Do you trust your auto correct?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325798)
Rockingham, Australia
August 12, 2020 9:24am CST
I barely know how to use my mobile phone and I certainly don’t know how to text someone. I hear all sorts of stories about autocorrect and how it can be very ‘incorrect’ at times.
I heard today of someone who is now turning her autocorrect off because of this. Instead of sending off the message ‘I am enjoying eating polenta’, it sent ‘I am enjoying eating placenta’. What an embarrassing error.
So I’m wondering what is the funniest autocorrect that either you’ve heard of or that has happened to you.
The photo was a funny sign we saw in Melbourne once – in the days before COVID-19.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
12 Aug 20
Oh yes. Mylot wont allow those words
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@FourWalls (62145)
• United States
12 Aug 20
It got me last week, when I posted "Colour My World." It thought Terry Kath's name was "Terry Katy." 
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
14 Aug 20
everyone needs extra bottoms in case their current bottom gives out!
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@JudyEv (325798)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Aug 20
@DocAndersen Or maybe it's women's tops that are for sale. 
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
14 Aug 20
@JudyEv let's hope they do, otherwise, it would be sexist!
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
14 Aug 20
Never, my auto-correct says ducking alot jejeje
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
14 Aug 20
@JudyEv indeed jejeje
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@paigea (35692)
• Canada
16 Aug 20
The nice thing about it is when I type a letter or two and it predicts the word. I just have to touch the word and it is in my message. And it never changes the words I touch.
I hardly typed any full words here.
Very handy for my mystery shop.reports, as you use the same words often. So they pop up to select.
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@LindaOHio (156157)
• United States
13 Aug 20
I don't have a smartphone nor do I use autocorrect; so I can't think of anything funny to add! :-) Have a great day.
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@JudyEv (325798)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Aug 20
@LindaOHio That's true and it's not always time-saving either.
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@LindaOHio (156157)
• United States
13 Aug 20
@JudyEv Modern technology can be a major pain instead of being user-friendly.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
12 Aug 20
Oh my God that was a good one! I can't remember the last time I screwed it up when writing having my autocorrect on, indeed it makes mistakes, but I usually read twice what I write before sending it, even more when it is in English language!
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
13 Aug 20
@JudyEv thanks Judy! I think it is the first thing that comes in mind to every non-native English speaker before sending a message, posing or tweeting! Lol
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@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
13 Aug 20
My sister gets a big laugh from my texts!! I like being able to speak the text as it is easier than trying to type out a long text. But, sometimes the words that are sent are not what is actually said. So, I feel it is my way of making people laugh or really think!
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
13 Aug 20
I don't trust my auto-correct at all. I have it turned off in my mobile phone.
That is a funny autocorrect.
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@wolfgirl569 (95188)
• Marion, Ohio
13 Aug 20
I always look at my phone before sending.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Aug 20
I hate autocorrect because of how many times it puts the wrong word in. But I still use it because I have forgotten how to spell so many words. Here's a little autocorrect joke that I posted on my twitter feed once:
We'll, we'll, we'll, autocorrect strikes again!
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@JudyEv (325798)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Aug 20
I'm sure it could be helpful if English isn't your first language.
