The Problems with Autocorrect on a Cellphone!

DAMN YOU, AUTOCORRECT! A student at a technical college sent a text

message: “Gunna be at west hall today.” West Hall is a combination

middle and high school in Gainesville, Ga. There were two problems with

the message: he sent it to the wrong number, and his phone auto-

corrected the spelling of the first word — to “gunman”. The alarmed

recipient called police, who advised the school to go into lockdown to

deal with the apparent threat. Once the message was tracked down to the

sender and it became apparent that it was all a mistake, the lockdown

was lifted. (RC/Gainesville Times) …And to anyone who can type on a

phone without ever making a mistake, we say this: You’re a better man

than I am, Gunman Din.

THIS is TRUE: 4 March Copyright 2012 http://www.thisistrue.com