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*APC and APK: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "apck" in SAPI4 no matter if it's capital or not. This can be corrected by typing "AP C", "AP K". Their SAPI5 Counterparts will say "apck" if it's in all lowercase letters. Anna will say the letters for APC, but for lowercase APK is "a-peak".

*Arabic: Microsoft Sam will say "Erarbic" (This happens with the other Speakonia voices) SAPI5 Sam will say "ah-ra-beak".

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*Arowana: Sam pronounces it as "errarwana" in the SAPI4 version and "urroana" in the SAPI5 version.

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*Arapaima: Sam pronounces it correctly in the SAPI5 version, but the SAPI4 version pronounces it as "errarpayma".

*Arceus: Sam pronounces it as "Ar-seus". When he pronounces the r, it sounds like he's blowing a raspberry before saying "seus".

*Are: Sam will say "war". Putting a second r makes him say "lar" in Speakonia. Anna will say a brief "Arie".

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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_sensory_meridian_response ASMR]: Sam will say "as murr" in SAPI4 no matter if it's capital or not. This can be corrected by typing "eh s m r". SAPI5 sam will say as murr if it's in all lowercase letters. Anna will say "eh-sah-mar.

*Asskiss: Sam will say "usskiss". Anna will say "as-gis".

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*Asshat: Sam will say "usshat".

*Asswipe: Sam will say "ess-wipe" (i.e. "you es-swipe") if written as one word. "Ass wipe" usually fixes this error.

*Asus: Sam will say "uh-sus (as in Gus)" in SAPI4. Anna will say "Ah-soos".

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*B: In the SAP14 version, Sam pronounces the letter B as a nasally "pay".

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*Baidicheng: Sam pronounces it as "beta-chng" in the SAPI4 version and "bay-di-kung" in the SAPI5 version.

*"Balance", "Balanced", "Balancing", "Balancer", and "Balances": Microsoft Sam will say "Galance", "Galanced", "Galancing", "Galancer", and "Galances" in both SAPI4 and 5.

*[[Scottyvich Baloneykov|Baloneykov]]: Sam will say "Balaneekuv" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "Baloneykoff". Anna will say "ballen-ey-kov-ee" while making a raspberry sound at the B.

*Ballpen: Sam will say "Gall-pen" in SAPI4.

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*Baozi: Sam will pronounce it as "bayoh-zee" in SAPI4 and "bay-zee" in SAPI5.

*Barack Obama: Sam will say "Bearack" and "Abama" (Says correctly if you put "Brock" and "O bomb ah"). Windows XP/SAPI 5 Sam, Mike, Mary and Anna say Obama as Oh bam uh. Anna says Barack as "buh-rack" David, Hazel, Zira, Eva and Mark say it correctly. SAPI5 Sam says Barack as "Bah-rick".

*Baryonyx: Microsoft Sam will pronounce it as "Beer-uh-nyx". Says correctly if you type it as "Barry-onyx".

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*Booty: A tapping sound is heard from SAPI4 Sam, especially when typing "dat booty". For Anna, she says it correctly, but when the word before ends with a T, D B, or P, she will say "botey".

*Boowana (As in Boowana Spirit from the [http://sites.google.com/site/kenstertube/meet-phanto/comics Phanto Comics]): SAPI4 Sam says Too-wanna (pronounced in a short A), while SAPI5 Sam says it like BooWowna, Anna says it like Bow na, David, Eva, Mark and Zira say it like Boowowina, Hazel says it like Bow oh inna, the way to pronounce it correctly is space "boo" and "wana" out.

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*Borobudur: Sam pronounces it as "borrow-butter" in SAPI4, but he pronounces it correctly in SAPI5.

*Bought: Sam will say something along the lines of "bsott".

*Bournemouth: Sam will say "burn muth".

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*Calaway Park: Sam will say "cal-uh-wah-ee purk" in the SAPI5 version. Said correctly in SAPI4.

*Caillou: Sam will pronounce it as "Kay lao" in the both versions. To fix this, Type "kai u." Anna will say "kay-loo".

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*Cai Mao: Sam pronounces it as "kay maoh" in the SAPI4 version and "kai maw" in the SAPI5 version.

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camila_Cabello Camila Cabello]: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "camila kay-bell-yaw" in SAPI5. SAPI4 Sam says "camilla ca-bello". Anna will say "ca-milla ca-bello".

*Canapé: Sam will say "can ape" in SAPI4. He says it correctly in SAPI5.

