Interview on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation” about the outrageous goofs that can be caused by smartphone autocorrect. (Jan. 13, 2011)
Have you ever typed a text into your smart phone and sent it, only to realize that the auto correct feature changed “Disney” to “divorce?” Ben Zimmer, On Language columnist for The New York Times Magazine, talks about hilarious and shocking messages sent after auto correct went wrong.
(Show page, streaming audio, download, related On Language column)