different between thinko vs thinkt

English

From think +? -o, on the model of typo (“typographical error”).

thinko (plural thinkos)

(slang) A careless mistake made in thinking.
- 1998, K. G. Binmore, Game Theory and the Social Contract, Volume 2: Just Playing, page 34,
  We need to face the fact that thinkos are likely to be much more important, even though such a source of noise is much harder to model.
- 2006, Kristen B. Donohue, Misused Words and Other Witing Gaffes: A Manager's Primer, Harvard Business School, Written Communications that Inform and Influence, page 164,
  Spell-checkers can help with simple types such as misspeIIings and repeated words, but they are little defense against the equally common "thinkos," such as the inconvenience/incontinence example above. Your only defense against thinkos is a careful read.

(mistake): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, brain fart, defect, error, fault, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble
- See also Thesaurus:error

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