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to think that autocorrect has gone too far now

86 replies

LittleLionMansMummy · 20/11/2015 14:22

At first I thought it was a great invention, but now it takes longer to type a message than when I had my first Nokia brick! I keep having to tell my phone that actually, yes, I did mean what first wrote and no, I don't mean what my phone thinks I mean and should be saying! It's bloody ridiculous! And then we have the hilarious MN thread titles quoting The Mayonnaise instead of The Marseillaise, repeated posts with random words mid-sentence that bear no relation to the topic, the insertion of words I never even knew existed and completely misplaced punctuation because our phones think they're so much damned smarter than us. AIBU to say that Samsung, Apple etc have gone way too far now? It's frustrating and unnecessary and has gone from being a help to a hindrance. Hmmph. Oh and some examples of funny mn autocorrects would certainly brighten my day.

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MooseAndSquirrel · 20/11/2015 23:41

iklboo my username is in reference - slightly obsessed with the show Grin

The thing is I'm sure I had never typed cunt womble before! Obviously I do now as its a fantastic insult thanks AC for increasing my vocabulary....shame my s.dad was terribly offended by the term! You'd think I'd learn to proof read by now Blush

NellyTimes · 21/11/2015 00:14

I told my friend that she would definitely suit a nazi dress when I meant a maxi dress...Blush

MyNewBearTotoro · 21/11/2015 00:36

Mine hates plurals. So often I want to end a word with s but instead autocorrect will 'correct' it into the singular word followed by 'so.' Drives me potty.

That said I could never turn it off as it does also correct a lot of misspellings due to fast typing and poor coordination.

ButtonMoon88 · 21/11/2015 00:47

I have a friend called Moira and it always turns that to Moany so I have to double check before I send a text!

Notfastjustfurious · 21/11/2015 00:55

I once asked my dd to bring plates, autocorrect changed it to slaves Confused dds response- why, where's dad?Shock

sugarplumpfairy · 21/11/2015 01:29

iPhones are so bloody cocky (and I it just tried to insert words I didn't want as I type this!) Grin

Bumpkin2 · 21/11/2015 01:32

I told a friend earlier that it was ridiculous that her brother had been holding a fridge for the last 10 years. I meant grudge!

ProcrastinatorGeneral · 21/11/2015 02:08

I hate that my iPhone refuses to learn words. It's a pain!

BrideOfWankenstein · 21/11/2015 02:20

Just saw one impressive autocorrect on another thread - "them" was changed to "Bob". How the fuck that happened?Grin

This post was typed without autocorrect

CadleCrap · 21/11/2015 02:21

I sent a message to my sister to ask her 11 yo boy twins where the

" back plugs were for their blow up mistresses"

HicDraconis · 21/11/2015 03:56

My iphone always corrects DH to Arab. Why? The words are nothing alike and I have never had the occasion to use the word Arab (until this post anyway).

Chopsychops · 21/11/2015 04:43

Cradle
CRYING WITH LAUGHTER!!!!

TheMouseInMyPocket · 23/11/2015 15:12

Notfast I've the plates/slaves one too! I used to have an etsy shop selling handpainted crockery. Never used to get much business so when I got a big order one day I texted DP excitedly to tell him that "I've just sold ten slaves" Shock

FruVikingessOla · 23/11/2015 15:52

I saw a great one on a thread this morning - I can't even remember what the thread was about, but the MNer was referring to Prince Charles and his wife. It came out as :

"Charles and vanilla"

I very much doubt that Camilla is vanilla Grin

dodobookends · 25/11/2015 13:27

I have a relative with advanced osteoporosis, and I got a text letting me know she was having a scan to check her arse density Grin

DaphneCanDoBetterThanFred · 25/11/2015 15:09

I hate autocorrect but these are so funny!
My phone likes to correct "Sainsburys" to "Asians" so I text DH quite regularly asking if he needs "anything from Asians?" Blush (He often replies that he'd quite like their technological superiority and a nice bowl of noodles.)

I've had my phone for so long now that it's got used my constant swears, and autocorrects "ducking" to "fucking" for me, which is nice.

I'm also fond of the predictive thingummy, as every time I type "What a" it kindly follows up with "twat". Good phone.

strawberryandaflake · 25/11/2015 15:16

Told my mum I was on my way, just getting in the cat.

Oh funny, autocorrect, I just typed that again and NOW you want to say car...

LittleLionMansMummy · 26/11/2015 12:07

According to my phone today, ds has a list for Santander. God only knows what my aunt thought when she read that.

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chrome100 · 26/11/2015 12:21

My friend at University was called Kirsti. My phone always corrected it to "Lipsti" (yeah, cos that's a word...). In the end that just became her name.

TaliZorahVasNormandy · 26/11/2015 12:22

YANBU. I just got a new Samsung Galaxy. It pisses me right off. Asda comes up as Adds. I know what I want to say.

I swear the people who make these phones do this for shits and giggles.

Vedamakesthebesttoast · 26/11/2015 12:35

mooseandsquirrel I'm and in fits, cunt wobbles is beyond fabulous

Vedamakesthebesttoast · 26/11/2015 12:36

I'm IN fits.... Where the feck did that and come from? Is predictive text starting to get all PA on us for taking the piss and throwing in ransoms now?

Vedamakesthebesttoast · 26/11/2015 12:37

randoms!!!! not fucking ransoms... Bastard phone

DawnOfTheDoggers · 26/11/2015 12:42

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Fatherwishmas · 26/11/2015 12:45

I just text my husband and offended him as Farty was autocorrected to Fatty. He wouldn't have minded Farty......