Incorrect Autocorrect

You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Grant Barrett.

And I’m Martha Barnette.

In an earlier episode, we talked about those so-called smartphones that can sometimes correct your text incorrectly.

Like the poor woman who was left breathless by a text message from her father that read, “Your mom and I are going to divorce this month.”

And a few seconds later, she got one from him that said, “I wrote Disney and this phone changed it. We’re going to Disney.”

Love that.

And quite a few of you wrote in to share your own auto corrections.

Ann Palomara wrote to say, “My roommate’s name is Brooke. An old phone commonly changed her name to Arnold.”

Arnold.

Arnold.

Why?

Brooke Arnold.

I’m looking at the keyboard going, huh?

Poor Brooke.

And Teresa Cook from Rowlett, Texas wrote, “Our daughter’s name is Sydney. S-Y-D-N-E-Y. I shortened her name to Sid only to see that the auto correction changes it to STD.”

Not good. Not good.

No. I emailed somebody once and I wanted to say, “Oh, you’re my best friend” in a joking way, and I became breast friend.

Nice, nice.

She didn’t mind, but it wasn’t what I meant to say.

Well, speaking of, one more from Heidi in the Dallas area.

She left us a voicemail.

She said that she often signs her texts, “Blessings and hugs,” but she’s learned to be extra careful because otherwise her messages end with “blessings and jugs.”

Hey, a loaf of bread, a smartphone, and thou, you know, what more do you need?

That’s the kind of joke I was thinking of.

What were you thinking of, Grant?

I was thinking moonshine, yes.

Right, okay.

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