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TomasSedovic
3254 days ago
Yep! Though us non-native speakers should really be recording, too. So we're not left behind in voice recognition.
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punchingwater
3254 days ago
Exactly! Part of the goals of Common Voice is to make voice recognition work better for non-north american men (which is where the vast majority of the training data comes from).
If you are a non-native speaker, we need your voice!
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tangue
3254 days ago
Okay but what should strangers submit for country and accent in the form ? The only options are anglophones countries.
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halomru
3254 days ago
The accent you think you are speaking (or are emulating)
https://github.com/mozilla/voice-web/issues/242
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punchingwater
3254 days ago
Good question. Sounds like we should add an "Other" to that drop down, and make it clear that we are looking for
all
accents?
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tangue
3254 days ago
Yes - imho "non native english speaker" would be we the field where I would look first- edit typed on phone ...
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If you are a non-native speaker, we need your voice!