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This Was Written And Voice To Text (A.K.A 'This Was Written in Voice-To-Text')

Ever wondered why someone would ever use voice to text if it wasn't 100% necessary? Yeah, same.

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This Was Written And Voice To Text (A.K.A 'This Was Written in Voice-To-Text')
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"This was written in voice to text. Every word has been recorded, interpreted, and written by computer after hearing everything I've said, and I believe that it would be a fair assumption just say it has not gone well."

This was written in voice to text. Every word has been recorded, interpreted, and written by a computer after hearing everything I've said, and I believe that it would be a fair assumption to say it has not gone well.

"Not to sound cruel or biased, but the only people I've seen used voice to text have their hands busy doing something else, cannot use a phone keyboard, find that using voice to text is simply easier, or are quote to cool for typing."too there are certainly situations when the TT is incredibly useful and certainly preferred, but after listening to but sounded like a guy in his mid 20s rumbling over a dictation of a 3000 word essay in Starbucks about the difference between two frozen pizza brands, well ellipses I have a few things to say(Quite literally)."

Not to sound cruel or biased, but the only people I've seen use voice to text have their hands busy doing something else, cannot use a phone keyboard, find that using voice-to-text is simply easier, or are "too cool for typing." There are certainly situations when VTT is incredibly useful and certainly preferred, but after listening to what sounded like a guy in his mid-twenties rumbling over a dictation of a 3,000-word essay in Starbucks about the difference between two frozen pizza brands, well…I have a few things to say (quite literally).

"As a person who uses punctuation quite liberally, Voice to text is not even close to being an option for me. My thoughts and speech flow in such a way that if I had to stop and say quote," Every few seconds, I wouldn't be able to write a cohesive paragraph ever. Not only that, when you want to split really say"Comma" or quote." In your writing, you can't, because then it simply writes a,! I'm sure there's a way to rebuild another shortcut so that saying"rutabaga" "a, for you but sing rutabaga every seven words while describing frozen pizza preferences, well, that's just confusing for all parties involved."

As a person who uses punctuation quite liberally, voice to text is not even close to being an option for me. My thoughts and speech flow in such a way that if I had to stop and say "comma" every few seconds, I wouldn't be able to write a cohesive paragraph ever. Not only that but when you want to literally say "comma" or "period" in your writing, you can't, because then it simply writes a comma! I'm sure there's a way to rebuild another shortcut so that saying "rutabaga" writes a comma for you, but saying rutabaga every seven words while describing frozen pizza preferences, well, that's just confusing for all parties involved.

"Not only that, but you'll have to re-read everything you dictated thus far in order to ensure it heard you correctly, or it may misinterpret something you said. Think of it like auto correct, but 10 times worse and more embarrassing if you hit send too far in advance.'Hey mom, I'm picking up the bread' can become 'Haymond I'm picking off the head.'"

Not only that, but you'll have to reread everything you've dictated thus far in order to ensure it heard you correctly, or it may misinterpret something you've said. Think of it like autocorrect, but ten times worse and more embarrassing if you hit send too far in advance. "Hey mom, I'm picking up the bread" can become "Haymond I'm picking off the head."

Needless to say, your life would be over.

"The entire voice to text process is also just awkward, especially if done in public. Let's take Mr. frozen pizza guy, my new arch– nemesis, for example. Normally I would just judge a book by its come her, but I knew with saw matter of certainty that he wasn't afflicted with carpal tunnel or anything of that genre friend to see you had been typing intermittently on his computer he dictated his essay). He just wanted to lounge in his leather armchair rather than setting up and typing like everyone else in the coffeehouse. He went slowly, loudly, and clearly dictate for about five minutes, take a two-minute edit break, and continuous work without a care in the world. Kudos to him for having enough confidence in his work to inform the entire Starbucks about his extensive opinion of frozen fruit, but my guy ellipses I'm just trying to write an article here and your voice is carrying from the other side of the room through my soundproof headphones."

The entire voice-to-text process is also just awkward, especially if done in public. Let's take mister frozen pizza guy, my new arch-nemesis, for example. Normally I wouldn't just judge a book by its cover, but I knew with some matter of certainty that he wasn't afflicted with carpal tunnel or anything of that genre (he had been typing intermittently on his computer while he dictated his essay). He just wanted to lounge in his leather armchair rather than sitting up and typing like everyone else in the coffeehouse. He would slowly, loudly, and clearly dictate for about five minutes, take a 2-minute edit break, and continue his work without a care in the world. Kudos to him for having enough confidence in his work to inform the entire Starbucks about his extensive opinion of frozen foods, but my guy...I'm just trying to write an article here and your voice is carrying from the other side of the room through my soundproof headphones.

"Yes, voice recognition software is a gift and is wonderful to use when you're unable to type, either as a disabled individual or when your hands are full, but to use it for a long essay will sitting in public? Not cool."

Yes, voice recognition software is a gift and is wonderful to use when you're unable to type, either as a disabled individual or when your hands are full, but to use it for a long essay while sitting in public? Not cool.

"And for the record, did Giorno is awful, you miscreant."

And for the record, DiGiorno is awful, you miscreant.

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