title: Insert a word in normal mode as compared to executing a command in insert mode
body: <p>I have discovered that it is possible in insert mode to execute a single command and return to insert mode by using Ctrl-O.</p>
  
  <p>What about the possibility to insert a single word while in normal mode ? </p>
  
  <p>I could, of course, switch to insert mode, write the word, escape and go back to normal mode.</p>
  
  <p>But I wondered if it was possible to map a sequence (e.g. Ctrl-K) allowing without leaving normal mode to quickly add a single word at the cursor position ?</p>
  
  <p>I tried mapping a function with a prompt (cf. <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11567596/can-you-do-interactive-macros-or-recordings-in-vim">question 11567596</a> - Ingo Karkat's answer - and Wikia tip 1616) but failed : the word was appended at the end of the line...</p>