Now, I know what you're thinking: "What about autocorrect? Won't that ruin my shortcuts?" Fear not, friend, because Apple has got you covered. Your shortcut words will always take priority over autocorrect, so you can rest assured that your "brb" won't turn into "burb" (although, that would be kind of funny...).
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And, if you're feeling extra adventurous, you can even use shortcut words with other features like Siri and Dictation. Just imagine being able to tell Siri to "book a meeting" with just a few words. It's like having your own personal assistant, minus the attitude and judgmental looks.
But wait, there's more! Shortcut words can also be used to create custom phrases for your favorite apps. For example, you can set "tweet" to mean "I just ate the best pizza of my life", and then share it directly to Twitter. I mean, who needs a social media manager when you have shortcut words?
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