writo en · NOUN
Etymology
From write + -o, after the pattern of typo.
Meanings
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An error made when writing by hand.
He moved on to discuss errors beyond the typo -- the speako, the writo, and ultimately the conceivo (walking up to the combination-locked door on our computer lab, I reach into my pocket and pull my keys out).
1993 May 15, Russ Hunt, “going with the typo”, in bit.listserv.mbu-l (Usenet):I am much quicker at writing than typing and I make many more typos than I do "writos."
2008 October 12, dee.cee.vee [username], “Vista vs Tablet [ Vista the Winner ]”, in microsoft.public.windows.tabletp (Usenet):Near-synonyms: slip of the pen, lapsus calami, lapsus plumæ; miswriting
After individual styles, hapax legomena and writos (slips of writers' pens, as typos are accidental but patterned slips of typists' fingers) have been identified and isolated, the structures of the language of all writers can be researched.
2015, Tony Fairman, “Language in print and handwriting”, in Anita Auer, Daniel Schreier, Richard J. Watts, editors, Letter Writing and Language Change, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 69:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| writos | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
clicko · hearo · copy-pasto · spello · speako · scanno · misprint · thinko · typo · printo
Synonyms
slip of the pen · lapsus calami · lapsus plumæ · miswriting
Translations (4)
fi kirjoitusvirhe (error in writing) · pl błąd pisarski (error in writing) · es errata (error in writing) · nl schrijffout (error in writing)