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Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today?

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On 2014-01-03, Jamie Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> Ok - tried that and I sound fine. I even had Siri add an entire 'thats'
> to a phrase yeaterday. Crazy :-D

Very strange. Has this device *ever* understood you correctly, or is
this a truly new behavior on an old device where Siri used to work
correctly? If the former, the only thing I can guess is it's a temporary
issue that (hopefully) Apple will fix at some point.

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Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2014-01-02 05:29 +1300
  Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2014-01-01 11:06 -0600
    Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-01 11:35 -0700
      Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2014-01-02 15:05 +1300
        Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-01 20:39 -0700
          Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2014-01-03 01:40 +1300
  Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-01 11:35 -0700
  Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? J Burns <burns4@nowhere.com> - 2014-01-01 13:58 -0500
    Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-01-01 18:01 -0500
      Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2014-01-02 15:12 +1300
        Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-02 15:42 +1300
          Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2014-01-03 01:40 +1300
            Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-03 09:22 +1300
            Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-02 23:24 +0000
              Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2014-01-04 07:09 +1300
                Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? George Kerby <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> - 2014-01-03 13:49 -0600
                Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-04 02:30 +0000
                Re: Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today? jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2014-01-05 06:59 +1300

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