Brain to pen mistakes!!

[mkt]

Just made this error and do it pretty often, wondered if anyone else does. When you're typing or writing something and thinking of something completely different do you ever accidentally write the word thats in your head at that particular time instead of what you meant to write???

[smudge]

No, but just lately I keep transposing letters when I type - it's been driving me potty. Must be me age?!!

[DiaKMS]

i do that a lot - like if i'm writing notes in a lesson and someone starts talking, i'll start writing what they're saying instead of what the teacher's saying - it's so annoying!

[Begram]

YOU

WHAT

EGG

RHYTHM

All of these words are now sitting in the 'phonological loop' of your working memory.

The central executive, which should keep them there, has become overloaded and allowed them to bleed into the part of your working memory involved in the writing.

[dml54]

I used to be a Secondary School Nurse and a primary school had typed in a pupil's medical history that he was 'allergic to permission'. I am sure she meant penicillin.

[SBell2406]

I had a really bad habit when i was doing my degree of listening to the radio whilst writing essays. I'd get to the end and proof read it only to find random song lyrics dispersed throughout - a tough one to explain to your tutor!!

[bluejonjo]

Isn't this a phyiscal manifestation of a Freudian slip?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freudian_slip

[Begram]

No, a freudian slip is where you say one thing but you mean your mother.

[neurosurgon*]

all the jacob

[neurosurgon*]

sorry my brother was talking about how he spells jacob- jcaob!