for Six Sentence Stories where the given word is Key.
I’ve decided against attempting an audio for reasons which may become apparent!
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I hated mobile phones when they first appeared, I preferred proper telephones with curly cables but being a trendy dude I bought myself one.
I got my first text, ‘hi keith how u doin c-in r tomoz 4t u mite cum 2 luv mary’
What was Mary saying?
When I had a go at replying, my mobile used something I now know to be ‘predictive text’ which reads my mind and writes what it thinks I’m trying to say.
‘Hell mare, watch was yolk massage a boot, I did nut undertake it, plaice foam me, lovely, Key’.
Oh dear, I decided to call her on a proper phone and apparently she was going to see our friend Rosey the next night and thought I might like to go too, so I did.
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*Thanks to Denise at GirlieOnTheEdge for hosting!
Haha! This has happened to me so Many times. 😂😂😂
…too many times!
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Sounds like the best thing to do is to turn off notifications for text messages.
Usually remember after the event!
Ah yes! Ours is “auto-correct” and it’s redone many a word for me, usually to my embarrassment.
I’ve been embarrased a few times too!
It’s funny because it’s true. Good one Key
Thanks David!!
Toadily underconstumpled, Teeth.
I couldn’t have asked for a more interesting, sorry, baffling comment, Doug!!!
Oh Keith, I feel a ‘ludditesque’ comment coming on… I even miss those curly cables which always got into a knot!
They always did and usually at the most inconvenient moments! I’m sure we all have ludditesquian moments now and again!
I laugh so hard at this one Keith. Bravo!
The predictive text is a hoot at the best of time…”please foam me…” LOL 🤣🤣
I’m pleased! Thanks for your lovely response, Suzette.
My pleasure.
Jings, mate that went wheeching over my head too.
4t for ‘thought’ jist disnae work in Scotland!
I was in Glasgow at the weekend and some of the conversations I overheard were just as confusing to my sassenach mind!
Still laughing, Keith. Many’s the misunderstanding… Mind you, I thought Mary was meeting R for tea. But then we don’t do diphthongs up here.
Goodness knows what she was doing! You, with a little help from Google, have taught me a new word, diphthongs! I can’t imagine life without them.
a much needed dose of humor in my day.
Delighted to have amused you!
BTW (as they say), I can’t find your blog UP!
UPdate – found it, read it, commented on it!
Keith, dude!
I’ll mail you five dollars (US) to do the audio of this Post.
Hubris in technology? ‘Predictive’ text yeah.
I was tempted by your generous offer, but I gave up!
Down with Autocorrect!
Yea!
Hilarious…because I only recently surrendered to the technology, though I still maintain my landline (more reliable). I can hardly call what I do “texting”…they’re still as long as an email 🙂
At least you are having a go!
Yes, but generally dragging my feet and cursing 🙂 I don’t know if it’s the same where you live, but “digital” coupons are the thing now in grocery stores. So if you don’t “do” digital, you don’t get the discounted price on the item. I can’t do digital, as it involves “scanning” or some dang thing–Makes me crazy.
Oh, dear God. This was too hilarious.
Absolutely brilliant, Keith. 🙂
That’s so kind of you Natasha, thank you!
What will it take to grace us with an audio of this SSS?
Wishful thinking?
So true 😁😂 And it was a satisfying sound and experience winding the dial of those old phones with your finger.
Year, I tooth heave problems you sing predictive texans!
Those were the days! It’s interesting how often people still say they are dialling a number!
Hahaha! Funny, Keith… you can always predict predictive text to get it wrong!
So true, cheers Tom.
My kids used to roll their eyes at my full-sentence texts. But now they’ve come to accept them…
Another fun Six, Keith!
Mine too Liz, but I’m getting a more text-savvy now!