Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution
Lynn, thanks very much for stopping by my web page and listening to my MP3 files. I'm delighted that you enjoyed the music. Regards, Alan Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: "Lynn White" To: Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2014 7:31 PM Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Allen, I really enjoyed hearing your music. My toes were a tappin. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 29, 2014, at 5:09 PM, "Alan Paganelli" wrote: Thanks! Sorry for a short post. Am on my way out the door! Regards, Alan Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 2:57 PM Subject: RE: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Alan, The pronunciation of names by SIRI has nothing to do with Alex, the new Voiceover voice (new on iDevices at least). Apple has not said anything about new SIRI voices so I would say they stay the same. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 4:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution I saved this and was going to try it out but I then decided to wait until iOS 8 comes out and maybe I won't need to make any changes then. I'm looking forward to hearing that new voice who adds breath sounds for more realism. I'd rather have a better voice though but we'll see heh! Regards, Alan Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 3:46 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken name). 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel the request. 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: That is not how you pronounce X. Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" associated with the desired option. 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of the person's name such as left middle and last name. 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." or "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes did not go through so try again. 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri screen. 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You should hear Siri speak the new name. If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! Joseph the free tech guy! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names Hi all, Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign and uncommon names more naturally. I could not ge
Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution
Allen, I really enjoyed hearing your music. My toes were a tappin. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 29, 2014, at 5:09 PM, "Alan Paganelli" > wrote: > > Thanks! Sorry for a short post. Am on my way out the door! > > Regards, > > Alan > > Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. > Please click on: > > HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ > There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on > the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my > website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! > > - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 2:57 PM > Subject: RE: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution > > > Alan, > > The pronunciation of names by SIRI has nothing to do with Alex, the new > Voiceover voice (new on iDevices at least). Apple has not said anything > about new SIRI voices so I would say they stay the same. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Alan Paganelli > Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 4:45 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution > > I saved this and was going to try it out but I then decided to wait until > iOS 8 comes out and maybe I won't need to make any changes then. I'm > looking forward to hearing that new voice who adds breath sounds for more > realism. I'd rather have a better voice though but we'll see heh! > > Regards, > > Alan > > Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. > Please click on: > > HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ > There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on > the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my > website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! > > - Original Message - > From: "Joseph FreeTech" > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 3:46 AM > Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution > > > Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I > used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: > 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken > name). > > 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel > the request. > > 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: > That is not how you pronounce X. > Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. > > 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait > for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. > > 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri > asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" > > 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen > and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" > you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably > get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when > you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" > associated with the desired option. > > 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of > the person's name such as left middle and last name. > > 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: > "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." > or > "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." > If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes > did not go through so try again. > > 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri > screen. > > 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You > should hear Siri speak the new name. > > If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! > > Joseph the free tech guy! > > - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" > > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM > Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names > > > Hi all, > > Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign > and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping > someone will post better instructions. . For now, its defi
Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution
Thanks! Sorry for a short post. Am on my way out the door! Regards, Alan Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: "Sieghard Weitzel" To: Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 2:57 PM Subject: RE: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Alan, The pronunciation of names by SIRI has nothing to do with Alex, the new Voiceover voice (new on iDevices at least). Apple has not said anything about new SIRI voices so I would say they stay the same. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 4:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution I saved this and was going to try it out but I then decided to wait until iOS 8 comes out and maybe I won't need to make any changes then. I'm looking forward to hearing that new voice who adds breath sounds for more realism. I'd rather have a better voice though but we'll see heh! Regards, Alan Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 3:46 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken name). 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel the request. 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: That is not how you pronounce X. Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" associated with the desired option. 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of the person's name such as left middle and last name. 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." or "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes did not go through so try again. 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri screen. 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You should hear Siri speak the new name. If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! Joseph the free tech guy! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names Hi all, Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone [How-To] - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcYB3bysFQ Here are the written instructions: Teaching Siri How to Say Complicated Names If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up Siri and tell her, "That's not how you pronounce [name goes here]." From there, she'll give you several options as to who's name you want her to learn, if she doesn't already recognize it. As an example, I used Marielle Escobar from my contacts. Siri pronounces the first name as Marielle, when it should be pronounced Mary-Lee, so I opened up Siri and said "That's not how yo
