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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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StayWithMe · 26/11/2015 12:46

When asking to reduce my hours, I wrote to my manager "I hope this doesn't cause you any incontinence". I didn't realise until after i sent it. Blush I worked in a hospital, so it was probably appropriate.

PurpleAlerts · 26/11/2015 12:50

I teach deaf children but when I type this into an e mail on my phone it often auto corrects to Teacher of the Dead!

PurpleAlerts · 26/11/2015 12:52

Oh and my daughter received a list of things she would need for guide camp once. One bullet point said "Willys are essential" Grin

LonelySatsuma · 26/11/2015 12:53

Autocorrect makes me look completely bonkers in roughly half of all texts I hastily type and send.

I told a colleague to 'suck a duck' the other day. I meant 'good luck'. Could have been worse, I guess Grin

BrianButterfield · 26/11/2015 12:58

My iPad always changes my DD's name to all capitals. It's not an acronym or a 'real' word so why the hell does it do it?

LittleLionMansMummy · 26/11/2015 13:11

Autocorrect fail...

to think that autocorrect has gone too far now
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GreatFuckability · 26/11/2015 13:22

I once text my friend a photograph of the sunset I was watching with the caption 'dont you wish you were heterosexual?'....

FellOffMyUnicorn · 26/11/2015 13:34

mine tries to change words to bloody email addresses...

PowSuperDog · 26/11/2015 13:38

How are your danglies?!! Amazing! I am crying with laughter...

RhinestoneCowgirl · 26/11/2015 13:44

My phone often changes 'you' to 'thou' Confused

Liveinthepresent · 26/11/2015 17:36

Can't think of any to add apart from DH and still call Earl's Court 'darks aunt ' due to an ancient nokia autocorrect.. But just wanted to thank you for making me snort with laughter on my commute home today!

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