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Predictive text throws up some strange things sometimes. If you type in Smirnoff, for example, the word 'poisoned' comes up. Have you found any other strange ones?

― Daniel Giraffe (Daniel Giraffe), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 08:27 (nineteen years ago)

Pint = riot

Which given that asking people if they fancy a pint is mostly what i use my mobile phone for...

― Dadaismus (Are we in love like I think we be?) (Dada), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 08:29 (nineteen years ago)

I was thinking about this just last night. My phone seems to think clashbo is a more useful word than Clapham. And that I'm more likely to want to go to a sub than a pub. So there I was, drinking bottles of poisoned ice in a sub in clashbo...

xpost - fancy a riot in a sub?

― ledge (ledge), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 08:32 (nineteen years ago)

Clashbo is a great name (for Clapham or for anything)

― Dadaismus (Are we in love like I think we be?) (Dada), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 08:33 (nineteen years ago)

my phone always suggests "shots" instead of "pints". it' trying to change my friends' drinking habits, clearly.

― teh_kit is jayne without the tits (g-kit), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 08:43 (nineteen years ago)

Same here

― Dadaismus (Are we in love like I think we be?) (Dada), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 08:44 (nineteen years ago)

fancy a shot, dada?

also, i always end up calling people "citag". my phone is too coy to use the word "bitch".

― teh_kit is jayne without the tits (g-kit), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 08:46 (nineteen years ago)

While I'm not too surprised that my phone hasn't heard of Chelsea or Tescos, I'm puzzled as to why it thinks what I really want to say is Agelseb and Verans. Also, my phone seems to consider calling someone a 'ducking aunt' to be most foul-mouthed of insults.

― Teh littlest HoBBo (the pirate king), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 08:48 (nineteen years ago)

I predict a pint - using predictive text of course

― Dadaismus (Are we in love like I think we be?) (Dada), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 08:48 (nineteen years ago)

Careful when ordering coal by text!

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:03 (nineteen years ago)

or a shot!

xpost

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:03 (nineteen years ago)

Coal will get you either anal or cock, depending.

There is another thread on this around somewhere, I remember discussing a plan to replace the word 'cool' with 'book' to save time.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:06 (nineteen years ago)

I think my phone is racist because it favours 'Paci' over 'Rach'.

― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:09 (nineteen years ago)

Rain = pain. "Enjoying orienteering trip, except for the pain."

― ledge (ledge), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:12 (nineteen years ago)

home = good

"e.g. i'm coming good later!"

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:18 (nineteen years ago)

yeah book has become quite a common replacement for cool these days, in some circles

― Ste (Fuzzy), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:20 (nineteen years ago)

This seems as good a place as any to mention that I have to take pills every May-July to help me fight off attacks of 'gay fever'.

― Teh littlest HoBBo (the pirate king), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:25 (nineteen years ago)

Just in case a man comes round to deliver "coal"?

― Dadaismus (Are we in love like I think we be?) (Dada), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:28 (nineteen years ago)

i thought the pills would make you especially vunerable to attacks.

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:29 (nineteen years ago)

Camberwell = Canceryell.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:31 (nineteen years ago)

Indeed.

Also, apparently cases feature a lot in my life: I am constantly referring to my Oyster case, my credit case, my ID case (without which I can't get into work), and of course birthday cases for all and sundry.

― Teh littlest HoBBo (the pirate king), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:31 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, and Ava = cub, which I love.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:32 (nineteen years ago)

No becomes On, or vice versa.

"Fuck No" becomes "Dual On"

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:36 (nineteen years ago)

Gay fever is no joke. Sometimes it's so bad you can't go outside.

― Teh littlest HoBBo (the pirate king), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:37 (nineteen years ago)

In Norwegian pred text, "party" becomes "sober"... and "ok" yields "beer".

― The Vintner's Lipogram (OleM), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:39 (nineteen years ago)

In Soviet Russia, text predicts YOU.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 09:40 (nineteen years ago)

http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/29392

― caek (caek), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 10:02 (nineteen years ago)

Great question, caek. Homonumbers?

― Daniel Giraffe (Daniel Giraffe), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 10:10 (nineteen years ago)

That sounds more like ads you find in phone booths.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 10:16 (nineteen years ago)

i like lips/kiss.

― sean gramophone (Sean M), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 10:20 (nineteen years ago)

A friend of mine has taken to using the word dual in emails now! Dual off you aunt.

― Colonel Poo (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 10:40 (nineteen years ago)

I can't believe you people are still using WORDS to communicate\\

In the world of predictive smells, this problem has been mainly ironed out, but when a mistake does pop up - well it can be a real doozy

― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 10:45 (nineteen years ago)

Oh lordy. Why my phone thinks I'm more likely to need "shiv" than "shit", I can't imagine. Just because someone's spent most of her life in prison doesn't necessarily make 'er a violent monster, you see what I mean??

It also prefers "car" to "bar", which might say something about the American way of life? Here's a tip: DRIVE LESS, DRINK MORE.

― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 12:09 (nineteen years ago)

There were some great suggestions on that Ask Me thread. In retrospect, I prefer homodactyls to homonums, but I don't think I've used either in conversation. Anyone here got any opinions?

― caek (caek), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 12:17 (nineteen years ago)

The person who suggested 'homodactyls' said it meant 'same fingers', but this is nonsense. It's not like we use a different finger for each button on the phone. I expect most of us just use our right thumb all the time.

― Teh littlest HoBBo (the pirate king), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 12:31 (nineteen years ago)

can we meet in the lift and have a song?

― not-goodwin (not-goodwin), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 12:31 (nineteen years ago)

when trying to use the word "Gerry" my phone seems to think I mean "herpes". It is terribly embarrassing to text one's husband when out for a quiet pint with a friend and for him to receive a message "I'm in the pub with herpes".

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 13:54 (nineteen years ago)

It also prefers "car" to "bar"

Yeah, I got a text from Kelsey the other day that said "I just found the best karaoke car!!"

I was like, whoa, that *is* cool.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 14:39 (nineteen years ago)

My phone is convinced that, instead of "you," what I'm actually going for is "wmt." I don't understand at all.

― Allyzay will never stop making pancakes (allyzay), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

I tour managed a comedian once who had a bit where he talked about predictive text. "I couldn't do it properly though - always made me look like a right aunt." The reactions of different crowds was interesting.

― Andrew (enneff), Wednesday, 19 July 2006 23:33 (nineteen years ago)

beloved aunt.

i've called my friend viv a tit on several occasions.

― jed_ (jed), Thursday, 20 July 2006 00:10 (nineteen years ago)

I'm amazed none of the London massive has mentioned WOBS yet!!

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 20 July 2006 00:21 (nineteen years ago)

i dun geddit

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Thursday, 20 July 2006 00:27 (nineteen years ago)

XMAS innit.

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 20 July 2006 00:27 (nineteen years ago)

this is pretty funny

― S-L-U-G (plsmith), Thursday, 20 July 2006 00:33 (nineteen years ago)

bigg

― electric sound of jim [and why not] (electricsound), Thursday, 20 July 2006 00:37 (nineteen years ago)

JODY BETH SOREN

― Machibuse '80 (ex machina), Thursday, 20 July 2006 01:33 (nineteen years ago)

In predictive text, my name comes out as "Mark grott"

go figure!

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 20 July 2006 08:15 (nineteen years ago)

That was the same day I was really hungover and drinking shandy, which my phone decided was "shame".

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Thursday, 20 July 2006 10:53 (nineteen years ago)

That doesn't even have the same number of letters, does it Herpes?

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 20 July 2006 11:08 (nineteen years ago)

Some phones predict what the word will be before you get there. Ailsa's phone anticipated that she wanted herpes and gave it to her.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Thursday, 20 July 2006 11:16 (nineteen years ago)

Vodaphone want to get themselves down the clinic.

― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Thursday, 20 July 2006 11:37 (nineteen years ago)

proof that motorola phones are not as good as nokia

xmas != wobs :(

― ken c (ken c), Thursday, 20 July 2006 11:56 (nineteen years ago)

Vodaphone want to get themselves down the clinic.

I think you'll find Ailsa got herpes from a Virgin!

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Thursday, 20 July 2006 12:20 (nineteen years ago)

three years pass...

A friend texted me to say he was going to be late because he'd been waiting for ages and there was "no cup in sight".

― Daniel Giraffe, Friday, 18 September 2009 08:24 (sixteen years ago)

I have a somewhat unusual first name and when typed in t9 it results in 'fetch'

this is a discovery/nickname all of my friends eventually make independently

― iatee, Friday, 18 September 2009 08:35 (sixteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hcoT6yxFoU

― chap, Friday, 18 September 2009 13:02 (sixteen years ago)

once texted my brother that we'd been 'twenty minutes on the fuck carriageway and all going well'

― What are the benefits of dating a younger guy, better erections? (darraghmac), Friday, 18 September 2009 13:04 (sixteen years ago)

my friend cedric gets changed to "bedsic"

― mh, Friday, 18 September 2009 13:54 (sixteen years ago)

I have more than once been in a steve, though I think I managed to correct the time I was in an eric steve before sending

― a passing spacecadet, Friday, 18 September 2009 13:58 (sixteen years ago)

looool

― million dollar pig junior (electricsound), Friday, 18 September 2009 14:03 (sixteen years ago)

i tried to text 'cheer myself up' and got 'aides myself up'

― do you want to be happier? (whatever), Saturday, 19 September 2009 16:57 (sixteen years ago)

i once famously told roxy that i was 'in my mew neighborhood, butgun to do'

― both HOOSlarious and truthful (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Saturday, 19 September 2009 22:50 (sixteen years ago)

buttgun to do

― bamcquern, Saturday, 19 September 2009 22:51 (sixteen years ago)

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