Tag: Pronunciation

How To Make Siri Correctly Pronounce Names In Your Contacts In iOS 7

How To Make Siri Correctly Pronounce Names In Your Contacts In iOS 7

If you've got a friend, colleague or family member with a unique name, and that person is in your contact list, it can be annoying when Siri pronounces it wrong. I've heard Siri pronounce many names wrong, and after a while, you just get used to it. We don't have to do that anymore with iOS 7. Now w ...
Brain Food: The Hardest Languages To Learn

Brain Food: The Hardest Languages To Learn

Do you know what the hardest language to learn is? It turns out; the answer to that question depends on what your native language is. If a language is similar to your native language, it won't be as difficult for you to learn as it might be for someone else. Overall, languages are very complex, and ...
North American Dialect Chart: Ya’ll Talk Funny

North American Dialect Chart: Ya’ll Talk Funny

Lately, for whatever reason, I've been talking to more and more of my Twitter friends on the phone. One of the first things people usually notice when they talk to me is that I have a very southern accent (gimme a break... geez, after all, I do live in Atlanta). For some reason, that surprises a lot ...
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