Tobias DiPasquale notes that the iPhone’s dictionary can correct the word ‘f***ing’ right out of the box. Handy!
The vagaries of various companies’ autocompletion dictionaries are always worth a comment. I’ve noticed that swearing is generally omitted, presumably for prudish reasons to do with tabloid PR fears. But as an Irishman, I find it particularly galling that Nokia’s T9 dictionary cycles through the following entries for “pints”:
- Shots
- Pious
- Riots
- Pints
When I type “pints” (which happens a lot), believe me, I never mean to type “pious”. Stupid phone!
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