This is driving me flipping nuts! ;;;

[jonislost]

Everytime I type a sentence, paragraph, page, whatever I have to go back through it to replace the semi colons with apstrophe's! I've been doing this for years now. Example: "I;ve" I always hit the bloody semi colon key rather than the apostrophe. Its driving me crazy! I'm a quick typer, almost at the touch typist stage now, but this is really starting to grind my gears!!! Anybody else do this/done this in the past and have any ideas how to stop it!



PS I probably sound crazy. I am.

Much love.

 

[MookJong]

I have a couple of similar persistant keying mistakes although not as bad.

The main one is typing "forst" whenever I'm trying to type "first", never worked out why it happens.

 

[Begbie]

Bad habits, much like stopping smoking id imagine. Try swapping the keys oever, or set the keys up differently using a program?

 

[The Mad Rapper]

The main one is typing "forst" whenever I'm trying to type "first", never worked out why it happens.

Perhaps because O and I are right next to each other?

 

[Ghosteh]

Just do a find and replace in what ever program you're running, wouldn't take 2 seconds .

 

[Zefan]

Just look at what you're typing, doesn't actually make a difference really.

I can touch type almost perfectly, but I choose not to as I'm bound to make the odd mistake less often if I'm actually looking at the keyboard.

 

[divine`]

I sometimes end up typing stuff like can#t instead of can't.

It's because my fingers hate me I think.

 

[Zefan]

I sometimes end up typing stuff like can#t instead of can't.

Like divine`?

 

[MookJong]

Perhaps because O and I are right next to each other?

Genius.....the persistant part I mean.

 

[divine`]

Like divine`?

?

No, because the ` symbol is the other side of the keyboard from '

I only use ` because of IRC and the fact someone else had already taken divine on it's own.

 

[jonislost]

Even if i look at the keyboard it happen;s << see it happened just then (i realise it doesn;t need an apostophe, oh **** i did it again...) I might try the keyboard mapping thing just to stop the annoyance but this won;t (and again) help the problem solve itself :\

 

[Zefan]

?

No, because the ` symbol is the other side of the keyboard from '

I only use ` because of IRC and the fact someone else had already taken divine on it's own.

I wasn't implying it should've been "divine'" because that'd make no sense either, was just pulling your leg

Even if i look at the keyboard it happen;s << see it happened just then (i realise it doesn;t need an apostophe, oh **** i did it again...) I might try the keyboard mapping thing just to stop the annoyance but this won;t (and again) help the problem solve itself :\

Just look at the keys your pressing

 

[Muffin`]

I hate it when people don't bother to replace the ; with ', it's just lazy and makes them look like a tit.

 

[divine`]

I wasn't implying it should've been "divine'" because that'd make no sense either, was just pulling your leg

Well stop it, you're hurting my ankle now.

 

[jonislost]

I hate it when people don't bother to replace the ; with ', it's just lazy and makes them look like a tit.

I do bother! But i don't want to have to do it EVERY time! Like in this post. It never used to be a problem

 

[Zefan]

Well stop it, you're hurting my ankle now.

Yank!

 

[Muffin`]

I do bother! But i don't want to have to do it EVERY time! Like in this post. It never used to be a problem

Either force yourself to hit the right key, or be lazy and get an app of google that swaps them round

 

[G-MAN2004]

I hate it when people use ` instead of '. Example, don`t and don't.

 

[jonislost]

I hate it when people use ` instead of '. Example, don`t and don't.

Why would anyone go to the trouble of using " ` " Its all the way other there <----------!!