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raccoon

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6. Probably is your accent. I have a Southern accent too--every time I take a trip people notice that

Reply to patricia92243 (Reply #5)

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 07:56 AM

Mar 2013

the minute I open my mouth.

Around the turn of the century, I bought Dragon dictate. It didn't work well with my accent, and I finally quit fooling
with it. It was not worth the trouble.

Newer versions of Dragon might work better.

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Speech Recognition doesn't work correctly. [View all] patricia92243 Mar 2013 OP

Heavy accents can confuse speech recognition algorithms. ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #1

I used to use dragon software Melissa G Mar 2013 #2

You're right - I got what I paid for. Spent two hours getting it to say "hello" :) patricia92243 Mar 2013 #3

It could be a microphone problem as well Mnpaul Mar 2013 #4

Tried Hubby's headset - didn't make one bit of difference. I still think it is my accent - I have patricia92243 Mar 2013 #5

Probably is your accent. I have a Southern accent too--every time I take a trip people notice that raccoon Mar 2013 #6