*Candlehead: Sam will say "cand-leh-head" in the SAPI5 version. He says it correctly in SAPI4.

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*Cao Cao: Sam will spell it letter by letter in the SAPI4 version and Sam pronounces it as "cow cow" in the SAPI5 version, just like in the old Dynasty Warriors games prior to DW6. Other TTS voices like Scotty pronounces it as "kayoh kayoh" instead. This also applies to other members of the Cao family like Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, Cao Zhen, Cao Shuang and Cao Anmin.

*Capcom: SAPI4 Sam, Mike, Mary, Anna, Hazel, and Zira say Capcum. The Natural voices (SAPI 5 Sam, Mike and Mary), David, Eva and Mark Say it correctly.

*CarPlay: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "car-pluh-ee" in the SAPI5 version. Also happens in Anna.

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*Chef: Microsoft Sam will say "Sherf" (Both versions).

*Chi-Chi (From Dragon Ball) - Sam (Mike and Mary) and Anna will instead say "kie kie." in both Speakonia and SAPI5. Type in "chee-chee" for him to say it correctly.

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*Chiyo-chan (from Azumanga Daioh): Sam says "chyayo-chan"

*Chocobo (From the Final Fantasy games) - Sam will say "Chick-ca-boe" (Sounding similar to Chicago) in Speakonia. Natural Sam (as well as N. Mike and N. Mary) however, says it correctly. However, you can't say the same for Anna, David, Hazel, Zira, Eva, Mark (pretty much any English speaking SAPI5 voice from Windows Vista-10) as they pronounce it as "Chalk-a-boe".

*Choy (as in Bok Choy): Sam will say it correctly (in both versions), but if the next word starts with "th", he will say chWAH, like the "Enjoy" and "Joy" examples. This only happens in Speakonia. This can be fixed by typing "choei".

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*Cocopuffs: Microsoft Sam and Anna say "Co-cop-uffs" in the SAPI5 version. In Speakonia, he says it like "cow-co-pefs" instead.

*Co (as in .co.uk): He will say company (he says co in the Speakonia version).

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*Codename: Sam, Mary and Mike will say "cod-a-name". Typing "code name" will fix the problem.

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*Coelacanth: Sam pronounces it correctly in the SAPI5 version but he pronounces it as "koaylacanth" in the SAPI4 version.

*Coke: Microsoft Sam says it like "cock" (as in cock-a-doodle-doo), but this appears to only be a gag in SMG4's videos.

*Coronavirus: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Cor-uh-nah vee-rus" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "Coranavirus". Anna will say "corn-A-veroos".

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*D-Smart: Sam will say "dees-mart" in both versions. To fix this, type "day smart".

*DaBaby: SAPI4 voices say "dab-uh-bee", with Mike having a weird breathing sound at the first B. They pronounce it correctly if spelt DaBaby.

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*Daioh: Sam will say "de-a-u"

*Dalhousie: Sam will say "Dal-hoo-zhee" in the SAPI5 version.

*Dalton: Mike will say "Daaaaaaaltin" (both versions).

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*Diabetes: Sam, Mike, Mary, and Anna will say "Diabeetus". Microsoft David, Zira, Mark, Eva, and Hazel say it correctly.

*Diancie: Sam will pronounce it as "Die-an-see".

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*Dian Wei: Sam will pronounce it as "Die'n way".

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*Diaochan: Sam will pronounce it as "die-ah-ohh-chenn", but if it's separated with a space (like in the old Dynasty Warriors games), Sam will pronounce it as "Dio Chan" instead.

*DiC (as in DiC Entertainment): All of the voices pronounces it the same as with the D-word, to get them to say it correctly, type in "Deek" instead of "DiC" or "Dic".

*Die: Microsoft David will say this as "Duh".

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*Ebola: SAPI4 Sam pronounces it as "eh-blah", while his SAPI5 counterpart nearly correctly pronounces it as "eh-bola". To get them to say it correctly, separate the "e" and the "bola".

*Eboy: Sam will say "eh-boy" in SAPI4.

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*eComStation: Sam will say "Eh-kom-stah-tie-on".

*Ecton (As in Ecton Spirit from the [https://sites.google.com/site/kenstertube/meet-phanto/comics Phanto Comics]): In SAPI4, Sam Says Ectin (Same goes for Mike, Mary, David, Eva, Mark, and Zira) and in SAPI5, he says Octon. Anna says it like Eck in, and Hazel says it like Egg tin. To make them say it correctly, type in "Eck taun" (Unless your using Hazel, type in Eck taan).

