{"id":1999,"date":"2024-04-10T00:24:18","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T00:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=1999"},"modified":"2024-04-10T00:24:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T00:24:18","slug":"is-your-name-a-typo-campaign-calls-for-tech-giants-to-correct-autocorrect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internationalpulse.net\/?p=1999","title":{"rendered":"Is your name a \u2018typo\u2019? Campaign calls for Tech Giants to correct autocorrect"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Modern society – who is in the crowd? \u2014 Image by \u00a9 Tim Sandle<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n

I am not a typo<\/em><\/strong> is a campaign that calls for Tech Giants to update \u2018harmful\u2019 systems to reflect today\u2019s multicultural societies. The campaign launches with open letter and billboard calling for change.<\/p>\n

Some 41 percent of names of babies\u2019 born in England and Wales are essentially \u00a0\u2018typos\u2019 \u2013 as revealed by a new campaign calling on the Tech Giants to correct autocorrect and spell-check.<\/p>\n

I am not a typo<\/em> (IANAT) advocates for greater tech inclusivity. The campaign body has undertaken research into baby names in the UK to demonstrate how the technology we use should be more inclusive and reflect today\u2019s multicultural UK.<\/p>\n

Across all girls and boys names given to children in England and Wales in 2021 (with minimum three occurrences), 5,492 of 13,532<\/strong> were \u2018wrong\u2019, in testing conducted on Microsoft\u2019s English (UK) dictionary\u00a0\u2013\u00a041 percent<\/strong>. Names deemed typos include many of African, Asian and Eastern European origin \u2013 but also popular Scottish, Welsh and Irish names.<\/p>\n

I am not a typo<\/em> analysed the most recent data on baby names in England and Wales released by the Office of National Statistics. The campaign group found that popular names such as Ottilie \u2013 with 430 occurrences among girls in England and Wales in 2021 and 1,732 occurrences in the five years analysed were \u2018typos\u2019.<\/p>\n

Alongside a billboard campaign calling for the Tech Giants to correct autocorrect, an open letter to the technology owners highlights the example of Esmae.<\/p>\n

\u201cEsmae \u2013 all 398 of her born in England and Wales in 2021 \u2013 is wrong, apparently,\u201d the letter writes. \u201cSame for the 447 born in 2020, 501 born in 2019, 480 born in 2018 and 502 born in 2017. That\u2019s 2,328 in the last five years. That\u2019s compared to 36 instances of the name Nigel in that time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Top 10 \u2018Typo\u2019 baby girls born in England and Wales, 2021 \u2013 and the last five years<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nGirls Names<\/strong><\/td>\n2021 Babies<\/strong><\/td>\n2020<\/strong><\/td>\n2019<\/strong><\/td>\n2018<\/strong><\/td>\n2017<\/strong><\/td>\n2017-2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nOttilie<\/td>\n430<\/td>\n399<\/td>\n351<\/td>\n327<\/td>\n225<\/td>\n1,732<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nEsmae<\/td>\n398<\/td>\n477<\/td>\n501<\/td>\n480<\/td>\n502<\/td>\n2,358<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nLiyana<\/td>\n272<\/td>\n213<\/td>\n196<\/td>\n158<\/td>\n153<\/td>\n992<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nAyda<\/td>\n267<\/td>\n344<\/td>\n262<\/td>\n210<\/td>\n129<\/td>\n1,212<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nSeren<\/td>\n229<\/td>\n229<\/td>\n249<\/td>\n290<\/td>\n328<\/td>\n1,325<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nMaeva<\/td>\n226<\/td>\n125<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n429<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nDua<\/td>\n225<\/td>\n204<\/td>\n126<\/td>\n115<\/td>\n63<\/td>\n733<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nMirha<\/td>\n218<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nHaniya<\/td>\n177<\/td>\n195<\/td>\n213<\/td>\n215<\/td>\n196<\/td>\n996<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nInaya<\/td>\n174<\/td>\n151<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n148<\/td>\n133<\/td>\n726<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n2,616<\/strong><\/td>\n2,497<\/strong><\/td>\n2,125<\/strong><\/td>\n2,016<\/strong><\/td>\n1,748<\/strong><\/td>\n11,002<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

An estimated 3,079 out of 7,330<\/strong> names given to girls in 2021 in England and Wales (with minimum of three occurrences) were \u2018typos\u2019, according to Microsoft Word\u2019s English (UK) dictionary. Analysing names given to boys in England and Wales in 2021, 2,413 out of<\/strong> 6,202 (39%) <\/strong>names (with minimum three occurrences) were \u2018typos\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Top 10 \u2018Typo\u2019 baby boys born in England and Wales, 2021 \u2013 and the last five years<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nBoys Names<\/strong><\/td>\n2021 Babies<\/strong><\/td>\n2020<\/strong><\/td>\n2019<\/strong><\/td>\n2018<\/strong><\/td>\n2017<\/strong><\/td>\n2017-2021<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nEesa<\/td>\n293<\/td>\n283<\/td>\n285<\/td>\n289<\/td>\n328<\/td>\n1,478<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nRafe<\/td>\n248<\/td>\n175<\/td>\n118<\/td>\n140<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n841<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nMatei<\/td>\n242<\/td>\n264<\/td>\n269<\/td>\n221<\/td>\n203<\/td>\n1,199<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nFinnley<\/td>\n171<\/td>\n171<\/td>\n139<\/td>\n123<\/td>\n135<\/td>\n739<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nZayan<\/td>\n170<\/td>\n185<\/td>\n155<\/td>\n128<\/td>\n118<\/td>\n756<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nMylo<\/td>\n164<\/td>\n161<\/td>\n128<\/td>\n132<\/td>\n119<\/td>\n704<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nOsian<\/td>\n163<\/td>\n324<\/td>\n290<\/td>\n337<\/td>\n338<\/td>\n1,452<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nZayaan<\/td>\n160<\/td>\n141<\/td>\n119<\/td>\n115<\/td>\n107<\/td>\n642<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nTeddie<\/td>\n157<\/td>\n151<\/td>\n168<\/td>\n169<\/td>\n181<\/td>\n826<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nYunus<\/td>\n145<\/td>\n118<\/td>\n125<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n587<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n1,913<\/strong><\/td>\n1,973<\/strong><\/td>\n1,796<\/strong><\/td>\n1,754<\/strong><\/td>\n1,788<\/strong><\/td>\n9,224<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Supporting the campaign, Professor Rashmi Dyal-Chand of Northeastern University in the US, author of the paper Autocorrecting for Whiteness, says in a statement provided to Digital Journal<\/em>: \u201cMy name is Rashmi, not Rashi, Rush me, or Sashimi, autocorrect notwithstanding. For people with names like mine, autocorrect is not convenient and helpful. It is unhelpful. And yes \u2013 it is harmful.\u201d<\/p>\n

National Records of Scotland data analysed found that across all names (girls and boys) given to children in 2022 in Scotland, 3,347 of 8,074<\/strong> (41 percent) were \u2018typos\u2019, according to Microsoft\u2019s English (UK) dictionary including prominent names like Ruaridh, Lochlan, Maeva, Ayda and Fiadh.<\/p>\n

And the same English (UK) dictionary deemed popular names of babies born in Wales to be incorrect \u2013 like Alys, Seren and Osian \u2013 as well as names of babies in Northern Ireland, including Oisin, Daithi, Meabh and Eabha.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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