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[Fox News] Fix autocorrect if it’s driving you ducking crazy

Frustrated with how often autocorrect is auto-wrong? Even with new AI features included in many platforms’ latest updates, autocorrect remains annoying. Let’s fix that for iOS and Android.

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Go cold turkey

Yes, you can just turn it off — no more bad guesses or awkward corrections. Just type what you mean letter by letter, like in the early days.

Note: Depending on your Android make, model and OS, steps may differ. There are just too many variations to cover all of them.

Start here on your iPhone

Bonus tip: In iOS, misspellings are underlined. To turn that off, head to Settings > General > Keyboard again and turn off Check Spelling.

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Using an Android?

Bonus tip: Under your keyboard settings, flip the switches next to “Predictive Text” and “Show Predictions Inline.”

Add your own slang

If you’re feeling ambitious, program your phone to replace a phrase with your shorthand. Think turning “brt” into “be right there” or “1234” into “Four Score and Seven Years Ago.” Pretty slick!

Pro tip: In iOS and Android, if you leave the Shortcut field blank, autocorrect will stop bugging you with alternate spellings.

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Why is autocorrect capitalizing random words?

You may notice that autocorrect capitalizes random words in a sentence. If you are typing something like, “I need to call Mom and ask when She needs to go to the Store,” you’ll have to go back and make a change to all the words that shouldn’t be capitalized.

If you don’t know why autocorrect keeps capitalizing Mom and Store, take a peek at your contact list and see how you’re typing names. If you save certain words in your contact list a certain way, autocorrect assumes this is the way you always want it written.

Another simple fix for this issue is to turn off the auto-capitalization setting in your keyboard tab.

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[Fox Business] Inflation pushing next generation farmers out of the business: ‘Can’t believe what things cost’

Some small farms are in trouble, and inflation is eating into their profits. Some owners said their farms may not survive to pass on down the family line.

“I might be the generation that loses [the farm]. Not just my fault, but just the world around me might change that much that I can’t hold on to anymore,” said Andrew Boerding, a 6th generation farmer with Boerding Farm. He and his father Jim said rising costs make farming a lot pricier than it used to be.

“My dad retired about 20 years ago, and he just can’t believe what things cost any more compared to when he was farming,” said Jim Boerding, who currently runs the family farm. Jim said the higher input costs mean a lot less profit.

“The input costs are ridiculous… the fuel costs, higher machinery costs, and when the price of grain goes up, so does everything else,” Jim said.

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The U.S. Farm real estate value averaged $4,080 per acre in 2023 – that is up $280 dollars per acre.

The president of the Missouri Farm Bureau said this makes it difficult for farms to expand. 

“There is a tremendous competition for access to those acres,” said Garrett Hawkins.

He said it squeezes out small family farms. Missouri lost 300 last year.

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“We’ve seen a 7% drop in or decline in the number of family farms in the United States,” Hawkins said. 

Because of that, he said it is not surprising it is harder to keep farms in the family, and even harder to start fresh as a new farmer.

“Here in Missouri, we’ve passed a new state law to try to provide incentives for beginning farmers wanting to find acres to be able to hopefully match up with those who want to retire or exit the business,” Hawkins explained. 

Both Hawkins and the Boerdings hope to preserve the community they love, even if it takes some extra work. 

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“It’s something that I grew up with and my dad’s grown up with, and hopefully my children will grow up with,” said Andrew Boerding.

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