Re: Question about Dictation.

2013-05-05 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I agree. I just think its going by language, not accent.. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On May 5, 2013, at 9:16 PM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > I would guess that it's more to do with the internet connection and > microphone qual

Re: Question about Dictation.

2013-05-05 Thread Nicholas Parsons
I would guess that it's more to do with the internet connection and microphone quality than any setting. I don't think Siri/dictation rely on settings to pick your accent. There are simply too many accents for this to work. A Scottish accent is probably more different from the Queen's English th

Re: Question about Dictation.

2013-05-05 Thread Matt Dierckens
I'm actually quite surprised that being from Canada, Siri and Mac dictate both don't screw up. Sometimes they do, of course, you'll get that with anything. Matt Sent from my mac Twitter: matt692 On 2013-05-05, at 4:01 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hey there > Who knows. Siri doesn't always underst

Re: Question about Dictation.

2013-05-05 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hey there Who knows. Siri doesn't always understand Louisiana/Texas talk either. It's so funny. On May 5, 2013, at 2:39 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: > Hello All. > > I have set up Dictation using the I Mac and have not used it until now. I > could not believe how accurate it was even though I'm

Re: Question about Dictation.

2013-05-05 Thread Matt Dierckens
that makes sense. If you have the American voice selected, and you have a British accent, it's thinking you're speaking American English. If you have your dictation said to English UK, then it knows that you're speaking in a British accent. Matt Sent from my mac Twitter: matt692 On 2013-05-05,

Question about Dictation.

2013-05-05 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hello All. I have set up Dictation using the I Mac and have not used it until now. I could not believe how accurate it was even though I'm using Alex. The funny thing is if I chose the American Voice on my I phone 5 it always gets things wrong because of my British accent. I wonder then if I