tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post4751304313335702688..comments2023-03-25T07:04:14.167-06:00Comments on Abby Annis: I Think My Brain is OverflowingAbby Annishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05543937393055900844noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-88261301967325360112010-03-08T09:16:48.494-07:002010-03-08T09:16:48.494-07:00Thanks, everyone. I'm glad I'm not the onl...Thanks, everyone. I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this. <br /><br />And Patti, I hope you're not right. If I'm already losing stuff due to age, there's no hope for me. :) Though sometimes I think it may have something to do with having children.Abby Annishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543937393055900844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-45253072534291687182010-03-08T08:28:26.341-07:002010-03-08T08:28:26.341-07:00Yes, it happens to me all the time. Sometimes, I ...Yes, it happens to me all the time. Sometimes, I don't even catch the mistake. I hate it when that happens.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-52924285086100117682010-03-06T14:20:50.917-07:002010-03-06T14:20:50.917-07:00I find this happens most often when I'm typing...I find this happens most often when I'm typing fast. (Although I'm like you--obsessive about the rules.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-81548860426832862142010-03-05T23:36:37.571-07:002010-03-05T23:36:37.571-07:00Uh yeah. I totally know what you're sayin'...Uh yeah. I totally know what you're sayin'. It's like the MORE I write the less sense my words make. Umm. Word salad, anyone?<br />♥ali crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13023009704454279645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-47509190435581319542010-03-05T16:59:06.859-07:002010-03-05T16:59:06.859-07:00I find sometimes I'll hesitate and do a double...I find sometimes I'll hesitate and do a double take and asked myself is that the right their/they're/there.<br /><br />I think it comes from getting older.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685341739870191402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-74798633481464573582010-03-05T14:44:30.849-07:002010-03-05T14:44:30.849-07:00That rebellious subconscious! It needs to stay out...That rebellious subconscious! It needs to stay out of your way when you're writing. (Did I use the homonyms correctly?) My fingers are the problem with me. They get all tangled when I'm trying to type. Thank heavens for the delete button!Roxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787088898112141579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-76016763205829393082010-03-05T13:53:22.857-07:002010-03-05T13:53:22.857-07:00I do all of that too, and lately I've been spe...I do all of that too, and lately I've been spelling the "hte" all the time!!! It's making me insane in the membrane. Without outside proofing, eye wood bee lossed.Julie, The Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15444095359022135281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-61532949514127933182010-03-05T13:31:52.149-07:002010-03-05T13:31:52.149-07:00LOL, today I've been misspelling March "M...LOL, today I've been misspelling March "Mrach" every time. I have no idea why.Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-55014493492762239062010-03-05T13:24:26.503-07:002010-03-05T13:24:26.503-07:00PS--thank you for your comment on my lonely post t...PS--thank you for your comment on my lonely post today and for following my blog!! :)Elizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028099814857743134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-83790275896688692232010-03-05T13:24:03.703-07:002010-03-05T13:24:03.703-07:00Homonyms aren't a problem for me, either. I wr...Homonyms aren't a problem for me, either. I write incorrectly when it is conversational like in e-mail, journals, FB, or even here! :D<br /><br />But I feet the same as the rest of those who've commented here. Alpha readers and crit partners are the best! :DElizabeth Muellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028099814857743134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-2857844500848240202010-03-05T12:51:05.383-07:002010-03-05T12:51:05.383-07:00You know it's really bad when it's your ow...You know it's really bad when it's your own name. Le sigh.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-76001758724473601842010-03-05T12:17:07.599-07:002010-03-05T12:17:07.599-07:00I do it all the time. Have you ever stared at your...I do it all the time. Have you ever stared at your hand for a while and then it starts looking really weird? That's what happens to me except with words - even if they're spelled right, they just look so weird that I change them and then I have to change them back b/c they were right the first time. Ohh temporary brain lapses :)Julie Daohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814052162359300933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-51561263587804022452010-03-05T11:17:11.071-07:002010-03-05T11:17:11.071-07:00Yep, I find them all the time when I edit! Grrr.Yep, I find them all the time when I edit! Grrr.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008153523366719973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-70573799469230459982010-03-05T10:58:50.726-07:002010-03-05T10:58:50.726-07:00I absolutely do! I hate it too -- in fact, when I...I absolutely do! I hate it too -- in fact, when I read other people's work, a typo jumps right off the page at me. Why can't that happen as easily with my own writing?? :P<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01899768909313326172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-64088443036133530722010-03-05T10:37:19.647-07:002010-03-05T10:37:19.647-07:00You're and Your are my biggest problems, altho...You're and Your are my biggest problems, although I know how to use them correctly. I really do. Those homonym errors are so tricky because spell check doesn't catch them and sometimes I don't either! Thank heavens for a good proof reader.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-48994821133359297762010-03-05T09:45:17.873-07:002010-03-05T09:45:17.873-07:00Yeah, it happens to me when I get really tired.Yeah, it happens to me when I get really tired.Natalie Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116611923169722657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-38571889188555556222010-03-05T09:21:39.817-07:002010-03-05T09:21:39.817-07:00Yes!!! Mostly they're and their. I don't h...Yes!!! Mostly they're and their. I don't have a clue why I mess these up. I clearly know the rules.MG Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584010470283038023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-50703352370003587732010-03-05T09:11:17.989-07:002010-03-05T09:11:17.989-07:00I'm slowly getting better and checking myself,...I'm slowly getting better and checking myself, but I do slip up as well and it's so embarrassing!Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-9113091427373361422010-03-05T09:10:41.826-07:002010-03-05T09:10:41.826-07:00When that happens to me, I know it's time to t...When that happens to me, I know it's time to take a break for a while. I'm usually on writing overload. :-)Shannon O'Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17299313309059235876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-52198655876528422562010-03-05T09:05:22.730-07:002010-03-05T09:05:22.730-07:00I do it all the time :)That is why have so many aw...I do it all the time :)That is why have so many awesome critique partners.Christine Danekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00979611961825725350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-84412026969750252702010-03-05T08:40:18.391-07:002010-03-05T08:40:18.391-07:00I do this sometimes. Always makes me slap my foreh...I do this sometimes. Always makes me slap my forehead when I find them during the edits. >.<Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6470708183254646866.post-39386446505735742422010-03-05T08:36:46.372-07:002010-03-05T08:36:46.372-07:00oh, yes - and it sucks. One time I wrote "the...oh, yes - and it sucks. One time I wrote "the smell of Juicyfruit gum lifted from his every poor"<br /><br />SERIOUSLY - 'poor' (instead of 'pore'). Lame, lame. I know better than that. but you are right, sometimes the subconscious takes over when we're in the writing groove.<br /><br />thank heavens for good beta readers who catch those things!Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.com