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Farmor15 Tue 12-May-26 19:27:26

I'm sure we all occasionally misread a word - shoplifters instead of shoplifters, for example. I'm currently reading a book by Harlan Coban. A sentence about a fundraising event for underserved youth, came up. Of course I read it as undeserved! I had to read it again. I wondered did the author use it intentionally to confuse the reader as he repeated it (not a very common word) at least twice more in the same chapter!
I'm enjoying the book, anyway.

Having done some garden work, I sat in the sun with a glass of wine and read for an hour or so- an occasional indulgence!

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Moth62 Tue 12-May-26 19:48:20

There was a thread the other day about chips on cat flaps which I read as chips on flat caps!

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Cossy Tue 12-May-26 19:52:46

I’m confused “….shoplifters instead of shoplifters” I read this twice, in case I was missing something or misreading!

Other than that, yes, I read too quickly sometimes and can misread things.

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agnurse Tue 12-May-26 19:52:53

When Hubby was young, and growing up in the UK, he learned at school about a king named Cnut. The name was not spoken at school, and Hubby is dyslexic, we suspect. He promptly came home and told his mother they learned about King (rhymes with punt). My MIL was all, "You WHAT???"

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MissAdventure Tue 12-May-26 20:12:25

My friends boyfriend was an amazing gardener.
Someone complimented him on a plant, and he told them it was a chlamydia.

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crazyH Tue 12-May-26 20:15:58

I think OP meant shoplifters instead of shopfitters 😂

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