If you thought AutoCorrect only affected text messages, think again.
Whoever was responsible for inputting the marketing text that describes the features of this stackable jewelry box got as far as “feat—” and then took the first word that was suggested.
I mean, clearly this is not the result of a manual typo or a translation error. Some kind of auto-complete software seems to be a plausible explanation in part because this product is made in China, and as I understand it the way you type Chinese is:
- you type the transliterated (Pinyin) spelling of the syllable you want, using the Roman alphabet and possibly a number for the tone
- some predictive software shows you a list of characters that match the sound and possibly also the sentence context
- you select the character from the list
I can imagine similar predictive writing software being used for English text if the writer isn’t typing on a phone but also isn’t a native speaker.
