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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today?
Date: 2 Jan 2014 23:24:54 GMT
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On 2014-01-02, Jamie Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:
> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <1leupyn.1dih2dedkgpu0N%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, Jamie
>> Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:
>> > 
>> > Anyway, it's got better since I got really frustrated and started almost
>> > shouting at Siri LOL. I still get the odd
>> > inexpicable-indication-of-broken-software 's' at the end of my queries
>> > (I mean really - how does I or E for example get an s sound to anyone or
>> > machine's 'ears'???), but less so now I'm speaking way louder than
>> > anyone ought to have to. Even MacTalk didn't add an 's' at the end of
>> > everything... Siri is really very broken for me.
>> 
>> I doubt it's the software being buggy ... or at least no buggier than
>> the hoplessness it always is.
>> 
>> More likely it's the way you're speaking or a problem with the
>> microphone in your iPod Touch.
>
> Even I can't make an i (as in "Where am I?" pronounced 'eye') (for
> example) sound like it's got an s at the end *shrug* Almost shouting
> helps a bit, but I'll never use Siri in public again... :-D

One thing I would try is using Voice Memos or something similar to record
my voice on the phone, and then play it back to see if there is any sort
of hiss or other sound at the end that might cause this. If so, you may
have a hardware or software defect of some sort on your hands.

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