Does it annoy anyone else that although finally they stopped auto capitalizing LOL when texting, they now auto capitalize WTF? So now instead of yell-laughing at my friends I yell WTF at them instead of saying it casually.
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3.0 - WTF is the new LOL
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it doesn't annoy me. does anyone else feel guilty when the thing fixes your typing automatically? for some reason I have to resist the urge to erase and type it out properly.
it's almost like I'm afraid I'll get too sloppy at typing by relying on it too much. kinda dumb but oh well.
it's almost like I'm afraid I'll get too sloppy at typing by relying on it too much. kinda dumb but oh well.
as i'm not a 12 year old girl i don't use "wtf" or "lol" etc.
however the one thing that doesn't auto-correct (and rightly so) is "for-fir". it's not a fault as they're both words and with the "o" being next to the "i" it's easily done.
anybody else notice they're saying things like "i'm going out fir dinner"? i've noticed it a lot on twitter, if you see "fir" being used and the writer isn't a horticulturist then you can be be fairly sure they have an iphone.
however the one thing that doesn't auto-correct (and rightly so) is "for-fir". it's not a fault as they're both words and with the "o" being next to the "i" it's easily done.
anybody else notice they're saying things like "i'm going out fir dinner"? i've noticed it a lot on twitter, if you see "fir" being used and the writer isn't a horticulturist then you can be be fairly sure they have an iphone.
It also used to correct "bot" to "not", and while bot is an actual word, I find myself using "not" much more often. Also, it's annoying now that "dis" isn't auto-corrected to "did" anymore. "dis" isn't even a word, more like the 'ghetto' way to type "this". 
I do that a lot, i also say 'bit' instead of 'but', my friends have learnt what i actually mean over time, like using an iPhone-English dictionary
What i do say a bit is atm, and it auto-corrects to ATM, which i understand because ATM is a word, but like LOL people think i'm 'shouting' in my messages a bit.
Actually, it annoys me that they stopped auto-capitalizing LOL. I hate having to press CAPS-LOCK before typing LOL now.
My take on "yelling" is that it doesn't apply to acronyms, which are originally meant to be capitalized. Nobody would type "nasa" instead of "NASA," right?
Not all acronyms should be capitalized, you need to think of what the acronym is. If you were writing it in a sentence you would put "I went to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration offices yesterday" with capitals but would you type, "Bob told me a joke in the middle of the speech and I Laughed Out Loud" or "Bob told me a joke in the middle of the speech and I laughed out loud"?
no.
i was waiting for some saddo to come along and defend the use of acronyms.
well done, it took a while but you took the bait
is that your mum i hear calling you? it must be difficult still living with her in your mid-30's.
no.
i was waiting for some saddo to come along and defend the use of acronyms.
well done, it took a while but you took the bait
is that your mum i hear calling you? it must be difficult still living with her in your mid-30's.
Your insults really struck me to the core. What have I been doing with my life? Still living with my parents, no job. You're so accurate it's not even funny. lol.
at least you've realised your errors, there's still time. i'm sure you're mum will find someone else to shave her back for her.
yes i spelled that incorrectly, thank you for pointing out my error.
i don't see myself as a language critic but thank you for that complimentary title, it's much appreciated. considering that, i think it's best that i point out to you that i don't believe "bolded" to be a word. the word you are referring to is 'in bold text', not 'bolded'.
Glass houses, stones etc...
It also used to correct "bot" to "not", and while bot is an actual word, I find myself using "not" much more often. Also, it's annoying now that "dis" isn't auto-corrected to "did" anymore. "dis" isn't even a word, more like the 'ghetto' way to type "this".
Not to dis you but "dis" is actually a fairly common word.
Verb. Act or speak in a disrespectful way toward: "He was expelled for dissing the gym teacher".