RE: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution
Alan, The pronunciation of names by SIRI has nothing to do with Alex, the new Voiceover voice (new on iDevices at least). Apple has not said anything about new SIRI voices so I would say they stay the same. Regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alan Paganelli Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 4:45 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution I saved this and was going to try it out but I then decided to wait until iOS 8 comes out and maybe I won't need to make any changes then. I'm looking forward to hearing that new voice who adds breath sounds for more realism. I'd rather have a better voice though but we'll see heh! Regards, Alan Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 3:46 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken name). 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel the request. 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: That is not how you pronounce X. Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" associated with the desired option. 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of the person's name such as left middle and last name. 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." or "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes did not go through so try again. 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri screen. 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You should hear Siri speak the new name. If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! Joseph the free tech guy! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names Hi all, Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone [How-To] - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcYB3bysFQ Here are the written instructions: Teaching Siri How to Say Complicated Names If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up Siri and tell her, "That's not how you pronounce [name goes here]." From there, she'll give you several options as to who's name you want her to learn, if she doesn't already recognize it. As an example, I used Marielle Escobar from my contacts. Siri pronounces the first name as Marielle, when it should be pronounced Mary-Lee, so I opened up Siri and said "That's not how you pronounce Marielle." Siri then asks me, "OK, how do you pronounce the name (Marielle)?" I then pronounce the name the correct way (Mary-Lee) and Siri gives me three options to choose from, all slight variations of Mary-Lee, if not exact replicas. If none of those sound correct, you can tell Siri again. If an option works, press Select. Once you select it, Siri will ask you about the last name. You can pronounce it as well, even if it's already correct. It will then do the same thing again, giving you three options to choose from. Once you're done, Siri will say,
Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution
I saved this and was going to try it out but I then decided to wait until iOS 8 comes out and maybe I won't need to make any changes then. I'm looking forward to hearing that new voice who adds breath sounds for more realism. I'd rather have a better voice though but we'll see heh! Regards, Alan Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. Please click on: HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/ There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on the Yamaha Tyros 1 keyboard. The albums in Technics format formerly on my website are still available upon request. Thanks for listening! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 3:46 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken name). 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel the request. 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: That is not how you pronounce X. Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" associated with the desired option. 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of the person's name such as left middle and last name. 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." or "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes did not go through so try again. 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri screen. 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You should hear Siri speak the new name. If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! Joseph the free tech guy! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names Hi all, Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone [How-To] - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcYB3bysFQ Here are the written instructions: Teaching Siri How to Say Complicated Names If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up Siri and tell her, "That's not how you pronounce [name goes here]." From there, she'll give you several options as to who's name you want her to learn, if she doesn't already recognize it. As an example, I used Marielle Escobar from my contacts. Siri pronounces the first name as Marielle, when it should be pronounced Mary-Lee, so I opened up Siri and said "That's not how you pronounce Marielle." Siri then asks me, "OK, how do you pronounce the name (Marielle)?" I then pronounce the name the correct way (Mary-Lee) and Siri gives me three options to choose from, all slight variations of Mary-Lee, if not exact replicas. If none of those sound correct, you can tell Siri again. If an option works, press Select. Once you select it, Siri will ask you about the last name. You can pronounce it as well, even if it's already correct. It will then do the same thing again, giving you three options to choose from. Once you're done, Siri will say, "Great, I'll pronounce it "First Name, Last Name" and you'll be ready to go. No more Siri massacring our exotic names. http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-siri-pronounce-contact-names-correctly-ios-7-0148665/ Joseph the free tech guy! -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of t
Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution
