🏫🚓🚓🚒AutoCorrect SNAFU! Roflmao

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bunnymcd Mar 27, 2012

Found on CNET.
The thing about auto-correct is that it happens so quickly. Indeed, one sometimes wonders if it's a neat little ruse to get you to send another text correcting the automatic error.

Yet one student at Lanier Technical College might be staring at his or her cell phone a little more closely in future. You see, this student texted: "Gunna be at West Hall this afternoon."

Auto-correct mused a microsecond at this word "gunna" and changed it to "gunman." Before anyone knew it, authorities soon believed that the students could be gonnas.

The way the Gainesville Times portrays it, the text was sent to the wrong number. The recipient, naturally concerned, contacted the authorities, which immediately placed West Hall middle and high schools on lockdown.
Dmitri Mar 27, 2012

Whoa!
Hyena Mar 27, 2012

Lol, yeah I heard that too. I also heard that auto correct corrects to the most common word that you type. So those that come up with x-rated texts most likely are actually sending them just to other people...
Marilyn Mar 27, 2012

This is where the art of proof reading your message before sending comes into play.
I will admit, auto-correct can be a pain at times, but still double checking only takes an extra few seconds.
Tlj Mar 27, 2012

I always double check my texts. And the recipients of my texts. Always. I've caught some some pretty awkward stuff lol.
ℐɑĸɛ🐍Տɴɑĸɛ Mar 27, 2012

Hyena wrote:
Lol, yeah I heard that too. I also heard that auto correct corrects to the most common word that you type. So those that come up with x-rated texts most likely are actually sending them just to other people...

Stumped autocorrect.
ℐɑĸɛ🐍Տɴɑĸɛ Mar 27, 2012

YOU wrote:
Hyena wrote:
Lol, yeah I heard that too. I also heard that auto correct corrects to the most common word that you type. So those that come up with x-rated texts most likely are actually sending them just to other people...

Stumped autocorrect.
O wow...
Ꭱ3V Mar 27, 2012

If you guys haven't seen it, check out damnyouautocorrect.com. Full of hilarious autocorrect fails.
Hyena Mar 27, 2012

Ꮹཞ།ཀཀ wrote:
If you guys haven't seen it, check out damnyouautocorrect.com. Full of hilarious autocorrect fails.

Yeah, that website is hilarious.