The Accent Thread

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Originally Posted by Dex

Can you not change Siri's accent!? That seems criminal. I don't have an iPhone, but I did get hours of enjoyment cycling through all the available accents on my satellite navigation system in my car. Time to write a carefully worded letter to Apple, methinks.

Nope, can't change it. The male option was just introduced with iOS7 last week. He sounds really polite, and like a guy who gets pushed around by his mother.

I'd prefer he sound more like Chris Martin or James Morrison. Or that singer from Vampire Weekend, who has the most peculiar accent when he talks.