The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed how we use language

Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by vasdae on Sunday November 05, 2023 @07:14AM (#38150472)

>ChatGPT can output in my language, but the language is stiff and feels off.

I'm Spanish and I'm tired of American companies pretending only Mexican Spanish exists.

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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by VeninVidiaVicii on Sunday November 05, 2023 @08:10AM (#38150829)

Same with European Portuguese, I can’t actually use Siri or any voice controlled software because I refuse to speak in Brazilian Portuguese. It is so unnatural (frankly I don’t know how), I would just prefer to speak English.

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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by neilkk on Sunday November 05, 2023 @11:44AM (#38152775)

Fewer than 5% of native speakers are Portuguese...

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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by VeninVidiaVicii on Sunday November 05, 2023 @12:25PM (#38153261)

Yeah that’s exactly the point… I’m not from Portugal but some of my family is, and BrPt is somewhat incomprehensible to me. Even if I try to imitate an accent it just feels like such an overly exaggerated southern drawl. Apart from that, I’m trying to keep the language alive.

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Re:The surprisingly subtle ways Microsoft Word has changed h... by loloquwowndueo on Sunday November 05, 2023 @08:10AM (#38150830)

I’m Mexican and I’m tired of the entire world pretending all Hispanic countries are perfectly happy with peninsular Spanish :)

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