Using , instead of '

Craig321 · 24 Jan 2011 at 18:58

I've seen a few people using , instead of '. For example:

It,s
I,m

You get the idea...

I have only come across 4 or 5 people that do this, and they have all been online friends or online posts. I have never seen it written.

I did ask someone a while back why they were using , instead of '. They said they had been taught like that.

Where does this come from? Is it taught like this in some cases?

TheCenturion · 24 Jan 2011 at 18:58

I'm wondering the same thing too. Seems rather strange to me.

Tonyator · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:01

I,m not sure, I don,t think I,ve ever seen it done before.

Amp34 · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:02

Probably not, they,re just stupid...

Clum · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:03

I've never seen that before. Would be pretty confident that they're just idiots.

meghatronic · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:03

I have never, ever seen that before in my life. It,s ridiculous if you ask me.

gazzab · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:04

I often use ; instead of ' but that's because they're in the wrong positions on keyboards and should be swapped around. ' is used far more often than ; so it should be on the more accessible key

semi-pro waster · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:06

I've seen it a few times but assumed/hoped it was just an odd typing error. Maybe it's really a Newspeak thing coming in and they're economising on punctuation marks...

PhillyDee · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:07

gazzab said:
I often use ; instead of ' but that's because they're in the wrong positions on keyboards and should be swapped around. ' is used far more often than ; so it should be on the more accessible key

Done that loads of times1

Castiel · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:09

Craig321 said:
I've seen a few people using , instead of '. For example:

It,s
I,m

You get the idea...

I have only come across 4 or 5 people that do this, and they have all been online friends or online posts. I have never seen it written.

I did ask someone a while back why they were using , instead of '. They said they had been taught like that.

Where does this come from? Is it taught like this in some cases?

Android phone keyboard typos.

mrk · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:10

I have an Android phone and my phone(s) have never ever autocorrected such words with a comma instead of an apostrophe.

If they were taught like that then they were likely taught by either an ******* or the world's most successful troll and I tip my hat to them

^TANK^ · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:10

TheCenturion said:
I'm wondering the same thing too. Seems rather strange to me.

I think it's rather strange that a thread has been made over something so trivial :/.

AJK · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:10

Castiel said:
Android phone keyboard typos.

Or iPhone/iPad. Just as easy.

Cosimo · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:11

^TANK^ said:
I think it's rather strange that a thread has been made over something so trivial :/.

It's normal for here.

Amnesia · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:12

Khaaan! said:
If they were taught like that then they were likely taught by either an ******* or the world's most successful troll and I tip my hat to them

to him, not them

Castiel · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:14

Khaaan! said:
I have an Android phone and my phone(s) have never ever autocorrected such words with a comma instead of an apostrophe.

If they were taught like that then they were likely taught by either an ******* or the world's most successful troll and I tip my hat to them

My Dell Streak used to have the apostrophe and the comma on the same key, you just pressed it longer for one or the other.

It doesn't do it on the Swype keyboard though.

Cosimo · 24 Jan 2011 at 19:14

Castiel said:
Android phone keyboard typos.

That and the idiots using them .

SexyGreyFox · 24 Jan 2011 at 20:22

Castiel said:
Android phone keyboard typos.

Can't it be done on other phones?

Castiel · 24 Jan 2011 at 20:30

simulatorman said:
That and the idiots using them .

It's a talent I have....

dmpoole said:
Can't it be done on other phones?

Not for me, it was the Dell Streak keyboard with it's shortcut system that used to catch me out. I don't have the same problem on the new swype keyboard.

mrk · 24 Jan 2011 at 20:32

So it's the Dell android keyboard, not Android itself then. Smooth!

Either way, Gingerbread's keyboard is the best now especially for rapid fire typing long words and words with punctuation