*Eddsworld: Sam will say "eds-wir-old" in SAPI4. To make him say it correctly, type "Edd'sWorld".

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*Fceux: Sam pronounces it as "Foo" in SAPI5, and "Fsoox" in SAPI4.

*Ft: Sam will say "Fourth" in the SAPI5 version. SAPI4 Sam will say "feet".

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*Future Shop: Sam pronounces it as "Future Shot".

*Fuzzawubba: Sam will say "foo-zaw-ubb-uh" in SAPI4.

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*Gamevil: Sam will say "Gam-fill", but pronounced correctly if typed as "Game Ville".

*Ganon: Microsoft Sam says it as Gunohn in the SAPI5 version, but if "Ganon" is typed as "Gannon", he will pronounce it correctly.

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*Garu: Sam will say "g-air-you". He will say it correctly if "gaa roo" is typed in.

*Gateaux: Sam will say "gat oaks" in SAPI4. He pronounces it correctly in SAPI5.

*GB: Microsoft David and Zira on Windows 8 RTM say "Gigabytes", whereas every other voice says just the letters.

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*gbps: SAPI5 Sam will say "gbp's".

*Ghenghis: Sam will say "gun-highs" in SAPI5.

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*Gear: Sam will pronounce it "jeer" in Speakonia. There is also a tapping sound in the G.

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*Genshin: San will pronounce it "Jenshin".

*Gilgamesh: Sam say it as "Jil-ja-Mesh" while Mike and Mary says it as "Jil-ga-mesh".

*Gifty: Sam will say "jifty" in SAPI4.

*Gigabytes: SAPI4 and SAPI5 Microsoft Sam pronounces it with a hard G (J) instead of a soft G (G), making it sound like "jiggabytes".

*Gizmo: Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Jizmo" in SAPI4. This glitch is not present in the SAPI5 versions of the voices.

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*Gear: Sam will pronounce it "jeer" in Speakonia. There is also a tapping sound in the G.

*Ghoulann (As in Plasmo Ghoulann from the [https://sites.google.com/site/kenstertube/meet-phanto/comics Phanto Comics]): SAPI4 Sam pronounces it like Gowlinn, while Anna says it like Ghoulinn, Hazel says it like Ghoulann (the long a), and SAPI5 Sam, David, Eva and Mark say it correctly. The way to make SAPI4 Sam (along with the others) say it well is to space Ghoul and ann out.

*Giganotosaurus: Sam will pronounce it as "Jiggy-nutto-saurus" in SAPI5. Said correctly if typed as "Giga noto saurus" For SAPI4, he says "Jig-ah-no-to-saurus" which is almost right.

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*GSOD: SAPI4 voices will say "sod". To fix this, space out the letters.

*Gucci: Sam will pronounce it Guksee. To fix this, type "Goo-chee".

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*Guo Huai: Sam pronounces it as "Guo Huey" in SAPI4 and "go away" in SAPI5.

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*Hour: Microsoft Sam (Speech Articulation Module) will say "dollar".

*Hovercraft: Sam will say "Fa-Ver-craft" unless you type "Hover craft".

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*Hua Xiong: Sam pronounces it as "who ziong" in SAPI4 and "wah ziong" in SAPI5.

*Hyper: Sam, Mike and Mary in SAPI4 will say "hipper". Typing in "Hy purr" or "Hi purr" or "Hy per" or "Hi per" or "Hy pur" or "Hi pur" fixes it.

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*iPod/iPad: He will say "eyepuhd" in the SAPI4 version, and "ee pod/pad" in the SAPI5 version.

*iPadOS: Sam will say "iPad Operating System" in SAPI4, but if in all lowercase, he will say "i-pad-us"

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*Isabela (as appeared in Dragon Age 2): Sam will say "Eye-sah-bee-luh" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Eye-sah-buh-luh".

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*Isabela (as appeared in Dragon Age 2): Sam will say "Eye-sah-bee-luh" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Eye-sah-buh-luh". To fix this, add another L.

*iTunes: Anna will pronounce it as "e-tunes" SAPI5 Sam will say "ih-tunes".

*ITV: SAPI4 voices will say it as one word. Typing "I T V" will make them say it correctly.

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*Jedi: SAPI 4 Sam and Mary says it right alongside Zira, while SAPI 4 Mike seems to be says "Jet-die", Other glitch found when SAPI 5 Sam, Mike and Mary says like "GD", Anna says this word literally and David says like "Jed-uh". To make David, Natural Sam, Mike and Mary says it right, you have to space between D and I.

