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It's within, not withing!

15 replies

BlunderMifflin · 18/05/2024 11:25

People who type 'withing' when they mean 'within'. I have never seen this mistake until the last week when I have seen it four times.
Is it just a typo or do they really think the word is 'withing'?

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FoxtrotOscarFoxtrotOscar · 18/05/2024 11:28

I saw a good one on here recently: due dillergance

greenbeansrock · 18/05/2024 11:40

never ever seen anyone write it like this

greenbeansrock · 18/05/2024 11:41

I have never seen this mistake until the last week when I have seen it four times.

very poorly written 😆

longdistanceclaraclara · 18/05/2024 13:08

Never seen it.

Nomechange1 · 18/05/2024 13:13

Never ever seen this.

trickotreat · 18/05/2024 13:19

Struggling to believe you've seen this 4 X in a week OP

BobbyBiscuits · 18/05/2024 13:22

Withing? Is that even a word in its own right that could be a typo? I can't imagine someone logically thinking it was that. It's very clear, it means something inside something else, with-in. Maybe someone who's not got great English. Otherwise, Bizarre!

ASighMadeOfStone · 18/05/2024 13:30

Never seen it either.

PermanentIyExhaustedPigeon · 18/05/2024 17:11

Oh I've seen this. Made a mental note earlier to screenshot it the next time I spotted it and here we go!

[Post edited by MNHQ to remove screenshot]

CelesteCunningham · 18/05/2024 17:13

Never seen it, but I imagine it's an easy typo to make on a proper keyboard as words ending in -ing are so common.

ILikePistachios · 18/05/2024 17:16

I doubt anyone is stupid enough to type withing when they mean within so it must be a typo.

greenbeansrock · 18/05/2024 17:42

PermanentIyExhaustedPigeon · 18/05/2024 17:11

Oh I've seen this. Made a mental note earlier to screenshot it the next time I spotted it and here we go!

[Post edited by MNHQ to remove screenshot]

and the other 3?!

When was that thread from btw?

greenbeansrock · 18/05/2024 17:44

PermanentIyExhaustedPigeon · 18/05/2024 17:11

Oh I've seen this. Made a mental note earlier to screenshot it the next time I spotted it and here we go!

[Post edited by MNHQ to remove screenshot]

the poor Op is stressed

PickAChew · 18/05/2024 17:49

It's something I do simply by mistyping, particularly on a laptop with a proper keyboard, rather than a tablet or phone. My fingers go into autopilot and add the g to the in on the end of the word.

BlunderMifflin · 19/05/2024 23:46

trickotreat · 18/05/2024 13:19

Struggling to believe you've seen this 4 X in a week OP

I didn't ask if anyone believed me. What an odd response! Confused

I've seen it a couple of times on here and a couple of times on Facebook. Just because you haven't seen it, doesn't mean I'm lying 🤣

Thanks to the poster with the screenshot.

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