Hi Thank you for that. So, I will then say the first name as Siri says it, and then has to go through all the steps to teach it to say the surname correctly? Will give this a try. It would be rather strange if you have to do that for contacts with a simular surname though, but will try and see what happens. Thank you Jan Kleinhans - Original Message - From: "Thom Spittle" To: Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 1:49 PM Subject: RE: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution It seems that you have to go through the whole name. You would choose how the first name is spoken, then the last. Also, I believe you have to do it to each contact with that last name. HTH, Thom -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jan Kleinhans Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 10:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Hi I was wondering if you were only to change the last name, would you still speak out the whole contact name then, as the name might be spoken correctly, but you only want to change the surname for instanse? I have a few contacts where the first names are okay, but I would want to change the surname spoken. Thanks for an interesting topic. Jan Kleinhans- Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 12:46 PM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken name). 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel the request. 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: That is not how you pronounce X. Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" associated with the desired option. 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of the person's name such as left middle and last name. 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." or "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes did not go through so try again. 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri screen. 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You should hear Siri speak the new name. If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! Joseph the free tech guy! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names Hi all, Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone [How-To] - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcYB3bysFQ Here are the written instructions: Teaching Siri How to Say Complicated Names If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up Siri and tell her, "That's not how you pronounce [name goes here]." From there, she'll give you several options as to who's name you want her to learn, if she doesn't already recognize it. As an example, I used Marielle Escobar from my contacts. Siri pronounces the first name as Marielle, when it should be pronounced Mary-Lee, so I opened up Siri and said "That's not how you pronounce Marielle." Siri then asks me, "OK, how do you pronounce the name (Marielle)?" I then pronounce the name the correct way (Mary-Lee) and Siri gives me three options to choose from, all slight variations of Mary-Lee, if not exact replicas. If none of those sound correct, you can tell Siri again. If an option works, press Select. Once you select it, Siri will ask you about the last name. You can pronounce it as well, ev
RE: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution
It seems that you have to go through the whole name. You would choose how the first name is spoken, then the last. Also, I believe you have to do it to each contact with that last name. HTH, Thom -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jan Kleinhans Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2014 10:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Hi I was wondering if you were only to change the last name, would you still speak out the whole contact name then, as the name might be spoken correctly, but you only want to change the surname for instanse? I have a few contacts where the first names are okay, but I would want to change the surname spoken. Thanks for an interesting topic. Jan Kleinhans- Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 12:46 PM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken name). 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel the request. 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: That is not how you pronounce X. Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" associated with the desired option. 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of the person's name such as left middle and last name. 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." or "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes did not go through so try again. 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri screen. 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You should hear Siri speak the new name. If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! Joseph the free tech guy! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names Hi all, Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone [How-To] - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcYB3bysFQ Here are the written instructions: Teaching Siri How to Say Complicated Names If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up Siri and tell her, "That's not how you pronounce [name goes here]." From there, she'll give you several options as to who's name you want her to learn, if she doesn't already recognize it. As an example, I used Marielle Escobar from my contacts. Siri pronounces the first name as Marielle, when it should be pronounced Mary-Lee, so I opened up Siri and said "That's not how you pronounce Marielle." Siri then asks me, "OK, how do you pronounce the name (Marielle)?" I then pronounce the name the correct way (Mary-Lee) and Siri gives me three options to choose from, all slight variations of Mary-Lee, if not exact replicas. If none of those sound correct, you can tell Siri again. If an option works, press Select. Once you select it, Siri will ask you about the last name. You can pronounce it as well, even if it's already correct. It will then do the same thing again, giving you three options to choose from. Once you're done, Siri will say, "Great, I'll pronounce it "First Name, Last Name" and you'll be ready to go. No more Siri massacring our exotic names. http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-siri-pronounce-contact-names-correctl y-ios-7-0148665/ Joseph the free tech guy! -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All ne
Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution
Hi I was wondering if you were only to change the last name, would you still speak out the whole contact name then, as the name might be spoken correctly, but you only want to change the surname for instanse? I have a few contacts where the first names are okay, but I would want to change the surname spoken. Thanks for an interesting topic. Jan Kleinhans- Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 12:46 PM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken name). 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel the request. 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: That is not how you pronounce X. Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" associated with the desired option. 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of the person's name such as left middle and last name. 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." or "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes did not go through so try again. 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri screen. 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You should hear Siri speak the new name. If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! Joseph the free tech guy! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names Hi all, Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone [How-To] - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcYB3bysFQ Here are the written instructions: Teaching Siri How to Say Complicated Names If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up Siri and tell her, "That's not how you pronounce [name goes here]." From there, she'll give you several options as to who's name you want her to learn, if she doesn't already recognize it. As an example, I used Marielle Escobar from my contacts. Siri pronounces the first name as Marielle, when it should be pronounced Mary-Lee, so I opened up Siri and said "That's not how you pronounce Marielle." Siri then asks me, "OK, how do you pronounce the name (Marielle)?" I then pronounce the name the correct way (Mary-Lee) and Siri gives me three options to choose from, all slight variations of Mary-Lee, if not exact replicas. If none of those sound correct, you can tell Siri again. If an option works, press Select. Once you select it, Siri will ask you about the last name. You can pronounce it as well, even if it's already correct. It will then do the same thing again, giving you three options to choose from. Once you're done, Siri will say, "Great, I'll pronounce it "First Name, Last Name" and you'll be ready to go. No more Siri massacring our exotic names. http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-siri-pronounce-contact-names-correctly-ios-7-0148665/ Joseph the free tech guy! -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to t