*Jetix: Sam will say "jet-tea" in SAPI5.

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*Jiang Wei: Sam pronounces it correctly in the SAPI5 version, but it's pronounced as "Jang Way" in the SAPI4 version.

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*Jiangxia: Sam pronounces it correctly in the SAPI5 version, but it's pronounced as "Jye-anxia" in the SAPI4 version.

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*Jiaozi: Sam pronounces it correctly in the SAPI5 version, but it's pronounced as "jye-ohh-zee" in the SAPI4 version.

*Jiffypop: They will say "Jiffeh-pop". If you separate jiffy and pop, they will say it correctly. SAPI4 Sam will say "jiff-yeh-pop".

*Jigglypuff: Sam says it as "Jigg-light-puf" in SAPI5. In SAPI4, he says "jiggly-boof".

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*Jubileena Bing-Bing: Sam will say "jubileena bin-bin" in the both versions.

*Juice WRLD: Sam will say the letters of WRLD no matter if its capital or not in SAPI4.

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*Juche: Sam will say "Jush", but proper pronouncination is "ju-chay".

*Just: Microsoft Sam will say "jist" in SAPI5, but not in SAPI4.

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*Kaiju: Sam says it as "Kay-ju" in SAPI4. To make him say it correctly, type in kai ju.

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*Kakarot: Microsoft Sam (Windows XP) says "Caca-row". The Speakonia version says it as "Kaka-RUT". To make him say it correctly, type "Kaka-rot".

*Kalos: Sam says it as "callus".

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*~~Kaiju~~: ~~Sam~~ says it as "~~Kay~~-ju" ~~in SAPI4. To make him say it correctly, type in kai ju.~~

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*Kanye West: He says it as "Can-eye West."

*Kawaii: SAPI4 voices will say this as "Ka-A-E", SAPI5 Sam, Mike, and Mary will say this correctly. However, despite being released after them, David will say it as if it only contains one "i" and Zira will say it as "Kah-wii".

*Kazookeylele: Sam will say "kazoo-key-lul" in both versions.

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*Konami: SAPI4 Microsoft Sam says Con-a-me, Con-a-my in SAPI5. To fix this, type "Co-Na-Me".

*Kuudere: Sam will say "kyoo-deer" in SAPI4. SAPI5 Sam will say it correctly.

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*Kuki: Microsoft Sam, Mary and Mike says it as "Q key".

*Kyurem: Sam will pronounce it as "Kye-uhh-rem".

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*Levi: Like for Modify, Spotify, Shy, and Delphi, Sam will say it correctly, but if the word is at the end of a sentence, he will say "levaa".

*LG: SAPI5 version says "large". The SAPI4 version says the letters.

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*Li Dian: Sam will pronounce it as "lee dyin" instead.

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lil_Tjay Lil Tjay]: Sam will say "lilt-jay" in SAPI4.

*Litwak: Sam will say "lit-woke" in SAPI4.

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*Liu Biao: Sam pronounces it as "Liu Bio" in the SAPI4 version and "all-u-biao" in the SAPI5 version.

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*Liu Bei: The SAPI4 version pronounces it correctly, but the SAPI5 version pronounce it as "all-u-bay".

*Live: While Sam will say it correctly when it is used to describe living, he cannot say it correctly when used in words like "livestream" or describing going live in general. He just says the word the same way. To make him say it the way it should be said for the second meaning, type "Lyve", and he will say it properly.

*Livestream, Livestreamer and Livesteaming: Sam says "Leevuh-stream(s)", "Leevuh-streamer(s)" and "Leevuh-streaming(s)" in the SAPI4 version. The SAPI5 Sam says "li-vuh-strim(s)", "liv-uh-strimmer(s)", and "liv-uh-strim-ing(s).

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*Logout: The SAPI5 version of Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "logoo". Their SAPI4 counterparts pronounces it correctly.

*Lt: Sam will say "lieutenant" in the SAPI5 Version. SAPI4 Sam just says the letters.

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*Lu Bu: Microsoft Sam will pronounce it as "Loo B-U". Note that the Lu in Lu Bu sounds more like Lee/Leer than Loo.

*Luigi: Microsoft Sam will say "Louie" in SAPI5. In SAPI4, he says "Luidgy".

*Lurerre: Sam says it as "Loo-er" in SAPI5. He says "loo-rugger" in SAPI4.

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*Monetization: Sam will say "moneh ti za ty on" in SAPI5, but not in SAPI4 where he says "minni-tization".

