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Begin forwarded message: > From: "Denny Huff" <[email protected]> > Date: November 29, 2013 at 4:09:12 PM EST > To: "'IDevices Group'" <[email protected]> > Subject: [IDevices] {Disarmed} FW: Correct How Siri Pronounces Names in iOS > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Feed: OS X Daily > Posted on: Friday, November 29, 2013 12:54 PM > Author: Paul Horowitz > Subject: Correct How Siri Pronounces Names in iOS > > While Siri is great at pronouncing some common names, Siri can also > completely blunder on others, turning a first or last name into an almost > unrecognizable mess of noises that barely resembles the way the name actually > sounds. Fortunately, iOS now makes it very easy to correct Siri directly and > verbally, so the next time Siri messes up you can instantly fix the > pronunciation and get her to speak the right way. Or you can preempt any > mistake, and with names that you anticipate Siri to mispronounce you can > correct before the virtual assistant has a chance to screw it up by teaching > her (or he!) the right way to say a name. > > Correcting Siri Name Mispronuncations > > Use this trick after Siri has messed up a name: > > Summon Siri as usual, either by holding down the Home button or the earbud > button > Tell Siri “That’s not how you pronounce [name]“ > Provide the proper pronunciation for the name in question > Let Siri provide three alternate pronunciations for the name based upon your > verbal input, listen to the three, and choose “Select” for the most accurate > method of pronunciation > > > Teach Siri How to Properly Pronounce a Name > > Would you rather teach Siri of the proper way to pronounce a name? > > Summon Siri and say: “Pronounce the name [name] as [pronunciation]“ > Let Siri confirm the name from the contacts, choose “Yes” or “No” as needed > to move to the next step > Select the best of the three options Siri has offered as the pronunciation > based upon your speech > If the three pronunciation examples that Siri provides are way off, tap on > “Tell Siri Again” to offer the proper way again. For the most part it will > offer a close-enough option in at least one of the initial three, but if Siri > completely fails then tap the Tell Again option and annunciate each distinct > syllable a bit closer. > > Repeat this as necessary for names that Siri is mispronouncing, and you can > also choose to correct either the first name and last name, or go all in one > and correct the entire names pronunciation if the assistant is butchering the > whole thing. Fixing the pronunciation is also important for improved name > recognition for contacts with defined relationships, and just natural > language commands in general. > > This works the same on the iPad and iPhone, so long as the device as Siri > support and at least iOS 7.0 or newer. Prior to iOS 7, users had to go about > adding the phonetic spelling of a name to fix (or at least improve) how Siri > pronounced names. The phonetic spelling trick continues to work, and if the > verbal pronunciation correction doesn’t fix how she/he speaks the name, it > may still be the only option. > > > > > View article... > ___________________________________________________________________ > > Denny Huff > > Gateway For the Blind LLC. > > PO Box 515 > > St. Clair, MO 63077 > > Phone: (636) 262-1383 > > FAX: (314) 558-0298 > > WWW.GatewayForTheBlind.Com > > > > Have questions about that IPhone, IPad or IPod Touch? > > Join the IDevices list serve and get answers to your questions and find out > tips and tricks about using those devices. > > To join send an email message to: > > [email protected] > > > > > _______________________________________ > Having problems with MS Office applications? Join the MS Office and screen > readers list serve at: > [email protected] > > To post a message to IDevices send an email to: > [email protected] > To join this list send an email to: [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this list send an email to: > [email protected] > _______________________________________www._GatewayForTheBlind.Com > The Gateway To Independence -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing [email protected]. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
