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iPhone/iPod autocorrect

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startail · 18/07/2011 00:18

AIBU to want to shoot the prat who didn't think to give us the option of a decent spell checker.
I'm forever blushing at my own posts or seeing others corrections for its lunacies.
Not helped by the app not having preview.

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caramelwaffle · 18/07/2011 00:23

Yanbu

TillyIpswitch · 18/07/2011 02:25

YANBU. This drives me potty.

You'd think Apple would be able to afford somebody who knows their arse from their elbow, grammar-wise, to be in charge of auto-correct. Instead of some apostrophe-happy half-wit.

generallyspeaking · 18/07/2011 02:27

YANBU. Typing on iPad and some of the things I postin haste are terrible.

Primafacie · 18/07/2011 04:08

You know you can switch it off?

lady007pink · 18/07/2011 04:11

How? Is it in settings?

Primafacie · 18/07/2011 05:45

Yes, in settings, go to General, Keyboard, and switch Autocorrection to off

hairfullofsnakes · 18/07/2011 05:57

Tilly you have it spot-on! And why can't it spell the imprortsnt words without going mental... Words like fuckytifuck?!

hairfullofsnakes · 18/07/2011 05:58

Aghhh!!! Important! Why didn't it correct that in previous post?! Grrrrrrrr

Nux · 18/07/2011 06:11

Can be funny though - have you seen this site? damnyouautocorrect.com

pollyteapot · 18/07/2011 06:15

Nux - that;s a great site.There's a lot of these posts on Facebook and I always end up laughing out loud.

chocolateyclur · 18/07/2011 07:22

Hairfullofsnakes - mine learns words! Fucksocks is actually in my autocorrect now. Much to my pride.

startail · 18/07/2011 09:15

Yes you can turn it off, but then you get no spell check at all, and given I'm dyslexic that would mean my posts would look like they were written by a dim Y3.
I just want the red dotted lines and suggestion bit with out the fucking insert complete nonsense bit. Rather better suggestions and an add function would be good too.

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