About seeing ; instead of ' in words like don't and can't. Seems to be only on mumsnet, or is it something I don't know about

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Well?

It is fast typing and missing the ' with your little finger and hitting the ; instead, which is right next door to it!

I do it a lot!

You mean like can;t? I haven't seen that anywhere...perhaps I am not frequenting the right threads.

I do it often too.

Typos I suspect. Two keys next to each other, and everyone types so fast on here and don't check their messages before hitting Post. I knpow I have been guilty of it.

Not sure it is just fast typing. They appear over and over again in same message which is often quite lengthy.

One or two could be mistakes....not sure 15 and 16 are.

I thought it was possible that they could be misatkes for quite a long time, but after studying threads closely (how sad is that?)I don't think they are

Not noticed it as being particularly prolific. Any particular threads?

Is it just today?

Tech had a bit of a senior moment earlier, and there were all kinds of weird and wonderful things appearing where the apostophes ought to be ...

I don't understand the question

argghhhhhhhh

what are you all answering?

I do it all the time. It's from typing too fast.

twiglett;s rather than twiglett's

doh!

thanks jj

Can't name any threads or messages in particular, but it occurs very often.

Just wondered if it was some new sort of punctuation that I had missed (or never understood in the first place!)

Not sure there could be 10 or so identical typos in one thread. Or could there? Am willing to belive it as I am a graduate of pathetic one finger typing school

well, i know i do it as i type fast and don;t preview!

I type quite fast, and it's something I do quite often.

It's quite feasible that I could do it often in one thread.

You will note that I haven't done it in this one, lol.

never noticed it !

typo

do as I do and leave the apostrophes out altogether. much quicker and doesnt affect the readability

I still think tpyo. I know mine are typos.

LOL - can't believe I mistyped typo!

I do it a LOT. Typos not style statement

I do it all the time, my finger naturally gets it wrong. If it's right it's because I've been back and corrected it.
OK, I got those 2 right first time, just to prove myself wrong!

That is the most oft made typo in the land of Agnes. I'm a bugger for it.

Sorry!

Agnes

I do it all the time, and don't preview messages (unless i do a link) so it may well look deliberate. Just type too fast without being a touch typist

I Type really slowly and still do it.