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The real answer is to read what you or the computer have written, before hitting POST.
Exactly - if you type 'word' correctly it does not get auto corrected
if you type incorrectly and tap the 'x' it does not remember the misspelling
if a correction pops up in the middle of a word keep typing
Used properly it saves a lot of time
I think another big problem is hesitation and mistrust of the system (I do hands on with a lot of people and these users are the ones who have the most trouble)
Here are some example of iOS autocorrect working based on typing 'wor' correctly then mistyping the last letter
if you type wore then it does not autocorrect (perhaps later after you have taught iOS that wore is not a word - see note below)
worr, worf, worx, worz, wors, worg all become word
worc becomes worcester
worv, worb, worh become worn
worj, woro, worl become work
Note:
I deliberately typed worw which iOS tried to correct to word
I deliberately typed worw again which iOS again tried to correct to word
I deliberately typed worw again and iOS did not and never again will attempt to auto correct
I can fix this by resetting my spelling dictionary - you can work out how for yourself, this is iOS - not rocket surgery
If I just want iOS to forget the word worj then I must make iOS try to auto correct TO worj and tap the x then repeat
I did this by typing worq, tapping x, typing worq, tapping x again and now typing worw now autocorrects properly again
Note 2:
Sometimes typing worw autocorrects to different words (eg wore)
This is because iOS uses pattern recognition to calculate intent and increase the target size of some letters based on where your fingers tapped and in which direction for previously typed characters
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