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To be sure to be sure!! The new Alexa is to have an Irish accent..

The company has spent months making sure that when activated, localised “th” sounds differ from those in the US or Britain. Similarly, words ending with “ght” will sound more like the Dublin “sh” than the British “t”.

As well as the new accent, Amazon has started to recognise Irish phrases that will respond to queries such as “Alexa, what’s the craic?” and: “Alexa, who’s your man?”

The new accent will only be available in a female voice, for now.
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SW-User
I have my Siri set to Irish, love that accent but I barely use Siri.
Mooed78 · F
@SW-User really? I’d love to know what area of Ireland your Siri is from 🤣
SW-User
@Mooed78 let me do some digging
SW-User
@Mooed78 boo, I can change it to Ireland but it still speaks American English 😒
I hadn’t heard it after I changed it.