Like there for their, here for hear, things like that. Not putting "ed" on a word when it should be there.

But now I find myself doing this, and not even noticing until someone else points it out. Like, yesterday, I wrote a note to my daughter, and told her I left something in "their" instead of "there".

And it drives me crazy! Now I notice before I even get through this post that I put "spell" in the first paragraph, but it should have been "spelled", as I had already said "used", and it should have been the same tense.

But, I see people doing this on their posts all the time. And thought they just didn't know any better.

But, now I think it is the Lyme. Or is it Lime?

Just an observation. Really wonder if you all have had the same experiences with words.

I used to worry about it but and try to write in word and cut and paste but I am not that anal retentive anymore. So long as I feel you can get my point I dont fret.

Sent
 

Yes, this happens with me much more so since my diagnosis and treatment. I use opposite words or can't recall familiar names. I misspell almost everything, or reverse letters...even though I have to actually spell out each word now as I write.

I almost always write a post or reply in a word doc first, so my mistakes will be caught...but, I usually end up editing a post anyway after I take the time to re-read it once posted...because I usually will completely leave out a word that I said in my mind, but forgot to type in!

It is annoying...and at first, I too wondered why grammar was such a problem here...but, now I KNOW it is just lyme doing its thing!

I guess we all learn to `read' around these little mistakes after awhile!
But, because of all of my mistakes...it takes me forever to get a post or reply out.

The embarrassing part is when one or two people have already answered the poster's question with my same answers before I can finish typing !

Melanie

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Now I cant do either, and find even when I proof read a thousand times, I dont catch some really sad errors.

Its like my brain reads it as I mean it, but not tecnnically for errors.

Hopefully this gets better.

I presently do web design. you know how bad it looks when your clients have to say...hey, you got a typo!!

So, now I tell my clients they must proof it all for me before I post it outright!
 

That is so me!!!!

I tell everyone that I talk dyslexic! My words and/or my sentences are totally screwed up. Either I pronounce the word incorrectly, or I say one word when I meant another, or I mess up/combine two words or I put the wrong word at the front or back of the sentence.

And I always say 'thing' because I totally forget the name of it.

I walk around saying, "Can you get that...thing for me"? "I need that thing". "You know that thing I was telling you your mother said,..".

My poor husband.

And I totally forget names. My husband's, my cat's, my child's, in addition to everyone elses.

And I will go back to read emails or posts and realize that I forgot a word or wrote the word in the wrong tense.

My memory is shot. I used to be able to memorize actual Bible verses at school. Not anymore - I'm lucky if I remember my address and phone number (I have to actually think about those sometimes).

I will be in the middle of a conversation with a friend, family member, doctor, etc and TOTALLY forget what the conversation was about or what the question was I was in the middle of answering (and then I'll forget what the conversation was about). THEN I forget what I was saying in the middle of MY sentence. Oh, I must look the fool to others. I almost want to say: Hey, I have Lyme, so there.

Ahhhh, it is so sad.

Don't get me started on my lack of concentration...

 

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I used to be great with grammar and spelling but now I always use a dictionary when spellcheck is not available. Sometimes words just don't look like they are spelled correctly even when they are. I probably miss a lot of things too even with double checking.

When I think about going back to work it is really frustrating because I don't want to appear uneducated or just plain dumb. I had to expain to my volunteer coordinator that I'm a little slow because of Lyme.

Hang in there though. Research suggest that cognitive difficulties improve with recovery and I have even shown improvement in a short amount of time with tx so anyone can because I was really awful.

Amanda
 

That is a good observation. Now take it further in the decision making process like choosing good treatments over fairy tale treatments.

None mentioned here.

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