Damn You, Autocorrect!

I bought this e-book along with a few similar ones, and this is definitely the best of the bunch. It's longer than many others and only has a couple of items that I also saw in other books. And I found most all of the items funny to some degree; Some made me do the little snuffle laugh, others made me do the normal laugh, but at least half of them had me laughing like a loon with tears rolling out of my eyes. The book seemed to get funnier somewhere in the middle. I don't think that's accurate, since it's arranged by categories rather than escalating funniness; I think I just reached the point of self-perpetuating, out-of-control laughter. I've read it twice and it was just as funny the second time.(As other reviewers have mentioned, a lot of the humor in this book is sexual, anatomical, or otherwise not appropriate for all audiences. So, be aware. But if you have an open and/or dirty mind, you should find plenty to amuse you.)The layout is fine - no graphics splitting between pages, etc. And the "phone/iPod" graphic on each page is consistent in size and placement, so "Damn You, Autocorrect!..." looks nicer and more professionally produced than some similar books that have a messy mix of different sizes and qualities of pictures.But... I couldn't give "Damn You, Autocorrect!..." a full five stars because it's just difficult to read (on Kindle Paperwhite). The aforementioned "phone/iPod" graphic takes up about half a Paperwhite page, with conversation in the "screen" part of the graphic. So, the text within ends up being tiny. It's *possible* to read at that size, but requires holding your device quite close and taking frequent eye-rest breaks. I'm unsure about other Kindles, but the Paperwhite doesn't have a great zoom feature (as far as I could determine.) It's *possible* to enlarge a graphic to fullscreen size, but requires either awkward double-taps or a [press-and-hold press-zoom close-zoom-with-X-at-top] thing. Either way is slow and awkward. And you're turning pages quickly, so all the zooming gets old fast!I considered returning this purchase due to the difficulty of reading and irritation of zooming, especially since it's a pretty high-priced e-book. But it's funny enough that I think I'd regret getting rid of it. I enjoyed it far more than any of the others I checked out. I imagine I'll find it funny for a long time, and I can share it with others who will also.

I discovered the site damnyouautocorrect.com a few weeks ago and was almost literally ROFLOLing, as the kids say (sort of). It was the kind of laughter that is surely therapeutic--abdominal-crunching, urinary-mishap-inducing. Looking for more of the same, I downloaded the book version of the site to my Kindle. Like the site, Damn You, Autocorrect! features screen shots of texted conversations that have gone embarrassingly awry because someone's smartphone autocorrected their text inappropriately. For example:> whatcha up to?< Nothin, just cleaning mom's vagina for thanksgiving.> hahaahaahh WHAT????< Agh! I tried to type china. Auto-correct fail!< Bad visual> yeah I think she can handle the other thing on her own.The book includes 300 texted conversations, most of which have not previously appeared on the web site. Some of them are very funny, but my impression is that the percentage of laugh-out-loud autocorrect faux pas that are really good is lower in the book than on the web site. Or maybe it's just that there are a lot more examples to paw through on the site than in the book, so the success rate on the site seems higher. At any rate, I'd say that the book is not a necessary read. If you're a web savvy digital ager, stick with the web site. If, on the other hand, you want to buy a gift for someone who is digitally challenged, then picking up a copy of Damn You, Autocorrect! makes good sense.-- Debra Hamel

I especially enjoyed reading this aloud to my teenage sons. Great for getting them to roll their eyes, while I laughed until I couldn't breathe. Chocked full of great parenting ideas. I didn't fit any category entirely, but I found some of my techniques were in almost all of the categories. I think it was best to be flexible-even though I didn't know that I was. Highly recommended for parents of tweens and teens who have had enough of their gruff.

. . . because you'll totally get busted by your laughter. I purchased the book to cheer up a good friend who is going through a tough time, but couldn't resist reading it myself first. I tried to finish the last few pages at work before passing the book off to my co-worker/friend, but I really struggled not to laugh out inappropriately in the workplace. I purchased several similarly funny books lately, but this is one of the best! If you are looking for something to make you (or a friend) laugh, this one is pure gold!I tried to pick out a few of my favorites to share here, such as:"I broke my penis and it exploded all over my pants." (*pen)"Please tell her I have herpes." (*her pies)". . . stop leaving the bloody tampon!" (*bloody lamp on)If you enjoy immature humor as much as I do, I highly recommend you purchase this book. You will definitely LOL! Literally!

This is a book for the NC 17 set or more liberal minded thinkers of us as there's plenty of profanity and sexual innuendo involved. It's fun stuff to pass around after a few cocktails at a party for kicks and giggles because plenty of misunderstanding can occur beyond that which has already been established by iPhone's foolish autocorrections. I found that many of the funniest jokes were unfortunately given away online during the course of previewing the sample thus purchasing the full version turned out to be a waste of few dollars for the most part. Nonetheless I find that I still pull the book out with friends for laughs now and again when the conversation goes stale and we all need a good laugh over something really stupid that doesn't pertain to anything personal. It's harmless fun.

I wold say that this is probably a very average product but I bought it as a secret Santa for a very average colleague so it was actually perfect

I bought this book as a gift.I struggle to laugh at most of these sorts of things - having seen my fair share of them online, and suspecting most of them to be fake - but I often see my boyfriend laughing at autocorrect fails so I thought he'd probably like this book. It was a hit - every so often he will pick it up and have a flick through, sometimes laughing out loud, and sometimes reading out a particularly funny entry to me.I have given 4 stars because he really likes it, but if you've already seen a lot of these on the internet you might not enjoy it so much.

This is hilarious. Never fails to make me laugh, and so recognisable - I could own up to many of the examples!

I have to limit myself to a few pages at a time of this book, because it makes me cry with laughter. I also try not to snort and laugh out loud, because I'm annoying my husband, but I can't help making blurt blurt noises. Do not buy if you are suffering from a cold or sore throat, as I did, it causes all sorts of complications. I don't even know why I find this book so funny, but I do.

This book will have you in Stitches. Everyone knows how predictive text works so to see how it had affected others conversations will put a smile on anyone's face