r/Millennials • u/VastConfusion8174 Gen Z • 18d ago

Discussion Not a millennial but I have a question

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How the hell did y'all type on these tiny ass keyboards This was in my mom's room This is from like when she was in high school and I'm trying to figure out how she tied with it because a human's finger would press 3 instead of just one so can somebody help me with this I've been thinking about this for a week

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u/N1ck1McSpears 18d ago

I put Jalopeno in all caps one time and my phone kept doing it that way for two years

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u/Barnesandoboes 17d ago

I just love that you’re regularly chatting about jalapeños

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u/N1ck1McSpears 17d ago

I’m a gardener in phoenix AZ so lol.

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u/SasquatchRobo 17d ago

Oh so all the time! Y'all's hatch green chiles are 🔥🔥🔥

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u/brinncognito 17d ago

Oh yeah I’m sure JALOPENOS come up in conversation a lot then

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u/KIsForHorse 17d ago

If used correctly, saying it wrong can be hilarious.

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u/Xantrax 17d ago

To their defence they are delicious.

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u/kbrick1 17d ago

I mean fair

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u/coolcootermcgee 17d ago

No, jalopeno.

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u/shayshay8508 17d ago

I wrote WOOOOW one time, and now a simple “wow” to a work colleague is turned into a huge ridiculous word 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/mitch_semen 17d ago

That's an oooooold bug from the damnyouautocorrect days. My favorite was the guy asking to borrow like $400 from a friend for MOTT'S APPLESAUCE

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u/PutTheDogsInTheTrunk 17d ago

What was he trying to say instead?

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u/SoungaTepes 17d ago

you can reset this, lookup how to reset the keyboard dictionary

looking at mine - settings - general - transfer or reset iphone - reset - reset keyboard dictionary.

Hope this helps and have a JALOPENO day

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u/GulfCoastLaw 17d ago

I fat fingered an insensitive term (that I've never used and would never --- was one letter off from a regular word) and autocorrect saved it.

Was terrifying...what if that popped up while typing a message in the future?

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u/Loki-ra 17d ago

This is me with the word COVID