I have auto-correct turned off on all my (apple) devices because I have to regularly type weird documents with irregular spellings / capitalisations etc. They all work as advertised except when I am typing on this site. Drives me mad when I try to put in plant names etc and it comes up with something completely different and totally irrelevant.
Auto-correct settings on the devices are definitely not the issue for me.
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I can't seem to turn off my auto correct on my tablet. It means I have to be very vigilant. Some times I look and its changed whole sentences. Honest it's auto correct, I'm not on the wine.
Lunaria, have a look on your keyboard, next to your space bar, there is a wheel/cog looking icon, thats your settings, tap that then you can see how to turn off predictive spellings.
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The settings on my computer are for "English" English, yet it constantly underlines in red words such as humour (there, it's just done so) and colour (bingo, again). This is cultural imperialism. Although some would argue that this is how these words used to be spelt (it doesn't like that either - prefers "spelled" which is awkward) and it was only pretentiousness and social climbing that made us adopt the French style. See also "Autumn" (French) and "Fall" which is found in Shakespeare and others.
Auto correct programs are created by the American programmers, that's why we over here struggle with the Queens English. Americans don't speak English as we know it and they don't spell the same either hence colour as we spell it over here is spelt color in America as is Labour and the American Labor.
Thanks Lyn, had to change this message. Originally said I dont have a cog thingy. But realised i was being thick and found it. Yeah I just to learn to spell now.
With respect Dave Morgan, we can't blame the Americans since they have retained the spelling that they took over there with the Pilgrim Fathers; it's us here who have adopted new styles. I'm still annoyed though that I can use the English I was taught only with some difficulty on the computer.
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I have auto-correct turned off on all my (apple) devices because I have to regularly type weird documents with irregular spellings / capitalisations etc. They all work as advertised except when I am typing on this site. Drives me mad when I try to put in plant names etc and it comes up with something completely different and totally irrelevant.
Auto-correct settings on the devices are definitely not the issue for me.
I can't seem to turn off my auto correct on my tablet. It means I have to be very vigilant. Some times I look and its changed whole sentences. Honest it's auto correct, I'm not on the wine.
Lunaria, have a look on your keyboard, next to your space bar, there is a wheel/cog looking icon, thats your settings, tap that then you can see how to turn off predictive spellings.
The settings on my computer are for "English" English, yet it constantly underlines in red words such as humour (there, it's just done so) and colour (bingo, again). This is cultural imperialism. Although some would argue that this is how these words used to be spelt (it doesn't like that either - prefers "spelled" which is awkward) and it was only pretentiousness and social climbing that made us adopt the French style. See also "Autumn" (French) and "Fall" which is found in Shakespeare and others.
The problem described suggests predictive text.
Auto correct programs are created by the American programmers, that's why we over here struggle with the Queens English. Americans don't speak English as we know it and they don't spell the same either hence colour as we spell it over here is spelt color in America as is Labour and the American Labor.
Blame the Americans!
Thanks Lyn, had to change this message. Originally said I dont have a cog thingy. But realised i was being thick and found it. Yeah
I just to learn to spell now.
With respect Dave Morgan, we can't blame the Americans since they have retained the spelling that they took over there with the Pilgrim Fathers; it's us here who have adopted new styles. I'm still annoyed though that I can use the English I was taught only with some difficulty on the computer.