Misreadings
stickywicket
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I skim read and often have to go back to check what I think I've read.
Just now I was on the BBC News website. I thought I read 'Why some people want to be near a deadly tomato'. I think that would make a much more interesting story than the actual 'Why some people want to be near a deadly tornado'
One of my all-time favourites is from the Old Testament. I misread 'Camels in throngs' as 'Camels in thongs'. I still prefer my version
Is it just me or do others have the same problem?
Just now I was on the BBC News website. I thought I read 'Why some people want to be near a deadly tomato'. I think that would make a much more interesting story than the actual 'Why some people want to be near a deadly tornado'
One of my all-time favourites is from the Old Testament. I misread 'Camels in throngs' as 'Camels in thongs'. I still prefer my version

Is it just me or do others have the same problem?
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Yes I do and also type them as well,. the one that springs to mind at the moment, I am afraid I would get thrown off the forum for posting it Mmmmmm I shall go and have a ponder and see if I can pull anything out from the mush that is my brain at the moment xx
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I was famous in my family for doing this when I was little - my folks still call departments in stores 'women swear', 'men swear' and 'children swear'.0
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When I worked for an Estate Agents many moons ago we had this competition for a caption for the front of the houses for sale and the Building Society (can you guess the company name begins with a H?) Any way it was a picture of a mountain with the company name on a flag at the top. So I thought up the caption ' Any time,Any place, Any were' But with me typing fast it came out 'Any time, Any place, Any ****!!' Which my Boss enjoyed reading out at the Christmas Party in front of the whole West Midlands employee's! I stood up and took a bow because I thought it would have looked good with a pole dancer on the top of the mountain on the front page!!0
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bubba I love it....
I do misread things all the time, to my hubbys amusement..but I also mis hear things ..many years ago on a low fat diet we went to a supermarket and over the speaker.. came fat free Easter eggs..I couldn't believe my luck .only to go asking were they were, to be told it said VAT free
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Nice one, bubbadog.
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Ha Sticky, I do this all the time and it's a great source of humorous, inner laughter to me. It's very funny what your mind will cobble together when you skim quickly over words. I don't always tell the OH as he thinks I'm a little nuts already as it is and I don't want to add fuel
Sometimes he does catch me if I comment on something and he has to point out the mistake... :oops: He always adds a comment about the uselessness of my university degree.... :roll: He get there too one of these days
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barbara12 wrote:bubba I love it....
I do misread things all the time, to my hubbys amusement..but I also mis hear things ..many years ago on a low fat diet we went to a supermarket and over the speaker.. came fat free Easter eggs..I couldn't believe my luck .only to go asking were they were, to be told it said VAT free
Barbara I'm sure I'd have done the same as I always misread and mishear things.
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Bubba
Whenever I see a van with "Shop Fitters" on the side, I always read "Shop Lifters" :?
Numpty0 -
I recall, years ago, seeing on a theatre poster THE BEATLES LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL and I thought 'No, they don't.0
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