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List of words the text-to-speech engines can't say correctly (view source)

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There are several glitches/word mispronunciations with SAPI 4 and SAPI 5 voices [[Microsoft Sam]], [[Microsoft Mike|Mike]], [[Microsoft Mary|Mary]], [[Microsoft Anna|Microsoft Anna]], [[Microsoft David|David]], [[Microsoft Hazel|Hazel]], [[Microsoft Zira|Zira]], [[Microsoft Mark|Mark]], [[Microsoft Eva|Eva]], TruVoice Voices, LH British Voices, [[MacinTalk Voice Alex]], and [[MacinTalk Voice Zarvox]], some of which that cause them to pronounce words incorrectly. Following is a '''list of mispronunciation glitches''' that have been found so far. Please keep this list in alphabetical order.

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Note: Many of the mispronunciations from Sam are not in the [[Microsoft Sam (SAPI 4)|Speakonia (SAPI 4) version]] ~~originally in~~ Windows 2000, although there are some [[Speakonia]]~~–only~~ bugs.

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Note: Many of the mispronunciations from Sam are not in the [[Microsoft Sam (SAPI 4)|Speakonia (SAPI 4) version]] from Windows 2000, although there are some [[Speakonia]]-only bugs.

==Word Mispronunciations==

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Most famously, regardless of version, Sam cannot pronounce the word "soy" (also the spelling "soi"), but instead will make a "swurghf" sound, similar to a [[ROFLcopter|helicopter]] blade. In [[Speakonia]] (SAPI 4), one can aid this mispronunciation by typing "soei", "s'hoy" or "Swoi" instead, and SAPI 5: "soe" or "ssoy". It ~~doesn't~~ happen in Mary and Mike, meaning this issue seems to be specific to the voice itself. However, he can say it correctly if you type a z after the S. He also says it correctly if the word following it starts with L or W, such as "soy like" or "soy wheat". Sticky Keys XP has also found an accurate way to make him say it correctly in Windows XP (SAPI 5). To do this, type "sse loi" (s'e loi in SAPI4). However, he says "soil" correctly.

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Most famously, regardless of version, Sam cannot pronounce the word "soy" (also the spelling "soi"), but instead will make a "swurghf" sound, similar to a [[ROFLcopter|helicopter]] blade. In [[Speakonia]] (SAPI 4), one can aid this mispronunciation by typing "soei", "s'hoy" or "Swoi" instead, and SAPI 5: "soe" or "ssoy". It does not happen in Mary and Mike, meaning this issue seems to be specific to the voice itself. However, he can say it correctly if you type a z after the S. He also says it correctly if the word following it starts with L or W, such as "soy like" or "soy wheat". Sticky Keys XP has also found an accurate way to make him say it correctly in Windows XP (SAPI 5). To do this, type "sse loi" (s'e loi in SAPI4). However, he says "soil" correctly.

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*MacinTalk: Sam will say "Massin Talk" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "Mac cain ulf".

*Macintoshy: Sam will say "massin tushy" in SAPI4.

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*Macklesofter: SAPI4 voices will say it as "Mackluhsofter" while SAPI5 voices say it as "Mack-LEE-softer". Separating the two words fixes this.

*macOS: Sam will say "muck-oze" in SAPI5. In SAPI4, he will say "mac operating system", or in lowercase "macus".

*Mario Kart: Sam will say "meh-rih-oh-kurt" in the SAPI4 version as one word.

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*Typing in "0000" results in Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary saying "hundred" (he pronounces each digit separately in Speakonia, however, and first and last digits have a snapping sound).

*If a word has an apostrophe in the pronunciation, then the Speakonian version of Sam will increase the pitch.

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*If any misspelled or unknown words are in all capitals, then Sam just says the letters in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia. If there are 2 letters in parentheses, then Sam will say only the first letter~~. If Sam wants to say the word with no stress, place the "h" before many stressed words~~.

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*If any misspelled or unknown words are in all capitals, then Sam just says the letters in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia. If there are 2 letters in parentheses, then Sam will say only the first letter.

*Many words that have different spellings for British and American English have the British spelling mispronounced. e.g. favourite becomes "fav-o-rite" in SAPI4, while SAPI5, "fave-o-rite".

*Anything with a dollar sign is pronounced as letters in the Speakonia version.

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*Type "ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" and drag the speed meter around in SAPI5 and he'll sound like a motorcycle. It will not work in SAPI4, as it will not say anything for ooooooooooooooo.

*If you type in "noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" it sounds like Sam is screaming while drinking water or something like "Noooooooooooooo-jokes-on-you".

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*If you type in "p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't" in Speakonia, it ~~sounds like he's~~ puking~~, sorta~~.

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*If you type in "p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't p't" in Speakonia, and have Sam speak it, you will get a sound that somewhat resembles puking.

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*If you type in Mic a lot of times, at full speed ~~he'll~~ sound like a helicopter...

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*If you type in Mic a lot of times, at full speed Sam will sound like a helicopter.

*If you type in "purr" a lot of times and turn the speed up in Speakonia, Sam will sound like an engine.

*If you type in "lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll" and put it on fast, Sam sounds like a motorcycle on XP.

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*Typing in "b'b b'b b'b" a lot of times will make SAPI4 Sam hum.

*Type in, "z'x'c'v'b'n'm'z'x'c'v'b'n'm'z'x'c'v'b'n'm'z'x'c'v'b'n'm'z'x'c'v'b'n'm'z'x'c'v'b'n'm'z'x'c'v'b'n'm'z'x'c'v'b'n'm'" to make Sam beatbox in SAPI4.

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*~~Typing~~ in "itxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" will make Microsoft Anna say "ee-tecker-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r" (as an electronic-like sound).

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*Type in "itxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" will make Microsoft Anna say "ee-tecker-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r" (as an electronic-like sound).

*In SAPI4, if you type in "p'h, t'h, k'h, t'h, " several times, Microsoft Sam beatboxes. To add lyrics or different beats, you may need to adjust.

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*Typing in "ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng" or "ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey", Sam ~~will~~ sound like an airplane in SAPI5.

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*Typing in "ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng ng" or "ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey ey" will make Sam sound like an airplane in SAPI5.

==Other things Microsoft Sam can make==

*SAPI5 Sam will say things faster and lower-pitched by putting things in parentheses (()), square brackets ([]) or curly brackets ({}). In SAPI4, the lower pitch is still there, but not the faster speed (Works only with parentheses).

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*If he wants to speak the stressed word, ~~use the~~ exclamation mark before the [[List of non-stressed words that Microsoft Sam can say|non-stressed word]].

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*If Sam wants to speak the stressed word, add an exclamation mark before the [[List of non-stressed words that Microsoft Sam can say|non-stressed word]].

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**If Sam wants to say the word with no stress, place the "h" before many stressed words.

==Trivia==

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*Q has the least glitches, only having 6.

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*"#" has the least glitches, only having 5.

*A lot of these glitches can be performed by voices other than Microsoft Sam.

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**Some of them cannot be performed by Microsoft Sam at all.

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