Why can't I write the word 'tv' on the iOS Messages app? (github.com)

3 points by nstj 10y ago ↗ HN

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sundaeofshock 10y ago ↗

Interesting gif. However, I don't have any problem with "tv" on my iPhone. Maybe something you corrected on the past?

nstj 10y ago ↗

That would have been my thought too but it's a new 6S

Turing_Machine 10y ago ↗

No problem here on 9.1 (13B143).

nstj 10y ago ↗

I'm 13B143 too. Weird.

Paulods 10y ago ↗

In your dictionary someone might have changed an autocorrect from TV to Rv...

nstj 10y ago ↗

Nice! I know that can happen from standard auto-correct usage , it's just that this is a fresh iOS install on a fresh device, I haven't used the word Rv any time lately, and there are definitely no other people who use my phone, and it just started doing it for no reason. Viva la autocorrect!

brent_maxwell 10y ago ↗

I wonder if on a fresh install with no previous data to work with if it chooses the word alphabetically? RV does come before TV.

thealistra 10y ago ↗

Those kinds of things are done on Bloom filters and maybe you got a false positive.

Try typing tv 6 times in notes app, correcting every time. it should fix itself.