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Let me guess, you have an American accent?

• danaris 1y ago
  Well, mine personally shifts frequently to British—but yes; I can see that that could cause a problem for some people, especially if their accent is not a specific one that Siri's been trained on.
  • drcongo 1y ago
    As a Brit, let me tell you, there is no such thing as a British accent. Our accents vary wildly by region, and sometimes those regions can be under ten miles away, let alone the huge differences between the four home nations. My own is basically what Americans imagine an English accent to be, a bit Hugh Grant but not as posh. Siri can do the basics for me, but playing some random song when any of us have asked it to do something completely different has become a running joke in our house. It's great when the kids try to set a timer or something and it suddenly starts blaring out some very sweary hip hop.
    • danaris 1y ago
      Oh, certainly—mine is vaguely East Midlands, as that's where my father comes from. But without knowing that the person one's talking to is British, just saying "British accent" is going to be much clearer.
      • drcongo 1y ago
        Very true - and when I'm in the states mine is always referred to as a British accent. Or people think I'm Australian.