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  • YOU'VE HEARD HER VOICE MANY

  • TIMES.

  • YOU MAY HAVE EVEN ASKED HER

  • TO HELP YOU FIND A GOOD

  • RESTAURANT OR DIRECTIONS.

  • I'M TALKING ABOUT SIRI, I-

  • PHONE'S VIRTUAL ASSISTANT.

  • BUT WHO IS THE WOMAN BEHIND

  • THE FAMOUS VOICE?

  • >>

  • HELLO, I AM SUSAN BENNETT. I

  • AM THE VOICE WHO PROVIDES

  • THE VOICE FOR SI-RI I WENT

  • TO APPLE'S SIDES AND THAT IS

  • MY HEARD THE VOICE.

  • >> I STARTED MY LIFE AS A

  • MACHINE AND I WAS THE VOICE

  • OF A FIRST ATM MACHINE. THE

  • BOYS WAS RECORDED IN 2005

  • AND AMONG THE JULY. FOUR

  • HOURS A DAY. WHEN I RECORDED

  • THESE BOARDS AS I HAD NO

  • IDEA WHERE THEY WOULD DANCE.

  • MY BOYS CAN BE HEARD ON MANY

  • GPS SYSTEMS. MANY TELEPHONE

  • SYSTEMS.

  • >> WHEN I FIRST DISCOVERED

  • THAT WAS MY VOICE TO BE

  • HONEST, IT WAS CREEPY.

  • >> YES, IT APPEARS TO BE

  • RUNNING.

  • >> I AM USED TO HEAR MY

  • VOICE IN THE AIRPORTS, THANK

  • YOU FOR USING DELTA AIR

  • LINES BUT, THIS REAL THING

  • THAT SHOULD INTERACT WITH

  • OIN YOUR HAND, TOOK

  • SOMETHING, SOMETIMES TO GET

  • USED TO. WE'RE FRIENDS NOW.

  • >> THAT AVOIDS IS MUCH NICER

  • THAN SI-RI.

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A2 voice ri siri recorded heard machine

Siri Here's the Face to The Name

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    Lululu posted on 2013/11/04
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good

US /ɡʊd/

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UK /ɡʊd/

  • adjective
  • Proper, appropriate or right
  • (Of an amount) enough; plenty
  • Excellent; high quality
  • Acting well or properly; of moral character
  • In a positive or happy emotional state
  • noun
  • Advantage or benefit

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find

US /faɪnd/

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UK /faɪnd/

  • verb
  • To become aware of something that is happening
  • To discover or meet by chance
  • To decide if someone is guilty of a crime, or not
  • To learn through study, research, or effort
  • To discover something by looking for it
  • noun
  • Object discovered by chance
  • Things that have been discovered from searching

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interact

US /ˌɪntɚˈækt/

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UK /ˌɪntər'ækt/

  • verb
  • To talk or do things with each other
  • other
  • To communicate or work together.

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record

US /ˈrekərd/

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UK /'rekɔ:d/

  • noun
  • A collection of facts about a particular person or thing.
  • Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • Round plastic disc on which music has been stored
  • A vinyl disk storing recorded sound
  • The best performance ever achieved in a particular sport or activity.
  • A written account of past events
  • A collection of related data elements
  • Official documents or information
  • History of a person's past actions or achievements
  • A thin disc of vinyl on which sound has been recorded.
  • verb
  • To indicate a temperature, speed, etc.; register
  • To write down or say what happened
  • To put music, sounds onto a device to store it
  • other
  • To convert sound or images into permanent form
  • To set down in writing or some other permanent form for later reference

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avoid

US /əˈvɔɪd/

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UK /ə'vɔɪd/

  • verb
  • To prevent from happening
  • To stay away from

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creepy

US /'kri:pɪ/

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UK /'kri:pɪ/

  • adjective
  • Scary; annoying or unpleasant

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honest

US /ˈɑnɪst/

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UK /ˈɒnɪst/

  • adjective
  • Good, truthful, sincere, or faithful; trustworthy

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hear

US /hɪr/

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UK /hɪə(r)/

  • verb
  • To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
  • To be told or find out information or facts
  • To consider or listen to a court case
  • To perceive with the ear the sound made by someone or something.

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virtual

US /ˈvɚtʃuəl/

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UK /ˈvɜ:tʃuəl/

  • adjective
  • Existing only on the internet or on a computer
  • Almost or nearly as described, but not completely so.
  • Existing or occurring on computers or on the Internet.
  • Existing only in a digital world
  • Almost being; nearly complete
  • Existing or occurring on computers or on the Internet.

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appear

US /əˈpɪr/

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UK /ə'pɪə(r)/

  • verb
  • To be seen, become visible; come into sight
  • To seem to be
  • To act in a play, movie, or be mentioned in media

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