Pity poor Hannah, who received a startling text message on her cellphone, sent from her father: "Your mom and I are going to divorce next month."
After Hannah registered her alarm, her father quickly texted back: "I wrote 'Disney,' and this phone changed it. We are going to Disney."
Welcome to the world of smartphone autocorrection, where incautious typing can lead to hilarious and sometimes shocking results. [italics added]
See article at: NYT Magazine 16Jan11 Autoincorrect: How smartphones are making us look dumb — On Language column by Ben Zimmer