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When working with Siri, try slowing down or speeding up your voice. I find that if I try to mimic a slow talking drunk person Siri will just about always get my request correct. I've also found speaking words with very small gaps between each of the words works well--its as if Siri needs to process each word before moving on to the next. I know one should speak normally, but finding different ways of talking to Siri works best. You will sound a bit crazy at first, but in time you will learn your best speech pattern for yielding best results. I want to also add that this technique will not improve Siri's understanding of what it is you would like to do, it will only change the way Siri pronounces uncommon words such as people's names. Joseph the free tech guy! - Original Message - From: "Brian Fischler" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 9:02 AM Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Thanks Joe for posting this going to try it today as I have noticed lately that I think Siri has been smoking something as the pronunciation and her understanding what I have been saying has been getting worst and worst. For example, I ask her to call Mike Cohen and several times she says calling Wali Collins. In no way do those two names sound even remotely close, and this has happened a few times. I said to her to call Mom, and she said what is your Mom's name? Strange as this has always worked so I said Barbara Fischler, and she said no contact information for Brian Fischler. Ok that was weird. I have also noticed when I use the dictation feature which I use all the time she has become unusable when trying to dictate a reminder, not sure why dictation can work so good in other areas but so awful in or when trying to record a reminder.. Hopefully in IOS 8 Siri will get smarter or at least stop smoking whatever has been making her dumber. On Jul 26, 2014, at 6:46 AM, Joseph FreeTech wrote: > Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I > used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: > 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken > name). > > 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially > cancel > the request. > > 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: > That is not how you pronounce X. > Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. > > 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will > wait > for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. > > 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri > asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" > > 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen > and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" > you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably > get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when > you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" > associated with the desired option. > > 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of > the person's name such as left middle and last name. > > 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: > "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." > or > "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." > If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes > did not go through so try again. > > 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri > screen. > > 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You > should hear Siri speak the new name. > > If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! > > Joseph the free tech guy! > > - Original Message - > From: "Joseph FreeTech" > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM > Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names > > > Hi all, > > Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign > and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping > someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely > possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: > > ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone > [How-To] - YouTube > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcYB3bysFQ > > Here are the written instructions: > > Teaching Siri How to Say Complicated Names > > If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up > Siri > a
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Thanks Joe for posting this going to try it today as I have noticed lately that I think Siri has been smoking something as the pronunciation and her understanding what I have been saying has been getting worst and worst. For example, I ask her to call Mike Cohen and several times she says calling Wali Collins. In no way do those two names sound even remotely close, and this has happened a few times. I said to her to call Mom, and she said what is your Mom's name? Strange as this has always worked so I said Barbara Fischler, and she said no contact information for Brian Fischler. Ok that was weird. I have also noticed when I use the dictation feature which I use all the time she has become unusable when trying to dictate a reminder, not sure why dictation can work so good in other areas but so awful in or when trying to record a reminder.. Hopefully in IOS 8 Siri will get smarter or at least stop smoking whatever has been making her dumber. On Jul 26, 2014, at 6:46 AM, Joseph FreeTech wrote: > Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I > used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: > 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken > name). > > 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel > the request. > > 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: > That is not how you pronounce X. > Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. > > 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait > for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. > > 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri > asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" > > 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen > and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" > you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably > get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when > you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" > associated with the desired option. > > 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of > the person's name such as left middle and last name. > > 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: > "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." > or > "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." > If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes > did not go through so try again. > > 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri > screen. > > 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You > should hear Siri speak the new name. > > If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! > > Joseph the free tech guy! > > - Original Message - > From: "Joseph FreeTech" > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM > Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names > > > Hi all, > > Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign > and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping > someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely > possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: > > ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone > [How-To] - YouTube > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcYB3bysFQ > > Here are the written instructions: > > Teaching Siri How to Say Complicated Names > > If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up Siri > and tell her, "That's not how you pronounce [name goes here]." From there, > she'll give you several options as to who's name you want her to learn, if > she doesn't already recognize it. > > As an example, I used Marielle Escobar from my contacts. Siri pronounces the > first name as Marielle, when it should be pronounced Mary-Lee, so I opened > up Siri and said "That's not how you pronounce Marielle." > > Siri then asks me, "OK, how do you pronounce the name (Marielle)?" > > I then pronounce the name the correct way (Mary-Lee) and Siri gives me three > options to choose from, all slight variations of Mary-Lee, if not exact > replicas. If none of those sound correct, you can tell Siri again. If an > option works, press Select. > > Once you select it, Siri will ask you about the last name. You can pronounce > it as well, even if it's already correct. It will then do the same thing > again, giving you three options to choose from. Once you're done, Siri will > say, "Great, I'll pronounce it "First Name, Last Name" and you'll be ready > to go. > > No more Siri massacring our exotic names. > http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-siri-pronounce-contact-names-correctly-ios-7-0148665/ > > Joseph the free tech guy! > > > -- > The following information is important for all members o
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The steps work great. As Joseph indicates, you might have to do it a few times. The first two times I tried with a contact, it didn't seem to work. However, I've now corrected three names using the steps. Sometimes, the alternatives she offers are not correct and you might have to pronounce the name again for more alternatives. I had to do this twice with one contact. Take Care John D. Panarese Director Mac for the Blind Tel, (631) 724-4479 Email, j...@macfortheblind.com Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 Mountain Lion AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT On Jul 26, 2014, at 11:02 AM, Joseph FreeTech wrote: > Yes, unfortunately, it is not easy at first as demonstrated by my initial > post on the matter, but if you stick with it and experiment a bit you will > find you can quickly and reliably complete this process as many times as > necessary. The key is to hear the completion message as VoiceOver won't > always read what Siri has spoken. Here is another YouTube video describing > this process: > > Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 iPhone How To - > YouTube > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdHB55Of4ts > > Joseph the free tech guy! > > - Original Message - > From: "Lea Langley" > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 7:45 AM > Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution > > > Hi all, Joseph I want to thank you for the instructions for teaching Siri > how to pronounce names. It worked very well for me but I did have to do the > process to her three times to get it to work. I think sometimes it just > takes timing and speed perhaps I don't know but it did work for me so thank > you very much for a great set of instructions to teach Siri how to pronounce > names got bless, Wren Langley > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 26, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Jennie Facer wrote: >> >> Hi Joseph, >> >> I completed the process, and it worked until I asked her to send my >> daughter a message. She pronounced it right until she asked me what I >> would like to say to Stefani. Not sure why. >> >> Jenn >> >> TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD! >> >>> On Jul 26, 2014, at 8:04 AM, Joseph FreeTech >>> wrote: >>> >>> You probably didn't complete the process as this happened to me as I was >>> figuring it out, but once I correctly completed the process, Siri is >>> properly speaking the name. I rebooted and Siri is still pronouncing the >>> name just fine. I just completed this process once again to make sure all >>> was correct. >>> >>> Joseph >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Bluesman02" >>> To: >>> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 6:55 AM >>> Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I tried your solution/instructions. and initially the change is made. but >>> when asking Siri to contact said person, it reverts back to how it was >>> before?. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Del >>> >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Joseph FreeTech" >>> To: >>> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 11:46 AM >>> Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution >>> >>> >>> Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I >>> used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: >>> 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken >>> name). >>> >>> 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially >>> cancel >>> the request. >>> >>> 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: >>> That is not how you pronounce X. >>> Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. >>> >>> 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will >>> wait >>> for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. >>> >>> 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri >>> asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" >>> >>> 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen >>> and swipe to the right to read th
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Yes, unfortunately, it is not easy at first as demonstrated by my initial post on the matter, but if you stick with it and experiment a bit you will find you can quickly and reliably complete this process as many times as necessary. The key is to hear the completion message as VoiceOver won't always read what Siri has spoken. Here is another YouTube video describing this process: Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 iPhone How To - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdHB55Of4ts Joseph the free tech guy! - Original Message - From: "Lea Langley" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 7:45 AM Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Hi all, Joseph I want to thank you for the instructions for teaching Siri how to pronounce names. It worked very well for me but I did have to do the process to her three times to get it to work. I think sometimes it just takes timing and speed perhaps I don't know but it did work for me so thank you very much for a great set of instructions to teach Siri how to pronounce names got bless, Wren Langley Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 26, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Jennie Facer wrote: > > Hi Joseph, > > I completed the process, and it worked until I asked her to send my > daughter a message. She pronounced it right until she asked me what I > would like to say to Stefani. Not sure why. > > Jenn > > TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD! > >> On Jul 26, 2014, at 8:04 AM, Joseph FreeTech >> wrote: >> >> You probably didn't complete the process as this happened to me as I was >> figuring it out, but once I correctly completed the process, Siri is >> properly speaking the name. I rebooted and Siri is still pronouncing the >> name just fine. I just completed this process once again to make sure all >> was correct. >> >> Joseph >> >> ----- Original Message - >> From: "Bluesman02" >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 6:55 AM >> Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I tried your solution/instructions. and initially the change is made. but >> when asking Siri to contact said person, it reverts back to how it was >> before?. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Del >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Joseph FreeTech" >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 11:46 AM >> Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution >> >> >> Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I >> used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: >> 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken >> name). >> >> 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially >> cancel >> the request. >> >> 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: >> That is not how you pronounce X. >> Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. >> >> 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will >> wait >> for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. >> >> 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri >> asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" >> >> 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen >> and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" >> you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably >> get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when >> you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" >> associated with the desired option. >> >> 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of >> the person's name such as left middle and last name. >> >> 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: >> "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." >> or >> "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." >> If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the >> changes >> did not go through so try again. >> >> 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri >> screen. >> >> 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You >> should hear Siri speak the new name. >> >> If you can get this feature
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Hi all, Joseph I want to thank you for the instructions for teaching Siri how to pronounce names. It worked very well for me but I did have to do the process to her three times to get it to work. I think sometimes it just takes timing and speed perhaps I don't know but it did work for me so thank you very much for a great set of instructions to teach Siri how to pronounce names got bless, Wren Langley Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 26, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Jennie Facer wrote: > > Hi Joseph, > > I completed the process, and it worked until I asked her to send my daughter > a message. She pronounced it right until she asked me what I would like to > say to Stefani. Not sure why. > > Jenn > > TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD! > >> On Jul 26, 2014, at 8:04 AM, Joseph FreeTech >> wrote: >> >> You probably didn't complete the process as this happened to me as I was >> figuring it out, but once I correctly completed the process, Siri is >> properly speaking the name. I rebooted and Siri is still pronouncing the >> name just fine. I just completed this process once again to make sure all >> was correct. >> >> Joseph >> >> - Original Message ----- >> From: "Bluesman02" >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 6:55 AM >> Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution >> >> >> Hi, >> >> I tried your solution/instructions. and initially the change is made. but >> when asking Siri to contact said person, it reverts back to how it was >> before?. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Del >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Joseph FreeTech" >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 11:46 AM >> Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution >> >> >> Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I >> used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: >> 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken >> name). >> >> 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel >> the request. >> >> 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: >> That is not how you pronounce X. >> Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. >> >> 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait >> for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. >> >> 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri >> asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" >> >> 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen >> and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" >> you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably >> get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when >> you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" >> associated with the desired option. >> >> 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of >> the person's name such as left middle and last name. >> >> 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: >> "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." >> or >> "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." >> If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes >> did not go through so try again. >> >> 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri >> screen. >> >> 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You >> should hear Siri speak the new name. >> >> If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! >> >> Joseph the free tech guy! >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Joseph FreeTech" >> To: >> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM >> Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign >> and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping >> someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely >> possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: >> >> ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone &g
Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution
Hi Joseph, I completed the process, and it worked until I asked her to send my daughter a message. She pronounced it right until she asked me what I would like to say to Stefani. Not sure why. Jenn TO THE WORLD YOU ARE SOMEONE, BUT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE THE WORLD! > On Jul 26, 2014, at 8:04 AM, Joseph FreeTech > wrote: > > You probably didn't complete the process as this happened to me as I was > figuring it out, but once I correctly completed the process, Siri is > properly speaking the name. I rebooted and Siri is still pronouncing the > name just fine. I just completed this process once again to make sure all > was correct. > > Joseph > > - Original Message - > From: "Bluesman02" > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 6:55 AM > Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution > > > Hi, > > I tried your solution/instructions. and initially the change is made. but > when asking Siri to contact said person, it reverts back to how it was > before?. > > Best regards, > > Del > > - Original Message - > From: "Joseph FreeTech" > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 11:46 AM > Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution > > > Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I > used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: > 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken > name). > > 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel > the request. > > 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: > That is not how you pronounce X. > Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. > > 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait > for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. > > 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri > asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" > > 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen > and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" > you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably > get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when > you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" > associated with the desired option. > > 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of > the person's name such as left middle and last name. > > 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: > "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." > or > "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." > If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes > did not go through so try again. > > 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri > screen. > > 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You > should hear Siri speak the new name. > > If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! > > Joseph the free tech guy! > > - Original Message - > From: "Joseph FreeTech" > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM > Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names > > > Hi all, > > Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign > and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping > someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely > possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: > > ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone > [How-To] - YouTube > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcYB3bysFQ > > Here are the written instructions: > > Teaching Siri How to Say Complicated Names > > If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up Siri > and tell her, "That's not how you pronounce [name goes here]." From there, > she'll give you several options as to who's name you want her to learn, if > she doesn't already recognize it. > > As an example, I used Marielle Escobar from my contacts. Siri pronounces the > first name as Marielle, when it should be pronounced Mary-Lee, so I opened > up Siri and said "That's not how you pronounce Marielle." > > Siri then asks me, "OK, how do you pronounce the name (Marielle)?" > > I then pronounce the name the correct way (Mary-Lee) and Siri gives me three > options to choo
Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution
I tried some of this but Siri wanted to read me an article. Siri can't announce my name or my Guide dog's name so I'm always writing it out. Kawal. On 26 Jul 2014, at 15:04, Joseph FreeTech wrote: > You probably didn't complete the process as this happened to me as I was > figuring it out, but once I correctly completed the process, Siri is > properly speaking the name. I rebooted and Siri is still pronouncing the > name just fine. I just completed this process once again to make sure all > was correct. > > Joseph > > - Original Message - > From: "Bluesman02" > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 6:55 AM > Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution > > > Hi, > > I tried your solution/instructions. and initially the change is made. but > when asking Siri to contact said person, it reverts back to how it was > before?. > > Best regards, > > Del > > - Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph FreeTech" > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 11:46 AM > Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution > > > Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I > used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: > 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken > name). > > 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel > the request. > > 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: > That is not how you pronounce X. > Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. > > 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait > for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. > > 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri > asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" > > 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen > and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" > you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably > get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when > you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" > associated with the desired option. > > 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of > the person's name such as left middle and last name. > > 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: > "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." > or > "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." > If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes > did not go through so try again. > > 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri > screen. > > 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You > should hear Siri speak the new name. > > If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! > > Joseph the free tech guy! > > - Original Message - > From: "Joseph FreeTech" > To: > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM > Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names > > > Hi all, > > Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign > and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping > someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely > possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: > > ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone > [How-To] - YouTube > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcYB3bysFQ > > Here are the written instructions: > > Teaching Siri How to Say Complicated Names > > If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up Siri > and tell her, "That's not how you pronounce [name goes here]." From there, > she'll give you several options as to who's name you want her to learn, if > she doesn't already recognize it. > > As an example, I used Marielle Escobar from my contacts. Siri pronounces the > first name as Marielle, when it should be pronounced Mary-Lee, so I opened > up Siri and said "That's not how you pronounce Marielle." > > Siri then asks me, "OK, how do you pronounce the name (Marielle)?" > > I then pronounce the name the correct way (Mary-Lee) and Siri gives me three > options to choose from, all slight variations of Mary-Lee, if not exact > replicas. If none of those sound correct, you can
Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution
You probably didn't complete the process as this happened to me as I was figuring it out, but once I correctly completed the process, Siri is properly speaking the name. I rebooted and Siri is still pronouncing the name just fine. I just completed this process once again to make sure all was correct. Joseph - Original Message - From: "Bluesman02" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 6:55 AM Subject: Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Hi, I tried your solution/instructions. and initially the change is made. but when asking Siri to contact said person, it reverts back to how it was before?. Best regards, Del - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 11:46 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken name). 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel the request. 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: That is not how you pronounce X. Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" associated with the desired option. 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of the person's name such as left middle and last name. 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." or "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes did not go through so try again. 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri screen. 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You should hear Siri speak the new name. If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! Joseph the free tech guy! