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Sliver · 09-03-2009, 02:02 PM

I can't ever seem to spell "attach" correctly - I'm always adding an "e" at the end, which Word auto corrects into "attaché" so I look extra ridiculous. I know I can change this in the settings, but I'd rather just complain about it.

Anybody else have any auto correct pet peeves?

malcolmk14 · 09-03-2009, 02:04 PM

Auto-correct is for insecure pansies. Real men don't make mistakes.

Bibtin Tex · 09-03-2009, 03:21 PM

My ipod changes "porn" to "corn"

4X4 · 09-03-2009, 03:23 PM

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My ipod changes "porn" to "corn"

My BB pearl changes 'dude' to 'fife'.

alltherage · 09-03-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 4X4

My BB pearl changes 'dude' to 'fife'.

This is seriously the bane of my texting existence.

JD · 09-03-2009, 04:16 PM

This is more of a dorky engineer sort of thing, but when excel changes MPa to Mpa.

Jayems · 09-03-2009, 04:19 PM

Writing 'travelled' and it changes back to 'traveled'

Gozer · 09-03-2009, 04:20 PM

The suffix -our

kermitology · 09-03-2009, 04:23 PM

If you have a French boss like I used to.. then changing his auto correction so that any word that starts with the letter 'h' has the 'h' removed from it is hilarious and awesome. Especially when it takes him 4 months to figure out what you did.

Jimmy Stang · 09-03-2009, 05:04 PM

Not quite an auto correct thing, but I just can't handle writing if a Canadian English dictionary isn't installed. It is the first thing I do on a new install of Firefox or OpenOffice. Colour should not be underlined, color should be. Leave my rumour, centre, armour, etc. alone.

I wish that web browsers came with a mandatory "their-there-they're" checker. But that's a whole new topic.

ResAlien · 09-03-2009, 05:53 PM

I have no idea how many times I've asked someone "Hey, want to hit happy hour after work and grab a adds?" Look phone, you know I want to say beer, I know it, I've never even used the word adds. Ever. So stop messing with me.

drewboy12 · 09-03-2009, 07:08 PM

I hate trying to dirty talk on BB messenger. always changes words to non profane words. But im awesome

FireFly · 09-03-2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kermitology

If you have a French boss like I used to.. then changing his auto correction so that any word that starts with the letter 'h' has the 'h' removed from it is hilarious and awesome. Especially when it takes him 4 months to figure out what you did.

Wouldn't it be ilarious and awesome?

FireFly · 09-03-2009, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ResAlien

I have no idea how many times I've asked someone "Hey, want to hit happy hour after work and grab a adds?" Look phone, you know I want to say beer, I know it, I've never even used the word adds. Ever. So stop messing with me.

And even if you did want to use the word adds, if you were going to grab one, it would be AN adds. Stupid phone should know that.

Kipper is King · 09-03-2009, 08:43 PM

Spelling on my ipod touch is duck-ing great! :P

Incogneto · 09-03-2009, 10:51 PM

Book fife! This thread is really book!

ken0042 · 09-04-2009, 07:43 AM

A couple of my T9 peaves are things like:
"Are you going to the Flames hand tonight?"
And further to that one: "Are up for a hand of gold with of"

kermitology · 09-04-2009, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by FireFly

Wouldn't it be ilarious and awesome?

I changed HIS auto-correct.. not mine silly.

Art Vandelay · 09-04-2009, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by kermitology

I changed IS auto-correct.. not mine silly.

Thats better.

You Need a Thneed · 09-04-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Jayems

Writing 'travelled' and it changes back to 'traveled'

There's nothing quite like "auto-correct" that actually takes words that are spelled correctly, and changes them so they are wrong.