Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: PAR35
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?

45 posted on 08/23/2016 6:22:31 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 44 | View Replies ]


To: Swordmaker

Well, you probably need to tell Cook so he can tell her. Her compliant is that it sounds to her like Streizand instead of Streisand. Maybe it is repeating what it hears coming through her nose.


46 posted on 08/23/2016 6:28:57 PM PDT by PAR35
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 45 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson