western australia

Trombones stop you flying?

@JudyEv (382104)

Rockingham, Australia

January 23, 2026 6:59pm CST

I’m sure most of the members here have had issues with the autocorrect function from time to time. Vince is going to Thailand next week for a fortnight. There was going to be five in the party but he’s received word that one can’t attend because he has ‘trombones’ and can’t fly for six weeks. Of course, it’s meant to be ‘thrombosis’. Some autocorrects are embarrassing; some funny and some can cause real misunderstandings. Do you have a favourite autocorrect to share? The photo was taken near Salzburg, Austria.

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@AmbiePam (120753)

• United States

24 Jan

I was thinking the picture looked like “The Sound of Music”. My favorite autocorrect is when I’d type in Amyra, it would change it to Amtrak. So basically, I’d text my niece and tell her I love a train system. The trombone is hilarious!

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jan

That's the sort of thing it does, isn't it? At least you'd be on the watch for that now.

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@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

24 Jan

I know we must be careful with computer auto-correct. I agree that some auto-correct are funny, but some very embarrassing. I turned my auto correct off, because it wanted to correct all my Italian texts into English.

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@LadyDuck (502491)

• Italy

27 Jan

@JudyEv - We spoke Italian also in Switzerland. The official language of south Switzerland is Italian. When we lived in Monte Carlo we spoke French, we lived there 31 years.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan

@LadyDuck Oh, I've got it now. I was sure you'd spoken French at some stage.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan

I can imagine it would be very problematic for you as regards Italian. Some of its corrections can be very embarrassing. So are you speaking more Italian now than you did in Switzerland? I thought you were speaking French quite a bit at some stage.

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@GardenGerty (169477)

• United States

24 Jan

Thanks for the laugh. No, I have none to share.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jan

I have read some hilarious ones but can never remember them when I want to.

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@shaggin (74987)

• United States

24 Jan

I have a love hate relationship with autocorrect

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jan

I have it turned off.

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@DaddyEvil (174482)

• United States

24 Jan

The first thing I do with a new electronic device is shut off auto-correct. I hope Vince and the group have a good trip and enjoy themselves.

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@DaddyEvil (174482)

• United States

24 Jan

@JudyEv You're always very welcome.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jan

Thanks for the good wishes. I have auto-correct turned off too.

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@Ineeddentures (34529)

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24 Jan

From ones, lol Even more lol, what I just typed was supposed to be From ones Christ it did it again Trombones

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jan

I have it turned off. I'd rather make my own mistakes.

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@Ineeddentures (34529)

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24 Jan

@JudyEv I don't know what I did Trom bones Yay for me

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@snowy22315 (208941)

• United States

24 Jan

Some are crazy. What is Vince doing in Thailand? That's a long time to be gone.

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@snowy22315 (208941)

• United States

27 Jan

@JudyEv I thought a fortnight was a month. Even so, that is awhile.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan

He is only going for a fortnight (2 weeks). He is meeting photography friends there and they will be going to interesting places to take photos.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan

@snowy22315 It's interesting that a fortnight is in very common usage here but not over there it seems.

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@May2k8 (19788)

• Indonesia

24 Jan

Luckily I turned off that feature because if my smartphone was not in its right mind then all the settings would be changed by itself.

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@May2k8 (19788)

• Indonesia

27 Jan

@JudyEv they may be controlled by someone who leads us astray.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan

I have it turned off too. Some of our devices think they know more than us, don't they? lol

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@Fleura (35034)

• United Kingdom

29 Jan

Oh dear a bad case of trombones

I get very annoyed with the autocorrect function. Just yesterday it did something quite funny that I can't remember now of course, but it's annoying that it changes stuff of it's own accord and there isn't any easy 'undo' function, you just have to delete letter by letter and write it again. I'm careful to check before I press 'send' but it's still possible to miss something.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 Jan

That's all true. I prefer not to use it. I can make enough mistakes on my own.

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@sol_cee (38669)

• Philippines

27 Jan

After one too many messages that were technically correct but completely wrong, I gave up and turned autocorrect off. Peace restored

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan

That works for me too. I don't like it changing my work.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

25 Jan

That’s hilarious! Can’t think of any embarrassing autocorrects at the moment, but I am positive I’ve had many over the years.

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@DianneN (254926)

• United States

27 Jan

@JudyEv Exactly!

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan

They come with the territory, don't they? If you have autocorrect then you're going to have the occasional clanger.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

24 Jan

I hate autocorrect. I have to be so careful when I text on the phone. If I didn't pay attention to what I write here, the same thing would happen.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

30 Jan

@JudyEv I don't know if it's on the Internet, but I do use it on Word.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan

Yes, if you have auto-correct turned on, you really need to be on the ball.

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@JESSY3236 (22245)

• United States

27 Jan

lol pretty picture.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan

Thanks. I'm glad you like it. It would make a good jigsaw.

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@LindaOHio (222417)

• United States

24 Jan

Nice photo. I did have one that just occurred last week; but I can't remember it. Why is Vince going to Thailand if you don't mind my asking?

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan

He is meeting up with some FB photography friends and they're going off taking photos. One of the people live there and has contacts in a remote village and also at a wildlife sanctuary.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 Jan

@LindaOHio I hope to be able to share a couple of his photos once he gets there.

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@LindaOHio (222417)

• United States

27 Jan

@JudyEv That's very cool. Thailand is beautiful.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (17240)

• China

24 Jan

I have not used autocorrect .The ‘trombones’ and ‘thrombosis’ are poles apart.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan

Autocorrect just seems to take a few similar letters and comes up with a word. So if you remove the 'h' from 'thrombosis' you get 'trombo...' which is starting to look like 'trombones'. No excuse of course but maybe that's how it happens.

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@jstory07 (148734)

• Roseburg, Oregon

24 Jan

No nothing lately. I do use autocorrect all the time.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

24 Jan

I have it turned off but I'm sure it's useful at times.

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@wolfgirl569 (135770)

• Marion, Ohio

24 Jan

That is a cute one

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan

Auto-correct does come up with some doozies.

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@RasmaSandra (98004)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

24 Jan

I can just see Maria dancing over the mountain. That is hilarious.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan

We thought the mountainous country was lovely. It was all very novel and new to us.

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@Traceyjayne (11375)

• United Kingdom

24 Jan

Oh dear ….an attack of trombones …! On a serious note, I hope his friend is better soon. Also hoping Vince has a great holiday. It’s not a place I have been to. I will try to remember some of the things The Mister has sent me in texts ….he doesn’t usually check and I have had some weird messages in the past.

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan

I hear some very funny ones from time to time but I can never remember them.

@Ronrybs (21497)

• London, England

24 Jan

I've turned off autocorrect on my devices, but have to say that the knowlege that someone was playing a trombone on a flight would put me off

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@JudyEv (382104)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Jan

I turn it off too. I'd rather make my own mistakes.