A fool and his money..... Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Does anyone else hate autocorrect as I do, with a passion normally reserved for the Steam Racket or Manx Gas? Of all the technological advancements of my lifetime, it easily has to be the shitest. And I'm someone who has always been crap at spelling! The thing is, before autocorrect, I'd easily get away with the odd spelling mistake without any affect on the understanding of the reader - and if I needed to write something without any spelling mistakes, I'd simply stick to words I knew how to spell. Now, with the aid of autocorrect, I invariably write a load of perfectly spelt bullshit which makes no sense to anyone, least of all me (and yes I know some of you think that's nothing to do with autocorrect). The point being that I believe autocorrect causes far more mistakes than it rectifies - and I don't believe it speeds things up either - to type something in a hurry is to challenge autocorrect to make you look as much of a dickhead as it possibly can- that's one thing it is very good at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 My phone often changes words I’ve put in correctly when it thinks I must have it wrong. It’s bloody annoying. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted August 22 Author Share Posted August 22 That's exactly it, the bloody phone knows what you want to say better than you do - which it obviously doesn't. The thing is, this sort of thing is a primative form of AI, and it's shit, but it's never been improved or given up on. Makes you wonder where AI will actually lead us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 I've more than once signed off an email with.... Kind retards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 1 hour ago, The Phantom said: I've more than once signed off an email with.... Kind retards. Yeah, me too. I have then switched Auto Correct back on and gone to make a cup of tea. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 I have a colleague whose first name is Vanina. Guess what that turns into 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casta Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Jurby it gives you 'grubby' Can't really argue with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Colombe Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 5 hours ago, Casta said: Can't really argue with that I can. It's jury. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampsterkahn Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 The inventor of ‘ Auto- correct’ has died. His funnel is tomato. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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