Keyboard dropping first letter

My apples is starting to drop the first letter of everything I type no matter what I am in. If I go back then restart my typing it is ok. but the first letter is always missing when I begin. What is going on? Heard about this on an outside forum, does anyone have an idea of where to begin. I have the 27" Mac on the Safari.Thanks for the help.

welcome to macbook forum,
I never had that problem, maybe the first stroke count as a wake up call to the application.
Try to move mouse or touch the pad before start typing.
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