Do you miss words when you type?

**Soli** · 10-20-2010, 10:18 PM

I've noticed that when I type, that I forget words. It doesn't happen when I write, only when I type.

For example: "I wonder if there others who have this problem."

I left out "are". I've noticed that I do this a lot when I type, and I don't usually notice it, until I re-read what I have typed. It irks me because I look at the screen when I type, not the keyboard, and I'm aware that I do this, so I pay careful attention so as to not do it, and I still do it. I type the word out in my head, but it's as if the signal fails to reach my fingers. So I was wondering if anyone else within the forums has this annoying little problem also? I can't help but wonder if it's more common amongst INTJ's.

**knowprose** · 10-20-2010, 10:24 PM

I do that off and on - and sometimes I'll type complete and complex words in the wrong order (which isn't simple dyslexia). But I think much faster than I type, or write for that matter - and I tend to skip ahead and let my hands try to keep up.

**freeeekyyy** · 10-20-2010, 10:26 PM

Yep, I definitely do this.

**Hadeharia** · 10-20-2010, 11:33 PM

I do this all the time. Even if I reread something I've written multiple times, I'll often realize later on that I completely excluded a certain word (or words). I tend to not pick up when other people skip over words, too. It's even worse when I'm chatting through an instant message system, since I'm much less meticulous about my IMs than I am about my forum posts. Needless to say, I make a lot of typos.

**pip** · 10-20-2010, 11:55 PM

Frequently, sadly....

**SVR** · 10-21-2010, 02:33 AM

All the time. Its tiring to keep re-reading mails to spot that errant "with", "be" thats gone missing!

**Akzis** · 10-21-2010, 03:48 AM

Very frequently.

And actually, I didn't even realize there was anything missing in your sentence until I read the next one.

**stock** · 10-21-2010, 08:17 AM

yes, all the time, totally missed your error until you pointed it out.

**SelfMadeBum** · 10-21-2010, 08:19 AM

I do. I think it's because sometimes thinking something is very akin to doing it.

**Sawa Hinuyo** · 10-21-2010, 08:20 AM

My fingers and the keys... do not match!!

**GouldFan** · 10-21-2010, 08:32 AM

Yes, I do that. I also add words/letters
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that should not be there sometimes.

**Magicksmith** · 10-21-2010, 08:40 AM

I do this, but more frequently when I'm writing by hand my brain gets ahead of me and I smoosh woords together into curious portmanteaus. "That one goes over there" becomes "That one gover there."

**SShack** · 10-21-2010, 09:52 AM

I do this quite a bit, which can be problematic, as I write for a living. It's a facet of thinking faster than I type for me (though I'm a fast typer, too). As I'm typing one sentence, I'm already composing the next sentence in my head, and sometimes I leave out words in my efforts to get my hands to catch up with my brain.

**Allie** · 10-21-2010, 09:54 AM

Absolutely, especially when the topics are complex, requiring detailed explanations. It is not just with missed words, but also with verb tenses and subject verb agreements. Ugh. I hate that. But, if I spend too much time on grammar, then I get frustrated and not post anything at all. It is a give and take on these: subpar grammar for complex thoughts, or perfecting grammar to the point of not posting them at all. Squeezing out my interconnected and speeding thoughts is bad enough, you want perfect grammar on top of that?!

Perhaps, one day, I might be able to reach that perfect combination. For now, tolerate me, tolerate my mis-behaved grammar.
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**dontmesswithme** · 10-22-2010, 09:34 PM

No. I admit to being rather obsessed with my posts being presented in a way that feels good to me. There can't be any spelling or grammatical errors. I check before and after I submit them.

**mozartus** · 10-22-2010, 09:37 PM

All the time, it's annoying as I have to re-read my sentences before I hit enter... I think I have an issue with changing or expressing my syntax/ideas midway through the sentence that causes errors as well.

**RedHead8808** · 10-22-2010, 09:37 PM

yes.. and sometimes if Im double tasking ill type a word twice.

**Soli** · 10-22-2010, 09:58 PM

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	yes.. and sometimes if Im double tasking ill type a word twice.

Yes! I do this quite often too, and it's just as annoying as missing a word. Anyone else type the same word twice?

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...does thinking count as multi-tasking? Maybe that's why I double-type...

**Harimau** · 10-23-2010, 04:54 AM

Constantly, especially if my brain is performing quite well...

The luxury of having important text being peer-reviewed has made this tendency quite worse for me, I think...

