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Question of the Day: Has Your iPhone Learned Swear Words?

By Sean Fallon on October 7, 2008 at 6:45 AM

News about the possibility of manual auto-correct shut-off showing up in the iPhone 2.2 software has sparked a minor debate amongst the editors about the usefulness of such a feature. Most people would probably leave it on, but it would be nice to type the word “fuck” now and then without iPhone wholesomeness turning it into the word “duck.” Let’s face it, emailing someone to call them a “stupid duck” kind of disarms the comment altogether. However, with a consistent regimen of swearing, the iPhone will eventually stoop to your level. That having been said: has your iPhone learned swear words? Would you shut off auto-correct if it were implemented?


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  • Jill
    October 7, 2008 at 10:27 AM

    I don’t even understand “auto complete”.

    Hand your iPhone to someone (even if they have 20 yrs
    experience with computers) and tell them to
    type “meet me tue night” and see what happens.

    It’s almost impossible to type. Try it.

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