iPhone Damn You Auto-Correct: Smartphone users left red-faced

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By Anna Edwards

Last updated at 12:50 PM on 29th July 2011

For a mobile that calls itself a 'smartphone' the auto-correct function isn't so clever.

The predictably ends up interfering in people's messages, changing them to vastly different meanings.

The unwitting sender usually forwards them, oblivious to the fact that they may have just sent a bit of a blunder.

One father gives his child a shock when he attempts to tell them of their holiday plans

At least this lothario didn't text his date this message blunder

Learning the hard way: At least it's out in the open

Accidentally outing: This mother will have some explaining to do

From changing the words 'kissing' to 'killing' or 'cross country' to 'cross dressing' the receiver normally gets a bit of a shock, before a laugh.

And the red-faced sender usually has to send a hurried explanation, just in case they get the wrong idea.

 

Check it before you send it! The auto-correct can lead to texting bloopers

The auto-correct howlers on devices like the iPhone mean that although the mobiles might have all the latest technology, sometimes a good old-fashioned phone call might spare the sender's blushes.

One son gets the shock of his life after hearing that his brother was 'adopted' before his mother realised her mistake and has to convince him she meant 'accepted'.

Another a boy accidentally 'outs' himself as gay to his delighted parents, before he has to persuade them that he's not, before asking them why they had 'always' suspected he was.

The howlers have been collected by a website dedicated to the blunders, called www.damnyouautocorrect.com.

Bombshell blunder: One child almost finds out their sibling might be adopted over the phone

Racy revelations: This sender's good news was spoilt by his unwitting confession that he had made a significant lifestyle choice

Heartfelt: One girl's soothing to another's concerns takes a turn for the worse

Too much information: His Monday just got a little bit worse

 

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29 Jul, 2011

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