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Reading words incorrectly

Discussion in 'Neurological/cognitive/vision' started by DokaGirl, Nov 30, 2018.

  1. chrisb

    chrisb Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I blame the computer spell cheque. Its easier and avoids the self blame which is such a component of our condition.
     
  2. Little Bluestem

    Little Bluestem Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Once I write something I know what it says, so rereading is just going to confirm what I already know. Even a critical hippo wouldn't make any difference.

    That causes a lot of my problems. :whistle:
     
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  3. fossil

    fossil Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I do this all the time.

    It often takes me longer than it should to realise.
     
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  4. MeSci

    MeSci Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Yes, I often read words incorrectly. I don't think it was that common in the first 20 years, but became common more recently.
     
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  5. Wonko

    Wonko Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I do/am not.

    People are writing what I think they are saying, what they clearly are saying, they are writing it down incorrectly, and in many cases incoherently.

    As what they write isn't right, and makes no sense.

    :whistle::speechless::sneaky:
     
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  6. MeSci

    MeSci Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    That's the first 20 years of ME, in case it wasn't clear.
     
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  7. NelliePledge

    NelliePledge Moderator Staff Member

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    Interesting I was looking at the very simple diagram about Ron Davis plasma swap and I looked at it a couple of times and just couldn’t read it properly I kept misreading it so that it seemed not to show any issue with plasma. So I wrote it out on a piece of paper from scratch the four options and when there was no effect and when there was an effect and only by doing that I could see it......
     
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  8. MeSci

    MeSci Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    I have trouble writing now. I don't know whether it's a visual or physical problem, or concentration problem, or maybe lack of practice? My writing used to be excellent - I won an award for it at school!
     
  9. JemPD

    JemPD Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    me too, i find it's getting worse & i often say the wrong version of their/there. It drives me crazy because i am real stickler for such things & pre illness i just would never, never say you're if i meant your, i mean it just wouldnt happen no matter how tired (or drunk! lol)
    But know i read the wrong word, say the wrong word, spell the right word wrong it's a ruddy smorgasbord of errors & it drives me crazy. If you'd seen me writing this you'd laygh at the errors (I left the final one in for illustration).

    And the times i misread posts & start replying but it's only when i see the words again the the quote that i realise i misread... ugh stupid brain.
     
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  10. shak8

    shak8 Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Just read for PEM, 'post errection malaise' or was it errectional.
     
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