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names Hi all, Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone [How-To] - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcYB3bysFQ Here are the written instructions: Teaching Siri How to Say Complicated Names If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up Siri and tell her, "That's not how you pronounce [name goes here]." From there, she'll give you several options as to who's name you want her to learn, if she doesn't already recognize it. As an example, I used Marielle Escobar from my contacts. Siri pronounces the first name as Marielle, when it should be pronounced Mary-Lee, so I opened up Siri and said "That's not how you pronounce Marielle." Siri then asks me, "OK, how do you pronounce the name (Marielle)?" I then pronounce the name the correct way (Mary-Lee) and Siri gives me three options to choose from, all slight variations of Mary-Lee, if not exact replicas. If none of those sound correct, you can tell Siri again. If an option works, press Select. Once you select it, Siri will ask you about the last name. You can pronounce it as well, even if it's already correct. It will then do the same thing again, giving you three options to choose from. Once you're done, Siri will say, "Great, I'll pronounce it "First Name, Last Name" and you'll be ready to go. No more Siri massacring our exotic names. http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-siri-pronounce-contact-names-correctly-ios-7-0148665/ Joseph the free tech guy! -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that
Re: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution
Hi, I tried your solution/instructions. and initially the change is made. but when asking Siri to contact said person, it reverts back to how it was before?. Best regards, Del - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 11:46 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken name). 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel the request. 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: That is not how you pronounce X. Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" associated with the desired option. 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of the person's name such as left middle and last name. 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." or "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes did not go through so try again. 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri screen. 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You should hear Siri speak the new name. If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! Joseph the free tech guy! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names Hi all, Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone [How-To] - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcYB3bysFQ Here are the written instructions: Teaching Siri How to Say Complicated Names If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up Siri and tell her, "That's not how you pronounce [name goes here]." From there, she'll give you several options as to who's name you want her to learn, if she doesn't already recognize it. As an example, I used Marielle Escobar from my contacts. Siri pronounces the first name as Marielle, when it should be pronounced Mary-Lee, so I opened up Siri and said "That's not how you pronounce Marielle." Siri then asks me, "OK, how do you pronounce the name (Marielle)?" I then pronounce the name the correct way (Mary-Lee) and Siri gives me three options to choose from, all slight variations of Mary-Lee, if not exact replicas. If none of those sound correct, you can tell Siri again. If an option works, press Select. Once you select it, Siri will ask you about the last name. You can pronounce it as well, even if it's already correct. It will then do the same thing again, giving you three options to choose from. Once you're done, Siri will say, "Great, I'll pronounce it "First Name, Last Name" and you'll be ready to go. No more Siri massacring our exotic names. http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-siri-pronounce-contact-names-correctly-ios-7-0148665/ Joseph the free tech guy! -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to thi
Teaching Siri to pronounce names - Solution
Ok all, couldn't resist, so I experimented a bit more, and here is how I used Siri to change how it pronounces odd names: 1. Ask Siri to "Contact x" (where X is the person with the oddly spoken name). 2. Regardless of Siri's answer, press the Home button to essentially cancel the request. 3. Now, press the Home button once again and say the following to Siri: That is not how you pronounce X. Note: remember, X is the person's unusual name. 4. Siri will ask you: "Ok, how do you pronounce the name X?" Siri will wait for an answer, so go ahead and say out loud the person's name. 5. After saying the person's name, the next prompt you will get is Siri asking: "Ok, thank you, which pronunciation should I use?" 6. At this point use a 4-finger single tap to go to the top of the screen and swipe to the right to read the screen. When you reach "Play option 1" you will double-tap to hear the new Siri pronunciation. You will probably get three choices, so listen to them in the same way just described. when you are ready to make a choice simply double-tap on the "Select button" associated with the desired option. 7. You will be asked to choose a pronunciation for any remaining parts of the person's name such as left middle and last name. 8. When the process has completed, you will hear one of two messages: "Thanks for correcting me on that, I'll pronounce it as X from now on." or "Great, I'll pronounce it "X" from now on." If you are not presented with these Siri replies, it is likely the changes did not go through so try again. 9. If all went well, press the Home button to close any remaining Siri screen. 10. Now test your pronunciation changes by asking Siri "Contact x." You should hear Siri speak the new name. If you can get this feature to work, it is very, very cool! Joseph the free tech guy! - Original Message - From: "Joseph FreeTech" To: Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 2:59 AM Subject: Teaching Siri to pronounce names Hi all, Came across the following instructions to teach Siri to pronounce foreign and uncommon names more naturally. I could not get this to work. Hoping someone will post better instructions. . For now, its definitely possible as this YouTube video demonstrates: ? Teach Siri to Pronounce Contact Names Correctly in iOS 7 - iPhone [How-To] - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcYB3bysFQ Here are the written instructions: Teaching Siri How to Say Complicated Names If you want to teach her how to properly pronounce a name, just open up Siri and tell her, "That's not how you pronounce [name goes here]." From there, she'll give you several options as to who's name you want her to learn, if she doesn't already recognize it. As an example, I used Marielle Escobar from my contacts. Siri pronounces the first name as Marielle, when it should be pronounced Mary-Lee, so I opened up Siri and said "That's not how you pronounce Marielle." Siri then asks me, "OK, how do you pronounce the name (Marielle)?" I then pronounce the name the correct way (Mary-Lee) and Siri gives me three options to choose from, all slight variations of Mary-Lee, if not exact replicas. If none of those sound correct, you can tell Siri again. If an option works, press Select. Once you select it, Siri will ask you about the last name. You can pronounce it as well, even if it's already correct. It will then do the same thing again, giving you three options to choose from. Once you're done, Siri will say, "Great, I'll pronounce it "First Name, Last Name" and you'll be ready to go. No more Siri massacring our exotic names. http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-siri-pronounce-contact-names-correctly-ios-7-0148665/ Joseph the free tech guy! -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. --- 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
