Can you have incorrectly auto-corrected words?

In response to last week’s question, "Can you have incorrectly auto-corrected words?," my pulmonologist friend Steve replied, "Not that I am beware." My writing and sailing friend Rich recalled, "Oh yeah, my auto-correct on text messaging decided to turn, “I will be here for ten more minutes” into “ I am a heterosexual” while this is useful information  I would hope my wife is already aware.  Needless to say I carefully review all texts before hitting the send button."

My temple friend Lesley lamented, "All the time. Lesley gets "corrected" to Leslie. Thanks Mom and Dad for the gift that will never stop giving."

My birthday bud Jon shared the following evidence, Of course you can.  Some great one:

• An IRS agent I was working with called to cancel a meeting, and later sent an email apologizing for “any incontinence I may have caused.”

• And going through the college application process, we were warned about essays in which the spelling was correct but the wording not.  One applicant wrote about how he and his grandfather used to go out and hunt peasants.  Another, meaning to discuss how she tutored neighborhood kids after school, wrote that she went home after school and “tortured kids in the neighborhood.”

 My writer/organizer cousin Sunny recommended, "Have you ever read "Damn You Autocorrect" or “Damn You Autocorrect 2”? Hilarious!"  (Note:  If that's not enough, here's a website for even more which also offers free app.)

My equestrian friend Royce, in response to the prior week's question, ' What things do you couch?,' my answer, 'mostly my touch' is a prime result of incorrect auto correct, it should have been 'mostly my tush.'  Apparently, Yiddish isn't part of its vocabulary."

Seems that my college roomie John knows the answer. "No, it's my smart phone that incorrectly auto-corrects my texts.  Yet, I find it the auto-correct guesses pretty well the words I want to use next."

Please share your thoughts about this week's "things that make you go 'Hmmm' “:

When do you use 'bye bye' instead of 'bye'?

Live. Love. Learn. Laugh .. Lighten up!  

Hal

Thank you to all of the volunteers and the golden-lovers who attended yesterday's GRRA.com Rescue Romp.  There is something good and happy about so many goldens, and so many dog people in one place.  A great time full of great stories.

Thanks to Demetri Martin, Steven Wright and George Carlin for the inspiration for Hmmm.  Stop NicheLabs to see what else I'm up to.