my focus on them did nothing to stop me from making them repeatedly while typing this article
no matter how much you think about something, how much someone tells you, you're still going to make errors.
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- Sep 2022
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Errors are a routine part of our cognitive systems
there is no way around making errors. Its going to happen eventually.
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Consider all these people trying to make a joke about calling 911 and inadvertently typing “call 9/11.”
I have only had to hall 911 once but I don't think its that common
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Regardless of what you intend to do, “there’s this tendency for these high-frequency things to assert themselves,”
"and that's particularly true when you're not paying attention or in you're in a rush" I notice myself make grammar mistakes when I'm in a rush or not paying attention.
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Habit, usually so helpful, sometimes leads us astray.
I pay little to no attention to my grammar when writing, I notice it transfer over when I'm typing and working on assignments or emails where my grammar needs to be correct.
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“When you first start typing, you don’t have any habits,” he said, “and then as you become fluid, that skill is based on the assemblage of routines that you don’t have to think about.”
when I first started typing I created some bad habits and still have some to this day.
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“Usually we pay a lot of attention to pronunciation while we’re typing because it’s usually a really good cue how to spell things,” MacDonald said. But homophones can trip this process up.
it is weird how things sound exactly the same but are spelled differently because of what they mean.
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She said that even though your brain knows the grammar rules, other forces override that knowledge. The brain doesn’t just store words like a dictionary does for easy retrieval, it’s more of a network. You start with a concept you want to express and then unconsciously consider several options
it was interesting to read that sometimes even though you fully know the correct grammar, our brains choose differently.
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I’ve even snickered when someone commits a grammar crime while writing a particularly objectionable opinion about politics or sports.
I think that when it come to politics you should be a little more careful about your grammar. Using incorrect grammar can cause your message to come across as unclear or confusing.
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I am a writer, which is why it’s particularly embarrassing that I sometimes type the word “right” when I mean to type “write.” Shouldn’t I know better?
I don't think we should beat ourselves up over making small grammar mistakes. Saying things like "shouldn't know better?" can be so negative. It is human nature to make mistakes.
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