what it is suppose to say. You will think you are seeing the words that are not there. You stop seeing the misspellings and extra words. Put simply, you will need someone else to look over your words. If you don't have an editor or proofreader already, there are lots of listings on Authordb and the Yellow Pages portion of KBoards to begin your search. As with any service, it doesn't hurt to look at their references.
From one flawed human to another, choose your words wisely and use them well.
Have a great one!
Lynn Hallbrooks
Then there are those words that sound alike and are written the same except for one letter. Would you really taxi your aircraft out of a hanger and put your clothes on a hangar? People type the wrong thing for many reasons - top of the list is being a flawed human. Tough to admit but true. If you know and accept your failings that's a start. Using a dictionary website not only for getting the correct spelling but also to verify meaning can aid you immensely in overcoming word glitches.
Knowing our own shortcomings, it would benefit us all if we took a few minutes to look over our work before we send it out into cyberspace or finalize it on documents bound for the press. One trick that may help is to enlarge or change the font so you can see the letters better. For example, sometimes a '1' can look like the letter 'l' and vice versa depending on your eye sight and font type.
An email, letter, or short document can easily be gone over and edited by the writer. It is not as simple for books. You can only read it so many times before you stop seeing your own errors. This is because you know what it is suppose to say. You will think you are seeing the words that are not there. You stop seeing the misspellings and extra words. Put simply, you will need someone else to look over your words. If you don't have an editor or proofreader already, there are lots of listings on Authordb and the Yellow Pages portion of KBoards to begin your search. As with any service, it doesn't hurt to look at their references.
From one flawed human to another, choose your words wisely and use them well.
Have a great one!
Lynn Hallbrooks
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