Some words are just fine when they slap onto the virtual page. But then there are some that are wasted with autocorrect, and it happens when the writer isn't expecting such a thing.  

Like the other day, I was texting my sister about what I was streaming. The words just flew off my fingers, and I hit send. I added that my car was still in the shop; my sister responded with LOL. I was puzzled. So, I asked myself, "Why would my car being in the shop make her laugh?" When I looked back at my message, it read: "I'm watching Ruth Tenderloin Mysteries on Prime." What? Now I was laughing out loud, too. The Autocorrect struck again. It should've read Ruth Rendell Mysteries. (Ruth Rendell Mysteries is a British show that aired in 1987.) 

We were still laughing and so many tears were rolling over our cheeks. Other auto corrects aren't always as predictable. What happens when a "not" shows up where you never intended or keystroked? "I do NOT want to see you," appears instead of the "I do want to see you. "The stroke could be pure pain there. How about when the writer compliments a friend and it comes out: "Igor are so gifted!" I want to know where Autocorrect found "Igor" instead of 'YOU™? 

Quora has some autocorrect booboos—like Delaney Smith's posts: "Once, when I was fourteen, I was texting my crush at the time. I meant to say, "Give me a sec." Good old auto-correct changed "sec" to "sex." It wouldn't have been as mortifying if it was a regular friend, but it was my crush, so my tiny middle-school self died a little. 

Just recently, when I texted with a friend, before I sent my comment, autocorrect changed Trump to "trumpet" and another time to "frump." 

AARP shared some funny autocorrects: Instead of "honey," the result was: "If you're still at the store, can you grab some hiney?" Instead of "MY," the system writes, "Thanks for coming to my party." The senior magazine also shared, "Because Autocorrect will, over time, make corrections based on words you've typed before, if you ever decide to type a word in all capital letters, it will default to an all-caps version each time you type it. So be prepared for people to think you REALLY have something important to tell them." 

Sometimes "The" is typed as "They" or "The" instead of "Then" either surely causes an English teacher to cringe. Developers are trying to fix bugs in Autocorrect and post solutions that developers understand but users, not so much. One post to illustrate the problem posted: " wasn't wondering why, and if there i am fix available." And then showed the correct typing: "I was wondering why, and if there is a fix available."  

"Autocorrect, your shirt stinks.' So, the constant reminder from such Tweedledee and Tweedledum bickering is "Double and triple check your text message before you send: cheek the tweet before you tweedle.

Nelda Curtiss is a retired college educator and long-time local columnist. Reach her at columnsbynellie.com or email her at columnsbynellie@gmail.com.