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

[Edward Kotei Neequaye]

Good-day Chuck, yeh I often have to make a number of minor adjustments
before I am happy with the recognition of 'point'. Its just slightly
annoying when it's one particular word that seems to be my Achilles heal.
Especially when its such an invaluable word. I do take it down to my
particular accent as I am sure with someone from Canada or Russia it have a
particular word which just seems to get in the way of the flow of things. On
the point of accuracy I still have some very dated email from yourself which
accurately described how to improve recognition which I still refer to. What
I do notice is the speed in which I speak and the level of accuracy with
particular phrases. Overall I can't complain as the child is still growing
and should we scold it every time it doesn't behave the way we want during
its adolescence.

Peace and many blessings

Edward

P.s I wonder what other single words get in the way for other users out
there;-)

On 30/10/04 2:53 pm, "Chuck Rogers" <chuck.rogers at macspeech.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
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