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Poll: How much "correction" effort do you put in to your typewriting?
If you make a mistake in your typewriting, what do you do about it?
- Uwe
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Re: Poll: How much "correction" effort do you put in to your typewriting?
Good poll... !
I selected strikethrough correction, but honestly, it all depends on what the typing is for. For drafts and rough work I simply type over the mistake since I'm the only one who will be reading it. For letters to friends I tend to type more carefully, and as a result rarely make a mistake, but even then it's a strikethrough. I've found that correcting tape and fluid only looks alright on standard white paper, and it's a blight on anything that isn't white, so a strikethrough is less unsettling to the eye. The only time I ignroe typos completely is for timed typing such as NaNoWriMo; since I scan all of the typed pages and convert them to digital files, it's far easier to correct the mistakes digitally.
- Spazmelda
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Re: Poll: How much "correction" effort do you put in to your typewriting?
None of the options really work for me. Like Uwe, if I'm just typing for a rough draft or just for the sake of typing, it's full speed ahead. For letters I use the correction film, which isn't quite as noticeable as the tape or liquid white out on shades of paper other than stark white. If it's a longish mistake on a letter, more than 1-2 letters messed up, I strike through it. For mispelled (misspelled) words, I will sometimes put parentheses and type the word correctly, just to keep from having a big blotch of x's on the page.
- JoeV
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Re: Poll: How much "correction" effort do you put in to your typewriting?
I use correction tape, not Wite-Out or a correcting ribbon.
- TypewriterGuy
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Re: Poll: How much "correction" effort do you put in to your typewriting?
Full speed ahead!
Back from a long break.
Starting fresh with my favorite typer. A Royal Futura!
- ztyper
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Re: Poll: How much "correction" effort do you put in to your typewriting?
Usually depends on what I'm typing. If it's a project for school, I'll use white-out tape. If I'm just typing for typing's sake, who cares! I'll be the only one reading it anyways.
A high schooler with a lot of typewriters. That's pretty much about it.
- SoucekFan
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Re: Poll: How much "correction" effort do you put in to your typewriting?
On things that are not drafts, I retype a lot, I will strike out a bit, but on some stuff, I will get really picky about it being error free (or very near) and will retype it numerous times if necessary. I need to get over it, or vastly improve my accuracy--probably the former. I waste an immense amount of time retyping things for petty reasons.
- Gabby Johnson
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Re: Poll: How much "correction" effort do you put in to your typewriting?
I'll correct if I catch it in time on the Selectric and if I don't, out comes the red pen for informal letters and lists.
For formal stuff I try to be perfect, even if it means retyping.
- colrehogan
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Re: Poll: How much "correction" effort do you put in to your typewriting?
All of the above.
Smith Premier typewriters are cool!
