The Trouble With Siri
Oh, the joys of Siri. I couldn’t WAIT to meet her. For months and months and months, I steamed with envy of my friends’ Siris. I wanted my own know-it-all, a go-to girl I could call upon at any time, for any reason.
Imagine my surprise when I asked Siri a very basic question yesterday. It is a key to the success of our whole relationship.
Turns out, Siri doesn’t know squat.
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Poor Andrea …
Yeah, yeah. Rub it in, Carnell. Rub it in.
Siri refuses to pronounce Tillye’s name as anything other than Tillai (long I sound). Ugh!
I guess there’s no way to teach Siri the right way, is there, since these words are pre-programmed……?
I have never had any help from her. I feel like I’m back in high school and I’m being ignored by the cool kids all over again.
It does feel that way, doesn’t it? But, let me tell you, Siri LOVES Lou Mello.
My Siri ignored me last night WHILE I WAS TALKING TO HER to answer Lou’s question………
She knew the way to my heart….Siri be COOL!!!!!!
Of course, you would think so.
I still laughing…. hahahahahahaha sorry…. Siri is like auto correct on steroids. Out of control baby….
Glad you got a good laugh, James.
So got a nickname,lady? Something simpler for Siri to wrap her electronic tongue around?
She pronounces my name based on what is assigned in the system. I refuse to change my name for her. I’m just going to start mispronouncing her name.
Sounds like a plan, but I doubt she’ll “get” it!
I doubt it as well.
On the way home last night, I pressed the little Siri button and told her to call the Lovely Miss TK; it was awesome, did not have to play with the phone or touch a thing, she just asked me which number, home or office.
I will have to ask her to call Queen Ahnndra and see what happens.
I cannot fathom what she would do with MTM’s last name………
Aaaaaaaaaaand, she pronounces it Mayer.
Maybe he should change his name to Mother…Siri could handle that for sure, but, that may bring about all new Oedipus issues.
Lou, that is a preposterous idea.
I knew you would lurve it….
My Motorola Droid Bionic can already do that. Voice commands are awesome. And I love being able to “Ask the Google.” Which I do all the time. And dictate to it. Generally, I’ve learned to speak so it understands me. Though, some Southernese words get drawn out to extreme lengths or multiple words.
I talk funny Siri, and she always understands me. I am sure the relationship will evolve with time.
I think Siri got it right. It’s obviously got British software that can’t recognise the long “A” in A-a-n-d-r-a-a”
All my British friends say it wrong, but I am always forgiving of varying accents. Siri definitely has an American accent, though.
It is the same voice recording as used for the superb make a video tool http://youtu.be/c9fc-crEFDw
Well, I’m glad the editor from Random House told me to get my book ready for submittal as quickly as possible…………
Truly!
Andra, your video has made me chuckle! I’ve played it back to back a couple of times, and the frustration in your voice is more evident each time!
Tom, the frustration comes from the amount of time it takes me to record a video, actually pick one that I can stand to watch, buffer it and upload to YouTube, and get it on my blog. I am so worthless with these tasks, but I’m trying to learn.
Well, you’re doing very well from my viewpoint! Was this not your first video then? And Siri STILL says your name wrong?
The whole video thing is so hard for me. I don’t like the way I look in them, EVER, and I have to record one about fifty times to get one I like. Then, I don’t know how to use the software.
But…….
I need to get better at it. God help me.
Well, you’re already better than me. I don’t even know how to use a webcam. I have got one somewhere, but hate appearing on video so I ‘seem’ to have lost it.
You’re doing fine, by the way… keep on!
Thank you. I may have another installment in this slop opera tomorrow.
Ah, that’s adorable. Ha. But see? Siri is so smart that she knew you really knew and was just trying to get you to find the answer yourself…ah…Siri is a teacher.
I am impressed with some of Siri’s smarts, but I’m going to have to find a way to get her to say my name correctly………..and I think I have……….tune in tomorrow.
So funny!
I am too melodramatic for my own good.
Well, crap. I’ve been calling you Andie for MONTHS. Sorry your Siri sucks, On-dra.
Siri has some ingenious uses.
She’s probably doing it on purpose. She seems a little snide.
I have found the solution………
I think maybe Siri’s just a Yankee. Turns out I’ve been mispronouncing your name in my head for a year.
No, I have figured out Siri’s problem, and I will unveil it tomorrow. It isn’t that Siri’s a Yankee, though.
Yeah, Siri loves Lou Mello, but she sure doesn’t know me from a bag of dirt. Lou: “Siri, who is my wife?” Siri: “I don’t have enough information for that question.”
He told me Siri called you from voice commands. She even asked which number, office or home. I bet he trained her to say that in front of you.
Siri is the reason I still have my iPhone 4. Until she is as good as that sexy Star Trek (the series) computer, I am not playing.
I am very happy with the camera on this phone.
Grrrrr. Spell it for her like this — Ann Dra. It will sound funny, but she’ll say it right.
There are other ways to make Siri say it right……
Being a bit of a Luddite, I hate machines talking back to to me…
Siri’s doing it on purpose . . . what a B~I~T~C~H!
I think so, too, Nancy.
Oh my! Siri would never get Penelope!
I think Siri and Penelope could be fast friends, Penny, because I know Penelope.
Technology still has a way to go, Andra, doesn’t it?.
Ho hum. At least we can console ourelves Orwell’s telescreen’s still a way off.
I turned Siri into a British man, and he says my name correctly.
Wait a minute… you can change Siri? She never asked me what to call me.
Oh my! Shouting at Siri… tsk, tsk… perhaps, Siri is having trouble with that cute Southern accent…
I have to go play it again…
Oh God! I’m practicing really hard now, in case we ever meet.