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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

#54195 — Why is Siri appending 's to eveything I say today?

This didn't happen the previous times I used Siri on my new iPod touch.
Now everything is interpreted by Siri as "Question 's". e.g. "Siri where
am I" becomes "Siri where am I 's" (space intentional as Siri wries it
*shrug*). Thus making Siri perform a web lookup on it, rather than
properly interpreting it.

I'm in a quiet environment. In fact quieter than previous usage. I'm not
adding 's' to the end of what I'm saying. I does not sound like I's in
any universe. WTF is going on? Anyone have any ideas?

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#54199

On 1/1/14 10:29 AM, in article
1letyxn.1p41hk413lh68kN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz, "Jamie Kahn Genet"
<jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:

> This didn't happen the previous times I used Siri on my new iPod touch.
> Now everything is interpreted by Siri as "Question 's". e.g. "Siri where
> am I" becomes "Siri where am I 's" (space intentional as Siri wries it
> *shrug*). Thus making Siri perform a web lookup on it, rather than
> properly interpreting it.
> 
> I'm in a quiet environment. In fact quieter than previous usage. I'm not
> adding 's' to the end of what I'm saying. I does not sound like I's in
> any universe. WTF is going on? Anyone have any ideas?

Lisp?

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#54205

In article <CEE9A744.A60AF%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>, George Kerby
<ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Lisp?

Pascal maybe.

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#54236

Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <CEE9A744.A60AF%ghost_topper@hotmail.com>, George Kerby
> <ghost_topper@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Lisp?
> 
> Pascal maybe.

Not for over a decade now :-D
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#54246

In article <1leupx1.1wocj7a1vrucoiN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, Jamie
Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:

> > > Lisp?
> > 
> > Pascal maybe.
> 
> Not for over a decade now :-D

AppleScript?

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#54260

Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> wrote:

> In article <1leupx1.1wocj7a1vrucoiN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, Jamie
> Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:
> 
> > > > Lisp?
> > > 
> > > Pascal maybe.
> > 
> > Not for over a decade now :-D
> 
> AppleScript?

A little when called for, which is maybe once a year to automate
something that needs doing or changing, and it's easier to use
AppleScript than pre-existing tools. But my Pascal-fu probably remains
higher than my AppleScript-fu has got.
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#54204

In article <1letyxn.1p41hk413lh68kN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, Jamie
Kahn Genet <jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:

> This didn't happen the previous times I used Siri on my new iPod touch.
> Now everything is interpreted by Siri as "Question 's". e.g. "Siri where
> am I" becomes "Siri where am I 's" (space intentional as Siri wries it
> *shrug*). Thus making Siri perform a web lookup on it, rather than
> properly interpreting it.
> 
> I'm in a quiet environment. In fact quieter than previous usage. I'm not
> adding 's' to the end of what I'm saying. I does not sound like I's in
> any universe. WTF is going on? Anyone have any ideas?

That problem doesn't happen on my iPhone or iPad

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#54208

On 1/1/14, 11:29 AM, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:
> This didn't happen the previous times I used Siri on my new iPod touch.
> Now everything is interpreted by Siri as "Question 's". e.g. "Siri where
> am I" becomes "Siri where am I 's" (space intentional as Siri wries it
> *shrug*). Thus making Siri perform a web lookup on it, rather than
> properly interpreting it.
>
> I'm in a quiet environment. In fact quieter than previous usage. I'm not
> adding 's' to the end of what I'm saying. I does not sound like I's in
> any universe. WTF is going on? Anyone have any ideas?
>
Siri doesn't support New Zealand English.  It does support Australian 
English. (Please pardon my superfluous use of the word "does.")  Berlitz 
offers English courses in Sydney.  Would that be inconvenient?

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#54224

On 14-01-01 13:58, J Burns wrote:

> Siri doesn't support New Zealand English.  It does support Australian 
> English. (Please pardon my superfluous use of the word "does.")  Berlitz 
> offers English courses in Sydney.  Would that be inconvenient?

The main differences between Kiwi and Aussi english are pronounciations
of vowels.

Brad went to Bed will sound like Bread went to Bid.

and of course, 3 + 3 = sex in new zealand.

For me the toughest was the difference between 15 and 50, 13 and 30.
Often hard to distinguish when spoken by a rural Kiwi.

So Siri shouldn't be adding "s" to things.

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#54237

JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:

> On 14-01-01 13:58, J Burns wrote:
> 
> > Siri doesn't support New Zealand English.  It does support Australian
> > English. (Please pardon my superfluous use of the word "does.")  Berlitz
> > offers English courses in Sydney.  Would that be inconvenient?
> 
> The main differences between Kiwi and Aussi english are pronounciations
> of vowels.
> 
> Brad went to Bed will sound like Bread went to Bid.
> 
> and of course, 3 + 3 = sex in new zealand.
> 
> For me the toughest was the difference between 15 and 50, 13 and 30.
> Often hard to distinguish when spoken by a rural Kiwi.
> 
> So Siri shouldn't be adding "s" to things.

That kinda stuff I can understand. But adding an 's' to the end of every
phrase? I don't sound like a kiwi much, BTW. More American-Candaian I'm
told.

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.
-- 
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

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#54240

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.

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#54261

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
-- 
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

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#54296

In article <1levj7e.sngmzw1ffa6rjN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz>, 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

I meant something like an unintentional lisp at the end of your
sentences that the microphone is picking up. You could try asking the
same question before and after drinking some water or eating some dry
crackers to see if a drier / wetter mouth helps, for example.

It could be dirt in the microphone that rattle around while you speak
and scratchily settles down and is picked up by Siri as a "word" after
you have finished speaking. Speaking louder perhaps means the dirt
doesn't stop rattling around until after Siri has decided you've
stopped speaking.

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#54301

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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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#54314

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
-- 
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#54318

On 1/3/14 12:09 PM, in article
1lext32.mwj34k1eu8m72N%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz, "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

Next time you get a chance ask her, "What is July 27th, 2014?".

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#54323

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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I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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#54325

Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:

> 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.

Well I didn't use Siri much early on - I had bigger issues if you
recall. But I did try it out for fun, and it worked in the usual hit and
miss way, but without adding sounds and even words that are not actually
present. What kinda of a voice in Siri's head lisps everything? ;-) I
promise it aint mine LOL.
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