Today, I texted my friend and asked her what her sad status on Facebook was about. She texted me back, saying her step-mother had passed away. I tried to reply with "awwh" but my phone autocorrected it to "ahaha." FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was texting with my close friend about her very sick father. She texted, "I hope he gets better" and I replied, "I hope he does." Autocorrect changed it to, "I hope he dies." FML
Today, my coworker texted me about her grandmother passing away. I meant to send a sad face but accidentally sent the party hat emoji. Now she probably thinks I was celebrating her grandma’s death. FML
Today, I was talking to my crush on MSN. She was telling me how her friend had passed away recently. I had two chats open and accidentally replied, "That's hilarious." FML
Today, I added the wrong reaction to a Facebook post, using the laughing smiley instead of the hug, and only noticed two hours later, when my friend wouldn't talk to me because she thought I like found the fact that her dog died funny. FML
Today, I was texting a friend of mine. She mentioned it was her dad's birthday. I typed, "Tell him 'Happy Birthday' from me!" and as I pressed send, I remembered her dad was dead. FML
Today, trying to be nice, I sent a text to my mother-in-law saying that I couldn't wait to have her delicious casserole tonight. Only after sending, I realized that "casserole" had auto corrected to "asshole". FML
Today, I texted my girlfriend that I'm going to 'lick my professor's ass' instead of 'kick' due to auto-correction on my phone. FML
Today, I texted my boss, "I'm looking forward to doing you" instead of, "I'm looking forward to seeing you" thanks to a very unfortunate combination of my atrocious typing skills on a smartphone and an overzealous autocorrect function. FML
Today, my sister texted me, saying she was about to go into surgery. It's been a long time coming, and we've both been worried about what could happen. I texted "good luck" back. My phone autocorrected it to "goodbye" and I didn't even notice. FML
Today, I sent a message on Facebook to a girl I really like. She replied, "..." It took me three hours to realize she'd actually written it. I thought it was just Facebook telling me she was typing. FML
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Top comments
KBeatz 5
Autocorrect at its worst. Explain yourself quickly before you're the biggest jerk ever!
gr8koolkat 6
To be honest if you were a good friend (close enough to ask her what was wrong), you probably should've called her. Or at least text back something a little more sympathetic rather than just 'awwh'.
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Comments (214)
roachyroo 5
My auto correct turns awwww into asses.
perdix 31
Hey, maybe when someone gives you such bad news, you should quit relying on goddam, sterile texting and actually make a phone call to express your sympathy. Here's a thought: Why don't you get your couch-shaped ass off your couch and go see your friend and comfort them in person? Even a perfectly spelled text interjection with the crying emoticon ;( cannot replace being there.
mhopper 13
I agree with seeing the friend in person. A phone call would be awkward though, especially if he/she is hysterically crying. Texting does not suffice in this instance.
eccentrix 12
;( is a sad wink.
Rocky007 15
Proofread, proofread, poofread.
perdix 31
Two out of three ain't bad ;)
d00z3r 8
What you did there, we see it....
stinkFist232 3
I still don't get why your average aurocorrect complaining iPhone user can't just, I dunno, turn the feature off in the first place. "A good artist never blames his tools..."
AliceLockehart 18
TOOL.
AliceLockehart 18
GAH. There was more to that comment. I wasn't calling you a tool. XD
AliceLockehart 18
Totally unrelated I know but I'm listening to them right now :3. Awesome band.
gracehi 33
DUCKING AUTOCORRECT!!!!!
glenbl54 11
Has no one learnt to proof read when using autocorrect yet?
meagy 6
YDI for adding an unnecessary 'h' at the end of 'aww'.
mackdeezy 22
I'm so glad to see I wasn't the only one who got bothered by that "h"
photoquilty 6
Me too! Aww or aw is fine. YDI.
Yelement 7
Omg that's gotta be the worst auto correct story I've seen. Super bad luck!
the_enigma1019 1
I really hate auto correlation. DAMNIT!
bitter3ulogy 0
Turn off your autocorrect so that next time things like this do not happen