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Google Says G'day To Australian Twang, Slang


Ron Burgundy
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The neon Google sign in the foyer of Google's new Canadian engineering headquarters in Kitchener-WaterlooInternet search giant Google has added Australian slang and language recognition to its applications, addressing complaints that its software had difficulty in understanding thick local accents and complex place names. The extended vocabulary came after Google, which is now part of holding company Alphabet Inc, added an Australian accented voice to its Google Maps and search applications last week. Mobile voice searchers have doubled in the last year," Google Australia spokesman Shane Treeves said.




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