[PAR35]

I can see that perhaps for a celebrity it might be necessary to add the correct pronunciation to Siri's data base so that Siri will ALWAYS pronounce "Bar-BRA" and not say "Bar-Bar-ah" in the normal way it is usually pronounced, but it is not a big deal.

As an Apple propagandist, you probably know that it was her last name, not her first name, that she was whining about.

[Swordmaker]

As an Apple propagandist, you probably know that it was her last name, not her first name, that she was whining about.

No, I didn't, because it wasn't worth reading the article. The rules of English pronunciation should have covered it. "Streisand" . . . "ei" sounds as "Aye" when the "i" is last and "ie" sounds as "eee" when the "e" is last in the sequence. What's the problem? And again, if Barbra did like how Siri said her name, she could just tell her how she wanted it pronounced. That is a feature of Siri.

I just tried Siri on the paragraph above and as far as I can tell, Siri pronounced "Streisand" and "Barbra" correctly as they were spelled. Again, what is the problem? Is she now trying to change her name ala Prince to some symbol?