Hi piers80
welcome to this Apple (user-to-usr) Community!
Re: "How do I stop slide to type from autocorrecting ordinary words (NOT slang)?"
Sorry no-one has answered your question until now. Am no expert on this, yet Apple support provides articles that may help:
You can set up a text replacement for any word that you want
Save keystrokes with text replacements on iPhone - Apple Support
Eg: says:
Create a text replacement
While typing in a text field, touch and hold or .
Tap Keyboard Settings,
then tap Text Replacement.
Tap at the top right.
Type a phrase in the Phrase field and the text shortcut you want to use for it in the Shortcut field.
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Have a word or phrase you use and don’t want it corrected?
Go to Settings > General > Keyboard, then tap Text Replacement.
Tap at the top right, then enter your word or phrase in the Phrase field, but leave the Shortcut field blank.
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Re: " I’m trying to do a Google search that includes the word ‘murder’ and it refuses to accept it however carefully I slide type it."
If you haven't already: You can try tapping each letter while you are still slide-to-typing, as you can simply switch back and forth if you aren't getting the word you want.
On iPhone, you can end up with the text you want:
Type with the onscreen keyboard on iPhone - Apple Support has lots of tips:
Eg: says:
- "Undo autocorrect: As you type, misspelled words are automatically corrected and temporarily underlined so you know what’s been changed; to revert to the spelling as you typed it, tap the underlined word, then tap the spelling you want to use.
- Correct spelling: Tap a misspelled word (underlined in red) to see suggested corrections, then tap a suggestion to replace the word, or type the correction.
- Undo the last edit: Swipe left with three fingers, then tap Undo at the top of the screen.
- Redo the last edit: Swipe right with three fingers, then tap Redo at the top of the screen."
How to use Auto-Correction and predictive text on your iPhone, iPad, or ...
Eg: says: By default, Auto-Correction is on.
Turn Auto-Correction on or off
- In the Settings app, tap General.
- Tap Keyboard.
- Turn Auto-Correction on or off
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Re: How do I make it treat me like a grown up
If you have restrictions in place you can change them:
(1) You could try checking the ScreenTime settings:
Get started with Screen Time on iPhone - Apple Support
or
(2) See: If you’re asked to confirm that you’re an adult - Apple Support
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Re: "I’m trying to do a Google search that includes the word ‘murder’ and it refuses to accept it however carefully I slide type it."
Could it be Google ?
Maybe try a different search engine, if Google's isn't working for you ...
Eg ... some of us use "Duck Duck Go" to search, and there are others.
https://duckduckgo.com
All the best :-)
