When spelling checker fails to pick up an incorrect word because the word, though incorrect in your sentence, was actually a real word in itself.
These require serious proof reading to find, as they won't be underlined in red, however, it's worth doing because they can make a HUGE difference to what it is you were trying to say...
These require serious proof reading to find, as they won't be underlined in red, however, it's worth doing because they can make a HUGE difference to what it is you were trying to say...
The pseudo-typo is a real word that is inappropriately placed:
Innocuous:
"We all lined up on the star line."
(We all lined up on the starT line)
Disastrous:
"If you do that again, I'm going to come down there and kiss your ass!"
(If you do that again, I'm going to come down there and kiCK your ass!)
Example:
"I wrote to my boss and made an horrific pseudo-typo, instead of saying I'd like to kill him, I said I'd like to kiss him and now we have a date on Wednesday :( "
Innocuous:
"We all lined up on the star line."
(We all lined up on the starT line)
Disastrous:
"If you do that again, I'm going to come down there and kiss your ass!"
(If you do that again, I'm going to come down there and kiCK your ass!)
Example:
"I wrote to my boss and made an horrific pseudo-typo, instead of saying I'd like to kill him, I said I'd like to kiss him and now we have a date on Wednesday :( "
by LabMom March 1, 2010
Get the Pseudo-typo mug.A typo (one-letter keyboarding mistake, typewriter mistake) that the spell-check function cannot pick up because the word is spelled correctly -- although not for the word you wanted to key in. They are called "atomic typos" because the change of just one letter completely changes the word, although it remains spelled correctly in terms of the spell check function
Examples:
Chris, instead of Christ
war, instead of was
bite, instead of byte
massage, instead of message
Quote: "Wow, the newspaper had an atomic typo on the front page, the writer meant to say "message" but what appeared in the article was "massage". Oops! That's a real atomic typo, and there's very little one can do to stop them!"
Chris, instead of Christ
war, instead of was
bite, instead of byte
massage, instead of message
Quote: "Wow, the newspaper had an atomic typo on the front page, the writer meant to say "message" but what appeared in the article was "massage". Oops! That's a real atomic typo, and there's very little one can do to stop them!"
by PRwiz101 May 15, 2009
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• typonese
• typoji
• typoon
• Typospherian
• typophobia
• Typo Fairy
• typo-squatting
• typo virus
• typo whore
similar to a typo
Smiley Typos is when you send the wrong smiley to someone; especially during texting
Smiley Typos is when you send the wrong smiley to someone; especially during texting
Person 1: "i just found $20 dollars! :( "
Person 2: "why are you sad about that bro?"
Person 1: "oops sorry i just had a smiley typo."
Person 2: "why are you sad about that bro?"
Person 1: "oops sorry i just had a smiley typo."
by guttenied April 12, 2011
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by IEatzCookies September 6, 2016
Get the Verbal Typo mug.When you are casually texting someone and, either by your own mistake or by autocorrect, you turn the conversation sexy by an accidental typo. Tends to happen most often when you're talking to a crush/object of desire.
Her: What are you up to tonight?
Me: nothin, wanna bang?
Her: ...
Me: oh shit lmao wanna hang*
Her: Classic Freudian typo
Me: nothin, wanna bang?
Her: ...
Me: oh shit lmao wanna hang*
Her: Classic Freudian typo
by mrburbs January 3, 2018
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“Dude, Candice from Phineas and Ferb texted me saying she was sordy, and i used it as a Urban Texting Typo”
by Carter worth a quarter August 10, 2020
Get the Urban texting typo mug.A verbal typo is the result of a well meaning person trying to say something coherent but tripping over his or her own mouth in the attempt. Generally, a verbal typo is similar in appearance to the intended word when written down, but when spoken it sounds twisted and often hilarious.
by BigGoofyGuy April 10, 2005
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