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Finding recognition errors
After dictating a paragraph or so of text, you should correct any recognition
errors you find in it. Recognition errors are words that ViaVoice understood in
error for the words you said. Several types of recognition errors can occur:
Type of error Examples Causes
A single word is
recognized as some
other word
You said a, but ViaVoice
displayed the.
You said their, but ViaVoice
displayed there.
v You didn’t say the word clearly.
v The word you said is not in ViaVoice’s
base vocabulary or your personal
vocabulary.
v The context of the word caused ViaVoice
to guess incorrectly.
A single word is
recognized as two or
more words
You said oversubscribed but got
over subside.
v You paused between syllables in a word.
v You didn’t say the word clearly.
v The word is not in ViaVoice’s base
vocabulary or your personal vocabulary.
A word that you did not
say is inserted in the text
You said for branch staff but got
for a branch staff.
v The microphone picked up background
noise or breathing noises.
Two or more adjacent
words are recognized as
one word
You said that this but got that’s.
v You ran the words together or spoke them
too quickly.
v You slurred the pronunciation of the
words.
A word is not capitalized
correctly
You started a sentence with
Their but ViaVoice did not
capitalize it.
v ViaVoice guessed the wrong form of the
word.
A command is
recognized as text
You said MICROPHONE OFF
but got the words microphone
off.
v You did not pause before and after saying
the command.
v ViaVoice did not interpret your words as a
command.
Recognition errors happen. Saying words that ViaVoice does not know,
making slips of the tongue, and the occasional bad guess by ViaVoice lead to
errors. By correcting recognition errors, you teach ViaVoice more about the
words you use. The more it knows, the fewer errors ViaVoice will make.
Next you will correct the recognition errors in your practice dictation.
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