I typed wrokds
while thinking words on works.
My fingers tailspinned in thought,
took a shortcut in meaning.
They say more than I can do:
bridge built by merged impulse.
Author notes
Mergegraphy: Impulse-words -- My myraism (neologism) for words formed by accidentally merging letters of more than one word or thought, that is, by impulse and not thought-process. The serendipity here is: if words merge with works, we will be more productive! GRIN
I phoned my friend, Helena Liebenberg, SA linguist, and she was thrilled by the neologisms, both of mergegraphy and impulse-words. She prompted me to keep the IMPULSE in the word, for that is EXACTLY what it is: impulse from brain to fingertips. GRIN So for all your erroneous typers: you have arrived: practicing IMPULSE-WORKING or MERGEGRAPHY! LOL
In a list
A contest entry
- Word Prompt Quickie by Polaja.
1200 points, ended November 26, 2008, 20 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Your fruedian slip is showing!
Why is it we...
Make policy based on words spoken when emotions are out of control? -
I really like the very unique take on the prompt that you have shown here
I never knew that it was a real phenomenon when that kind of typing happened 
interesting concept!
Thank you for entering
Polly
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Thank you Polly ...
for my HM ... It was fun entering.
Well, if it is not a real phenomenon, we fallible typists are illusions! Not to mention dumb blondes GRIN
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if you had hit an l, you would have typed worlds! Loved this
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thinking fingers
Mine do that too, and often finish a word one way which I had intended in another. Mine are all lost in editing! Thanks for this very human moment. I love your AN definition - words should never be left alone!
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A very individual, quirky and imaginative piece--I love it!
Bill
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