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Re:Google to pause Gemini image generation of people after i... by vidarh on Thursday February 22, 2024 @02:08PM (#39471574)
Did they complain you didn't speak with the correct English accent too?

I always find it hilarious when Americans talk about English accents and seem to think there are one - or maybe two if they've seen any period movies or Mary Poppins -, given there are several clearly distinct English accents in use in my London borough alone (ignoring accents with immigrant origin, which would add many more)

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Re:Google to pause Gemini image generation of people after i... by dekhn on Thursday February 22, 2024 @07:07PM (#39475146)
it's either posh or cockney, right?
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Re:Google to pause Gemini image generation of people after i... by jack_riminton on Friday February 23, 2024 @06:44AM (#39479434)
They wanted to find Leicester Square in London

- Hey can you tell me where "lie-sester" square is?

- Oh you mean "lester" square, yeah walk up that...

- No I'm pretty sure it's "lie-sester"

- Ok well I've never heard of that square, good luck!

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Re:Google to pause Gemini image generation of people after i... by cc81 on Friday February 23, 2024 @08:56AM (#39480594)
I support them in their fight against how you guys pronounce certain things compared to how it is spelled. I'm not from the US though but Worcestershire sauce....come on.
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Re:Google to pause Gemini image generation of people after i... by jack_riminton on Friday February 23, 2024 @10:06AM (#39481403)
That's fine, but that means I reserve the right to go to Detroit and insist it's pronounced "de-twa" and tell the locals they say it wrong because it has a french origin :)
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