Posted by Randal on August 23, 2002, at 21:18:41
In reply to Re: Ability to spell..., posted by MomO3 on August 20, 2002, at 21:58:04
That's interesting...I've occasionally noticed the same their/there to/too/two (and sometimes even now/know) spelling problem over the last few months, while on Lamictal 500 mg. I didn't attribute it to the medication though, but it sounds like that's a strong possibility. I just started on Neurontin a week ago--hopefully that won't make things worse!
The problem with the their/there/they're type of error is that spellcheck doesn't catch it!!
Randal
> I have always had an exacting eye for spelling. I never have to spell check anything because I can look at a word and know that it's spelled wrong. It's also the first thing I would notice on anyone else's writing or e-maiils is if there were mis-spellings.
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> Within the first week on neurontin, I found myself looking at words and not knowing if they were spelled correctly. I also found myself using the wrong words in my emails...
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> ie: "I was to tired" instead of "TOO tired"
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> there was one that I did that really bothered me... were/wear or hear/here or there/their or something along those lines -but I can't remember the specifics.
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> I don't know whether everyone has this problem or if it is just me - I also don't know if it goes away.. I am still taking neurontin and I am getting into the habit of double checking - but choosing the wrong hominym (or whatever they're called) is distressing because it just doesn't catch my eye right away.
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