Amazon announced on Thursday that it is introducing an Irish accent for its Echo smart devices in Ireland.To avail of the new accent, the latest software update is needed, and the device's location needs to be set to Ireland.Amazon has spent months ensuring that, when activated, certain sounds will differ from their British and American variants. For example, words ending with "ght" will sound more like the Dublin "sh" than the British "t".
However, if the new concept is to be a success, Alexa will have to learn how to understand a few more Irish phrases that are unique to the land.'D'ya know....such a song?" Irish people are notorious for speaking very quickly, as we try to cram as much information as possible into a short space of time.
No matter who you meet, friends, family or strangers, it's a topic of conversation you just can't avoid.Alex will have to get used to hearing some of these weather buzzwords:You may not see saying 25 to 5 instead of 4:35 that odd, but when travelling abroad, people can become incredibly confused by the alternative way of reading the clock.
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