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Most annoying iPhone typos?

lostprophet894 said:
Another is when trying to type "eleven". The "v" is nearly impossible to hit. I go to 7-Eleven every morning for breakfast and input the transaction in PocketLint, so it's an every day thing for me. Even though I capitalize the "E" on eleven it still won't let me type it right the first time.
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u actually cant type the v in eleven. i really dont see why they have done that. there are other words like this where there is a letter that it wont let you type. try Lexus

one of the most annoying for me is changing "yo" -> "to" and i hate it capitalizing "lol"
 
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Yo -to has been fixed in the 3.0 betas. However my most annoying one is now whatcha to whatchamacallit. I do t remember this one occuring before so it may be a new annoyance.
 
I get sick of typing "fir" for "for" and "bit" for "but".

Wanna know a cool shortcut? If you're typing "we're" and you don't want "were", just add an extra 'e' at the end... so type "weree" and it will auto correct to "we're". Pretty cool!
 
I hate the lol->LOL one too.

And I forget what the original word was... but I was typing something that started with "com" and it replaced it with "Condom" in a txt msg.... oops...
 
I don't understand the lol > LOL frustration. Acronyms should always be in uppercase, unless of course you intentionally want to look like an illiterate moron.

No, the one that gets me every time is xx > fx. That really does annoy me.
 
sibruk said:
I don't understand the lol > LOL frustration. Acronyms should always be in uppercase, unless of course you intentionally want to look like an illiterate moron.

No, the one that gets me every time is xx > fx. That really does annoy me.
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I'm sorry but I have to point this out. No offense against you sibruk, but I think the ol' LOL makes anybody look like a moron whether it's capitalized or not. I mean really, how often do you think somebody is laughing out loud when they type that? I've seen people who sandwich every single text they send with it. I highly doubt it's used literally in any significant percentage of the times it's typed.
 
lostprophet894 said:
I'm sorry but I have to point this out. No offense against you sibruk, but I think the ol' LOL makes anybody look like a moron whether it's capitalized or not. I mean really, how often do you think somebody is laughing out loud when they type that? I've seen people who sandwich every single text they send with it. I highly doubt it's used literally in any significant percentage of the times it's typed.
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I agree. LOL is almost the lamest acronym there is. I hate it and I will never use it. If I laugh, I'm more likely going to just say "Haha" or "Hehe".

IrishSniper87 said:
It is very difficult to sound angry in a text that comes out, "duck you, you piece of shot"
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Why do you need to sound angry and say stuff like that to a person in a text? Why not resort to something that has more depth instead of just cussing?

Although, I get pretty angry when I'm playing Call of Duty 4 and people keep slicing me with their knife. It's so annoying.
 
Nermal said:
"get on msn for a sec" autocorrected to "get on man for a sex" :eek:
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lmfao, i almost fell out of my chair when i read that one. I always read what i typed like three times because of corrections like this.
 
TheSpaz said:
I agree. LOL is almost the lamest acronym there is. I hate it and I will never use it. If I laugh, I'm more likely going to just say "Haha" or "Hehe".



Why do you need to sound angry and say stuff like that to a person in a text? Why not resort to something that has more depth instead of just cussing?

Although, I get pretty angry when I'm playing Call of Duty 4 and people keep slicing me with their knife. It's so annoying.
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I cuss at my friends jokingly. I don't actually threaten people or get angry at people via text. Also, it was partially meant as humor.
 
As mentioned several times, lol to LOL, but the other one that frequently gets me is its to it's. It makes me look uneducated when I don't catch it!
 
Nermal said:
As mentioned several times, lol to LOL, but the other one that frequently gets me is its to it's. It makes me look uneducated when I don't catch it!
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on the contrary. It makes you look educated. "its" is NOT a word. "It's cold" means "It is cold".

I agree. LOL is almost the lamest acronym there is. I hate it and I will never use it. If I laugh, I'm more likely going to just say "Haha" or "Hehe".
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+1

Some additional ones for me are
for->fir
mins->mind
yo->to
muah->mush

That is all I can think of at the moment...
 
Mad Mac Maniac said:
on the contrary. It makes you look educated. "its" is NOT a word. "It's cold" means "It is cold".
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Actually...

its: possessive adjective
belonging to or associated with a thing previously mentioned or easily identified : turn the camera on its side | he chose the area for its atmosphere.
• belonging to or associated with a child or animal of unspecified sex : a baby in its mother's womb.
 
Mad Mac Maniac said:
on the contrary. It makes you look educated. "its" is NOT a word. "It's cold" means "It is cold".



+1

Some additional ones for me are
for->fir
mins->mind
yo->to
muah->mush

That is all I can think of at the moment...
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Actually, "Its" is a word. "Its" is the plural form, as in: "The honeybee is pollenating flowers and making its honey." Or whatever. Same with "Yours," instead of "Your's."

Edit: Damn, I was beaten.
 
I have to say that "sec" to "sex" is by far the most annoying. Case in point - here is what I wanted to type to my sister in law:

"I really need you to give me a sec" but I typed "I really need you to give me sec" which freaking turned to "I really need you to give me sex"! WTF! I did forget the "a" but if sec hadn't autocorrected, I wouldn't have all this awkwardness!!!
 
TheSpaz said:
Wanna know a cool shortcut? If you're typing "we're" and you don't want "were", just add an extra 'e' at the end... so type "weree" and it will auto correct to "we're". Pretty cool!
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I didn't know that, but that would really save me some time - as I actually text with proper grammar, when possible.
 
I've conditioned friends and relatives to understand that never would I ever type the word 'duck' so they know what I mean whether I change it back or not. :)
 
okey dokey to okey doody!

for swear words and such i just typed a whole list out under one of my contact's job title and it recognizes them in any application. wonderful :)

I just pray this contact never sees their name on my phone hahaha
 
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