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Lost Property Word Office
Words are funny things really and I had a funny thought about them the other day.
When we delete words or have them deleted by our magical computers, where do they go?
Is there a place, like a lost letter office, that files them away somewhere, ready to be used in their infuriating word swapping efforts?
This word swapping has just started happening on my screen and affects whatever I write. I usually notice it after I have posted a comment or replied to one. Too late to put it right so it looks as though I don’t know how to write. Pretty sure I didn’t instigate this either, although I think it might be something you can opt for? Not sure why you would, though.
Something else that has been happening for a while now and definitely shouldn’t in my opinion is this. Right in the middle of typing a sentence, the words stop appearing on my screen. In the beginning, I would wait patiently, hoping the missing words would turn up as they sometimes do, but lately, they don’t. Is someone or something stealing my words?
If I could touch type and keep my eyes on the screen, I would be able to notice the minute this happens, but unfortunately, I can’t so I am having to deal with yawning great holes in everything I write.
You would think after all these years, I could manage to touch type, wouldn’t you?
I type pretty fast but I’m a look-at-the-keyboard typist too … great fun to be had when I accidentally hit the ‘caps lock’ and don’t notice for half a dozen paragraphs! 🙂
Glad I’m not the only one who does that. I swear I haven’t ‘accidentally’ been anywhere near it either!
I haven’t had that problem yet, but when I’m working on a manuscript there’s a big bucket of commas nearby. I’m always dumping deleted commas into it and occasionally fishing one out and sticking it into the text. 😀
commas are addictive little things, along with was’es!
When that happens, there could be a program running in the background that kicks off. Happens to me all the time. Found out it’s my virus protection. It’s not fun 😞
Swaps the words or stops them from appearing?
Stops them, then you wind up with half words that look like your pet was playing on your keyboard lol
The annoying part is, I don’t remember this happening in the past… must be some new gremlin!
I never had an issue either. Just curious. What virus protection do you have?
ESET, I have been with them for years. (After a nasty virus crippled my computer) They have kept me safe ever since…
I use MS Essentials. I had Norton, but they’re too expensive, switched to McAfee and quickly found out that was what was causing my problems. They scan everything!! So far, I’m good, no issues with MSE.
Not heard of that one, but they sound good. McAfee should be banned!
Spooky and thought provoking. Perhaps there is a secret dept that deals in lost words and letters. Might be worth writing a letter of complaint…
What a good idea. If it doesn’t disappear, that it!
I imagine them to be filed away in endless little drawers, rather like an apothecary’s cabinet.