Does anyone ever double check their posts?

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I do this because i feel like i typed something completely different from what i intended to.

All the time.

Even right now.

Just because I felt like I typed something wrong.

I check my posts way too much--grammar, spelling mostly, but also checking to see if I answered the right question, or if my post is unclear.

But the I also routinely type words words out twice.

Sometimes sentence no verbs.

Do not have subjects occasionally.

Oh, I also screw up homonyms pathologically, i.e. typing "knight" when it should be "night", messing up the "to", "two", and "too", and other stuff like that [I think it's because I type like I talk, and when I talk, homonyms aren't a problem].

The interesting thing is my spelling and grammar is usually not two shabby.

--David

[Yeah, it was kinda fun to intentionally make errors for once, at least I won't have to re-check this post!]

I used to a long time ago, but I rarely do now.

I've practiced expressing myself as succinctly as possible starting when I was younger and also done programs (creative type journalling programs for example) that encourage and even train you to write in an honest and unedited fashion.

I like this style of expression and it usually allows me to flow much, much better, expressing more than I would otherwise. I think I've gotten a little more confident with that since I've been coming to WP, too, because the average post size is larger than many other places on the net.
In that regard, I figure well, if I do say something that sounds strange or is uncharacteristic of me, it probably just means I am human. People who know me well enough can ask me to clarify, or talk further if they don't understand something. That is just my personal approach; it's probably not for everyone.

I may edit spelling mistakes as I go.

If I am aware of a need to be tactful in what I'm saying then I may read over a few times what I've written.

I sometimes check a post for spelling errors or to check whether a picture has posted correctly. That's me.

Yes, that's why it takes me a while to even make a post.

I do, because if I get something wrong and have to edit it after, I always feel panicy and need to rush before anyone sees the mistakes.

I sometimes think I typed something completely different to what I intended. Sort of thinking out knickers.

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I usually check my posts but occasionally do it too late i.e. after hitting submit and spot a spelling mistake just before the post disappears off screen, so have to open and edit it.

I am a compulsive post-checker. I always worry that I've accidentally said something different to what I meant, or that I sounded offensive (the irony is that people are rarely offended by me here, but in real life they are, and I don't have time to double-check what I'm saying in life).

Alot of the times I do it.... Hardly in the games section but in alot of regular sections, yes...

I always check them right after posting, then I try to do any necessary edits quickly. But after that, I only use "View your posts" to try to keep up with discussions.

I usually do. I look mainly for words I left out.

Edit: or extra words.

I do that, all the time, in fact, I go back five times, just to look at my avatar.

all the time, edit misspellings and change words, delete words or add words or change order or words...

Not much. Only really when I think I've done a smiley wrong or when I think I've accidentally double-posted.

I just misread this as "Do you doublecheck your pants"

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I'm a writer, not a fighter and my pen is always loaded.

Magnús Scheving is my Icelandic rose