10-20-2010, 10:18 PM	#1
Soli Member [04%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 167	I've noticed that when I type, that I forget words. It doesn't happen when I write, only when I type. For example: "I wonder if there others who have this problem." I left out "are". I've noticed that I do this a lot when I type, and I don't usually notice it, until I re-read what I have typed. It irks me because I look at the screen when I type, not the keyboard, and I'm aware that I do this, so I pay careful attention so as to not do it, and I still do it. I type the word out in my head, but it's as if the signal fails to reach my fingers. So I was wondering if anyone else within the forums has this annoying little problem also? I can't help but wonder if it's more common amongst INTJ's. Last edited by Soli; 10-21-2010 at 12:11 AM.
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10-20-2010, 10:24 PM	#2
knowprose Member [02%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 87	I do that off and on - and sometimes I'll type complete and complex words in the wrong order (which isn't simple dyslexia). But I think much faster than I type, or write for that matter - and I tend to skip ahead and let my hands try to keep up.
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10-20-2010, 10:26 PM	#3
freeeekyyy Veteran Member [78%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,152	Yep, I definitely do this.
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10-20-2010, 11:33 PM	#4
Hadeharia New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 28	I do this all the time. Even if I reread something I've written multiple times, I'll often realize later on that I completely excluded a certain word (or words). I tend to not pick up when other people skip over words, too. It's even worse when I'm chatting through an instant message system, since I'm much less meticulous about my IMs than I am about my forum posts. Needless to say, I make a lot of typos.
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10-20-2010, 11:55 PM	#5
pip Veteran Member [55%] MBTI: INTj Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2,233	Frequently, sadly....
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10-21-2010, 02:33 AM	#6
SVR Member [02%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 81	All the time. Its tiring to keep re-reading mails to spot that errant "with", "be" thats gone missing!
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10-21-2010, 03:48 AM	#7
Akzis Member [36%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,450	Very frequently. And actually, I didn't even realize there was anything missing in your sentence until I read the next one.
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10-21-2010, 08:17 AM	#8
stock Member [25%] MBTI: ENFP Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,032	yes, all the time, totally missed your error until you pointed it out.
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10-21-2010, 08:19 AM	#9
SelfMadeBum Core Member [513%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 20,532	I do. I think it's because sometimes thinking something is very akin to doing it.
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10-21-2010, 08:20 AM	#10
Sawa Hinuyo Member [04%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 187	My fingers and the keys... do not match!!
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10-21-2010, 08:32 AM	#11
GouldFan Veteran Member [99%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,967	Yes, I do that. I also add words/letters To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. that should not be there sometimes.
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10-21-2010, 08:40 AM	#12
Magicksmith New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 58	I do this, but more frequently when I'm writing by hand my brain gets ahead of me and I smoosh woords together into curious portmanteaus. "That one goes over there" becomes "That one gover there."
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10-21-2010, 09:52 AM	#13
SShack Core Member [111%] MBTI: ENTP Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 4,443	I do this quite a bit, which can be problematic, as I write for a living. It's a facet of thinking faster than I type for me (though I'm a fast typer, too). As I'm typing one sentence, I'm already composing the next sentence in my head, and sometimes I leave out words in my efforts to get my hands to catch up with my brain.
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10-21-2010, 09:54 AM	#14
Allie Veteran Member [54%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,196	Absolutely, especially when the topics are complex, requiring detailed explanations. It is not just with missed words, but also with verb tenses and subject verb agreements. Ugh. I hate that. But, if I spend too much time on grammar, then I get frustrated and not post anything at all. It is a give and take on these: subpar grammar for complex thoughts, or perfecting grammar to the point of not posting them at all. Squeezing out my interconnected and speeding thoughts is bad enough, you want perfect grammar on top of that?! Perhaps, one day, I might be able to reach that perfect combination. For now, tolerate me, tolerate my mis-behaved grammar. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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10-22-2010, 09:34 PM	#15
dontmesswithme Core Member [129%] MBTI: INFJ Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 5,163	No. I admit to being rather obsessed with my posts being presented in a way that feels good to me. There can't be any spelling or grammatical errors. I check before and after I submit them.
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10-22-2010, 09:37 PM	#16
mozartus Member [09%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 373	All the time, it's annoying as I have to re-read my sentences before I hit enter... I think I have an issue with changing or expressing my syntax/ideas midway through the sentence that causes errors as well.
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10-22-2010, 09:37 PM	#17
RedHead8808 Veteran Member [92%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 3,711	yes.. and sometimes if Im double tasking ill type a word twice.
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10-23-2010, 04:54 AM	#19
Harimau New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 26	Constantly, especially if my brain is performing quite well... The luxury of having important text being peer-reviewed has made this tendency quite worse for me, I think...
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