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. . . I guest you missed the book (or movie: My Fair Lady) . . .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_%28play%29[^]
http://www.antimoon.com/forum/t4991.htm[^]:
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
This verbal class distinction by now should be antique.
If you spoke as she does, sir, Instead of the way you do,
Why, you might be selling flowers, too.
An Englishman's way of speaking absolutely classifies him,
The moment he talks he makes some other
Englishman despise him.
One common language I'm afraid we'll never get.
Oh, why can't the English learn to set
A good example to people whose
English is painful to your ears?
The Scotch and the Irish leave you close to tears.
There even are places where English completely
disappears. In America, they haven't used it for years!
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
Norwegians learn Norwegian; the Greeks have taught their
Greek. In France every Frenchman knows
his language fro "A" to "Zed"
The French never care what they do, actually,
as long as they pronounce in properly.
Arabians learn Arabian with the speed of summer lightning.
And Hebrews learn it backwards,
which is absolutely frightening.
But use proper English you're regarded as a freak.
Why can't the English,
Why can't the English learn to speak?
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Isn't this worthy of some sort of man points penalty?
Although I like musicals. I'm confident enough in my manliness to admit it. In a small font.
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David Kentley wrote: Although I like musicals. I'm confident enough in my manliness to admit it. In a small font.
Two thoughts come to mind:
1 - One can only be truly manly if one is not cowed into likes and dislikes based upon mindless generalities.
2 - It is when in a shower room with a 'Manly Man' that I'd be particularly worried about dropping the soap.
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Decent voice recognition, on your own device, should learn how you speak.
It must be ten years ago since I was playing around with voice control of my PC through some software or other, and if you put the initial time into teaching it how you speak then it worked reasonably well. I used it to dictate quite a few documents, the problem I found was that when things started to go wrong then backtracking, editing, and getting going again could take a while, and in the end it simply wasn't quicker than typing.
And when on a PC, that is the only reason for wanting to use such software.
Nowadays voice control is only really necessary for the disabled or for when driving.
Anyone sat at a desk or walking around talking to their phone is just going to look like a massive wanker.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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LOL AWESOME!!!! Love the last line! 
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ChrisElston wrote: Anyone sat at a desk or walking around talking to their phone is just going to look like a massive wanker.
Aha! But on a phone you can pretend you're talking to a person! And thus only look like a massive wanker in certain situations (at the library, while shopping, in a movie theater, the bathroom, etc.).
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But you don't hold it like that when ordering it around do you?
You hold this Siri to your ear and whisper your commands to her then that is a bit creepy.
People would be holding it about a foot and a half in front of their face and talking loudly at it.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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iFeelYou version 2 aplpha is doing pretty well.
iCare is missing though. 
All the best,
Dan
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What, new products, I'll have to join the queue!
iFeelForYou
iThinkILoveYou
(with apologies to Chaka Khan)
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I couldn't care less. 
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That's *BACON* Terrible *BACON* !
How *BACON* are *BACON* we *BACON* supposed *BACON* to *BACON* get *BACON* our *BACON* fix *BACON* each *BACON* week, *BACON* and *BACON* up *BACON* the *BACON* ratio *BACON* against *BACON* the *BACON* dreaded *BACON* T-Word *BACON* ?
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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Griff, I think you have BO ... that is Bacon Obsession. If it gets any worse I am afraid you may have to seek medical attention.
PS Tofu!
Ali
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Shouldn't really be a problem me thinks. There is a remedy for that: *BACON*. 
"With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine."
Ross Callon, The Twelve Networking Truths, RFC1925
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Wash your keyboard out with SOAP!
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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 Sorry, its just to fun!
Ali
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Take it back or I'm withholding the truck from Cadbury's...
Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done.
Drink. Get drunk. Fall over - P O'H
OK, I will win to day or my name isn't Ethel Crudacre! - DD Ethel Crudacre
I cannot live by bread alone. Bacon and ketchup are needed as well. - Trollslayer
Have a bit more patience with newbies. Of course some of them act dumb - they're often *students*, for heaven's sake - Terry Pratchett
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You can't scare me ... I've got a pipeline straight from Thorntons!
Ali
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Stand Firm!
Do not let worshipers of the Boars Backside hog the site!
| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Actually, BACON comes from the belly, back and/or sides of the pig, depending on the cut. The backside of the pig is part of the leg, which is either used for roasts, or ham - also delicious.
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
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Sounds like you need to get footloose.
m.bergman
-- For Bruce Schneier, quanta only have one state : afraid.
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