A lot of Mylot
By ARM
@responsiveme (22923)
India
May 13, 2017 12:38pm CST
Or I could have named it ,"Yet another new use Of my smart phone."
Whatever.
A few of you may be knowing about my transition to a smart phone and how I am grappling with the intricacies involved. I usually mylot from my desktop , which is very comfortable for me. However that keeps me sort of bounded to a fixed time of the day.
Now I discovered mobile mylotting .So I do check up on the sites at inbetween times too.Because I travel quite a bit, I am even mylotting on the go.
So wheres the snag?
Its just that there is a certain Mr Autocorrect in my phone who thinks he is smarter than me and wants to prove it.
I have discovered that the words I want to use are not the words he decides to include. So when the responses to my response comes, "Huh? ? ?", I know he has been at it again. Have had to clarify to quite a number of members here so that my response made sense.
I guess I need to keep a strict eye on him. He needs to know that I decide my words.
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28 responses
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
14 May 17
Disabling it would mean I cant use him for what I want.
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@sjvg1976 (42727)
• Delhi, India
14 May 17
I have been doing Mylot through smart phone since long. My computer is in breakdown that made me too switch on to phone. People says it's not easy to do it through phone but I find it is easier than computer. I remember once I responded to discussion regarding "pole dancing" and Mr autocorrect write it "pope dancing" and one of the user corrected it .
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
14 May 17
Mr Auto correct should not add his own words
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@AliCanary (4458)
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15 May 17
I know what you mean about autocorrect (I have a lot of different names for it, some of which are not family-friendly!)--I would have a very hard time writing an entire post on my phone, that's for sure. I always do MyLot on my computer, so I can type more easily, as well as work with several tabs open, for pictures, research, etc.
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@AliCanary (4458)
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15 May 17
@responsiveme - If he didn't get things wrong so much, he would be more helpful :)
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
15 May 17
He isnt very loved is he ?
Yes, you are right...mobile mylotting is limiting...Ican just comment1 person likes this
@responsiveme (22923)
• India
14 May 17
I will...have to keep an eye on him before I press the respond button.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
14 May 17
Yes, I prefer typing on the keyboard of the desktop
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
23 May 17
@responsiveme auto correct annoys me just as much. I try to double check everything but sometimes it still catches me.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
23 May 17
@responsiveme Yes, it seems to somehow still change a word!
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
23 May 17
Double checking is the trick. I do it now but as you say sometimes I press the send button and then it's anybody's guess ...If autocorrect has decided to change my word
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
21 May 17
My dumb phone has a place where I can turn off/on the autocorrect. I keep mine turned off. Smart phones don't have that option???
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
22 May 17
@responsiveme well, if you pay the piper, you gotta dance to the tune.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
22 May 17
They have.I use the feature because it anticipate s the word but I want it to type my word only
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
17 May 17
@responsiveme Lol! Sure did and never a problem!
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
17 May 17
I don't disconnect because then I don't have to type the whole word.Well you were one of the people who received a wrong Knight for night comment....And you did understand
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@JudyEv (382256)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 May 17
@responsiveme You'll have to have a very serious talk to him! 
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
14 May 17
I thought of that but I like it because I don't have to type out all the words when he is on,I just touch the word....It's just that I don't like him putting in his own words
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
17 May 17
that 'autocorrect' or 'predictive texts' in my phone often errs my spelling, that i have to edit when i am on desktop.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
18 May 17
@responsiveme there is no autocorrect on desktop, so when i see any of my comments with errors in spelling, i edit it here.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
18 May 17
@ridingbet there is red line which indicates that the spelling is not according to the computer in my desk top.
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@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
13 May 17
LMAO! So you discovered Mr. Auto-correct too! Good luck with that.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
14 May 17
I'll just copy what I wrote for Janet because he is useful at times.
Well its a csae of wanting to eat my cake and have it too...I like the fact I dont have to type out the words while travelling...but it has to be MY words.
Where are your posts?
You dont seem to be very regular here nowadays...good to see you.Please keep in touch.
Did you wear those two saris?
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@Daljinder (23193)
• Bangalore, India
15 May 17
@responsiveme I am allover the place. I try to get back here but things pull me away.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
15 May 17
@Daljinder do come back from time to time..I keep checking out for your discussion...And remember we have a date sometime in Delhi
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@Nawsheen (28761)
• Mauritius
14 May 17
@responsiveme haha that's an advantage. Lol
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
14 May 17
He He...but I like the fact that I dont need to type out when he anticipates the word I WANT
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
18 May 17
For me, working from a phone is a little tricky, however if my laptop does not work, at least the phone will be there to use
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@Marilynda1225 (91130)
• United States
15 May 17
I just got a smart phone and have to figure out how to my!of on it. Like you most of my time is spent on a desktop.
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@Marilynda1225 (91130)
• United States
15 May 17
@responsiveme I will watch out for Mr Autocorrect 
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
15 May 17
All the best...Keep a watch out for that pesky guy..Mr Autocorrect
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
18 May 17
That his a major problem for most people with smart devices. I have yet to experience that one, but I've heard about it from others. I wonder whether it's possible to turn that off while mylotting and then turn it back on again, or whether it's automatic whether you like it or not? I think it's good to read through what you write before sending it out just to be sure and then you won't have to backtrack to fix things or clarify later.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
18 May 17
You can turn it off any time.Thing is sometimes it's faster as you don't need to type all the words because it anticipates and then you press the words you want.
So basically we need to keep an eye on whether the right word is chosen.
And I have yet to get into the habit.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
15 May 17
@responsiveme I don't think I will. When I travel I have my laptop and I prefer to use my desktop at home. It's a comfortable setup.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
15 May 17
You can do more but there are some downsides too.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
20 May 17
I prefer my desk top but this way I can mylotting when out of the house
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