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Question: When you're writing and you've had a few drinks!.!.!.!?
Do you tend to misspell a lot of words!? Is it best not to write under the influence!? I'm having that problem right now!. Maybe I should quit asking questions for the day!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Friend, I'm under the influence right now, and kan't think of a single word I've misspelled all night!.

I'd suggest that I might be more smart when inebriated!. A master of grammer, if you please!.

This J&B has seriously spiked my creativity too!. Check this out: There is a guy with a talking car! Have you ever heard of something so great! Oh, man, I'm on a roll!.

Keep the beer and whiskey flowing and the cigarettes burning!. That's my philosofy!Www@QuestionHome@Com

I rarely misspell things--it's the truth!. I don't tend to typo that often either!. Not even the joy of vintage tawny port can affect my hyperspelling!

What _does_ happen, however, is that my writing sucks and I start writing like this and, oh man, is it ever bad, and let me describe this thing that doesn't matter, and then this other thing, and then

hey

let's try some experimental writing

James Joyce did it fine so you know why can't I!?

Where did my commas go!?

Wow, let me change my MS Word background 50 times!.

They're all equally ugly!. I can't write anymore!. Let me see what's going on on the internet!.

Hahahaha that dog on a skateboard is hilarious!

!.!.!. and so it goes, as Mr!. K!.V!.Jr!. himself would say!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

This is funny! I needed a laugh so, thanks!. :)

I would think if you've had one too many, your fingers may refuse to do what you tell them to do!. Fingers are stubborn critters with minds of their own!. They also tend to be "creative" spellers!

On the other hand (no pun intended!.!.!.or perhaps it was), you might come up with some really unique and interesting questions or stories!. If your fingers haven't chosen to spell so poorly that the question/story is unintelligible, it could be a lot of fun!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Honestly, if you're WUI (writing under the influence) then of course you're going to misspell a lot of words!. Not only that, you'll tend to have bad grammar, run-on sentences, and possibly even forget what you're writing about!. I do not suggest WWI (writing while intoxicated)!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Remember that many great novelists were heavy drinkers (euphimism for "alcoholic")!. Case in point, "Papa" Hemingway!. Wonder who did his spellcheck!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

If you're naturally hyper a small nip can do wonders!.

But, yeah, otherwise there you go!.

Spell check does wonders!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Mmm!.!.!.you never know!. The most original ideas may come to you when you're drunk!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Write now!. Edit later!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I know I tend to screw up a lot, though some of my best thoughts happened then!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Or you could quit drinking!. Naw, I guess that isn't an option!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Poe was toWww@QuestionHome@Com