[MV] Re: 't' sounds in UK English

[Chuck Rogers]

Edward (and everyone else):

Have you tried correcting the misrecognition?

Sometimes, you may need to make the correction several times before the 
profile adapts sufficiently. This is because it is a very subtle 
change.


Best Regards,

Chuck Rogers, Chief Evangelist
MacSpeech, Inc.

On Oct 29, 2004, at 3:34 AM, Edward Kotei Neequaye wrote:

> Hi there Erica....
>
> I must say I have a similar problem with the the 't' in iListen. To be
> honest I thought it was just me, I am off Scottish decent, however I 
> have
> been living in London for the past 15 years and via my traveling 
> experiences
> and dual heritage not to mention my wife's Caribbean culture, I have
> developed a very eclectic tonal voice in my speach. However for the 
> life of
> me I can not get iListen to properly recognize "poin't'. (2 out of 
> every 20
> attempts are recognised)
>
> I have done everything I can in terms of changing the tone, moving the 
> mike
> and so forth but the 't' just gets in my way. As a beta tester for 
> some time
> I often change my profile to see if it affects the programme software 
> and it
> has been like this for me from day one.
>
> I have just loaded the new update and have noticed that the same 
> problem
> continues to exist. I am not sure what the solution is, however I will
> endeavor to try and improve the overall accuracy by continually 
> training and
> learning new words.
>
> As the  wise I Ching says "perseverance furthers"
>
> Peace and many blessings
>
> Edward