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To think "brace" is a more commonly used word than "brace"?

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SerfTerf · 21/07/2017 11:28

What IS autocorrect's bloody problem?

Also "in it" is something it ALWAYS tries to change to "innit" (!)

Who programmes these things?

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Kidsarekarma · 23/07/2017 20:59

Oh I heard that the man who invented predictive text has died. His fun reel will be helm on Furry.

scampimom I didn't know he was I'll!

Soubriquet · 23/07/2017 21:06

I seem to find myself dead a lot on here

Autocorrect really doesn't like me being deaf. It would rather I was dead

Feeling the love there

Covfefe · 23/07/2017 21:17

I was texting my brother about organising a hotel for a family do, said I'd just nobble mum when she came in from the garden and ask her opinion. My phone changed it to nibble.

UnicornPug · 23/07/2017 21:18

Text a friend a picture from the zoo to ask if she'd like me to steal a giraffe, and which one?

"Second from right, please! Squeeze him in your vag but don't squash his neck!"

She didn't even realise until I replied to say I'd really rather not. She is the most straitlaced person ever and we cannot fathom how her phone decided on vag as a better bet than bag. Hmm

Watto1 · 23/07/2017 21:20

My friend Angharad is known as Ang for short. Or rather she was known as Ang. She is now known as Bog after a predictive text incident!

TartanDMs · 23/07/2017 21:24

DSS used to work for Carphone Warehouse. Autocorrect for that would suggest Carphone Whorehouse, and so it has remained to this day.

acapellagirl · 23/07/2017 21:30

Madd Hugger - love the quizzical cat pics!!

SerfTerf · 23/07/2017 21:32

I think what I need is mine to be more wacky. It's boring compared to these Grin

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LiveLifeWithPassion · 23/07/2017 21:38

Mine changes fucking to ducking except when I was telling dh that I'd taken the kids out to feed the fucks Hmm

dudsville · 23/07/2017 21:38

My oh has a friend he and I call "tits" because of auto correct. The man's name is nothing like "tits" yet my phone thought "is tits staying for dinner?" made perfect sense.

ItsInTheDogsMouth · 23/07/2017 21:59

@unicornpug tears pouring down my face...thank you Grin

Dottielovescombat · 23/07/2017 22:01

Texting my sister to tell her I was having dinner with mum friends from dc school. So I am out with the Malorees mums autocorrected to I am out with the malformed mums

SchadenfreudePersonified · 23/07/2017 22:34

Mine changes fucking to ducking except when I was telling dh that I'd taken the kids out to feed the fucks

I KNEW it!

The bloody thing does it on purpose! Angry

LizTrussedTurkey · 23/07/2017 23:24

Crying tears of laughter at Rwanda the Dream Sheep. I read out a few to DH and when I got to cock = anal he choked on his mouthful of wine and ended up getting some in his eye...

MrsPoldark · 24/07/2017 00:20

Once sent a message to DH to say going to be late going for stinky poo. I'd typed "drinkypoos" serves me right for resorting to babyish talk to distract from my intention to get Schindlered

WicksEnd · 24/07/2017 00:41

I once sent a text to a friend:
'Going to be late I'm stuck in a traffic jam' and it auto corrected to 'going to be late I'm stuck in Uzbekistan'

Frantic phone calls were made as to why I was in Uzbekistan, calls I couldn't answer because I was driving!

Isadora2007 · 24/07/2017 00:53

Unicorn pug (autocorrected to Pig) that is the funniest thing I have read in a long time. I'm actually crying with laughter and shaking the bed!
Gotta love autocorrect really.

bonbonours · 24/07/2017 07:45

Deaf=dead I am actually crying with laughter at this thread.

Can't think of any good ones except on my old Nokia with the keypad Amy changed to Cow being the same keys so I frequently addressed my best friend as Hi Cow!

Cyclebird · 24/07/2017 08:34

A friend texted "I've left some thongs on the kitchen table for you" - was meant to be things.

JeffreyNeedsAHobby · 24/07/2017 09:10

The name changes are weird. My friend has a son called Ethan, which my phone insists on changing to Ethanol. We've had some interesting exchanges.
"I hope Ethanol isn't keeping you up at night"
"Bring Ethanol if you can and we will have fun in the park!"

MorrisZapp · 24/07/2017 09:14

The wacky stuff is fun but why oh why do I get fir every single time I type for?? I've never typed fir in my ducking life. Bastards.

MorrisZapp · 24/07/2017 09:15

Ok I mean I am Scottish so maybe it's just phonetic or something :)

SerfTerf · 24/07/2017 09:21

It's learnt your accent Morris! Shock

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Purdyandwheezy · 24/07/2017 09:46

Mine corrects ones to Ines every time!! What the duck is an Ine?!

SerfTerf · 24/07/2017 09:53

Yes mine does that too purdy! Isn't it an old fashioned name?

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