*Moped: Microsoft Sam will say the word as the past of mope in the SAPI5 version.

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*Mormyrid: Sam pronounces it correctly in the SAPI4 version, but he pronounces it as "more-my-reed" in the SAPI5 version.

*Moscow: Sam, Mike and Anna will say 'Moscou'. You can type in 'Moss co', and they will say it correctly.

*Mothership: SAPI4 Sam cannot say it as one word. He will say "moffership".

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*Norstar: Sam will say "nor-ster" in SAPI4.

*Nortel: Sam will say "nordle" in SAPI4.

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*Noseslide: Sam, Mike and Mary will say "n-ah-seh-slide" unless you type "nose slide".

*NotSoBot: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "not-so-bo" in SAPI5. They say "not-sibit" if all lowercase in SAPI4.

*Nougetsia Brumblestain: Sam says "now-jet-suh brumbleh stain" in the SAPI5 version. SAPI4 Sam will say "Now-jet-suh brum-bleh-stin"

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*Nütrl: Sam will say "N T R L" in SAPI4 if the character "ü" is used, if spelt nutrl, then he will say "nut-rul".

*Numbertaker (as in the Numberjacks antagonist): Sam, Mike, and Mary will say something like Numberdikker in SAPI4. Typing number and taker separately makes them say it correctly.

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*Numbuh: Microsoft voices will say "num-buh".

*Nya: Sam will say "nye ah" in SAPI4.

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*OS: SAPI4 Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Operating System" if it is typed in all capital letters.

*Osama Bin Laden: Sam will say it as "Ausama Bin Laydin".

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*Oshawott: Sam will pronounce it as "uhh-shawwt" in SAPI4, but in SAP5, he pronounces it correctly.

*Overall: Sam will say "Overdull" in SAPI4.

*Overseer: Sam will say "oversir" in SAPI5. typing "over seer" will result him to say "over south easter". But if you type in "over seeer", he will say it correctly.

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*Papercraft: Sam will say "Pappercraft" in SAPI4.

*Parsoid: Both versions of Sam will say "par-SWAHd", making a [[ROFLcopter]] sound.

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*Partridge: Microsoft Sam will say "Parkridge".

*Passed: Sam will say "Pass aid" in SAPI5.

*Passer: Sam will say "Pass sayer" in SAPI5.

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*Peavey: Sam will say "pev-ay" in SAPI4.

*Ped: Microsoft Sam (Also Mike and Mary) says it like "ptt", which sounds like spitting (he pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version) due to pronunciation of the -ed suffix. This can be fixed by typing "pedd". If you want to make Speakonian Sam, Mike and Mary make the spit sound, type in p't.

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*Pedophile: Sam says "PED-ah-full".

*Pedophilia: He will pronounce it as "Puh-doh-fa-lea," in the SAPI5 version.

*Peegue: Microsoft Sam will say "Peeg".

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*Quadruple: SAPI4 Sam will say "quad-rupple".

*Quarantine: SAPI4 Sam will say "quaran-din", Mary will say "quaran-deen", but Mike will say it right.

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*Qubo: Microsoft voices say it as "kw-bo", the correct pronunciation is "cube O".

*Quesadilla: SAPI5 Sam pronounces it "Que-sawed-julla", while his SAPI4 counterpart says "ques-a-dill-uh".

*Quintero: This only happens in SAPI5, where Sam pronounces it "Quin-troe".

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*Refers: Same as first, Both versions of Sams will have a voice crack.

*Regedit: Sam will say "re-jedit". Typing a space between "reg" and "edit" fixes this.

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*Regice: Sam pronounces it as "regiss". It's said correctly if spelled "reggie ice".

*Religious Conservatives: Sam (SAPI4 only) will say "Religious conserves."

*Remonetization: Sam will say "re moneh ti za ty on" in SAPI5.

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*SilverCity: Microsoft Sam will say "Sil-vair-chitty" in SAPI5.

*Silverman: Sam will say "Silvermin" (Both versions).

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*Sima Yi: Sam pronounces it correctly in the SAPI4 version, but it's pronounced as "Sy-mah-yi" in the SAPI5 version.

*Simitar: Sam will say "Sim-eye-der" in SAPI5.

*Sinema TV: Sam will say "sin-ee-mah TV" in SAPI4. To fix this, type "Cinema TV".

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*SpotPass: Both versions of Microsoft Sam say "spot-puss". The Speakonia version will say it right if spelled "SpotPass".

*Spotify: In the speakonia version, Microsoft Sam will say "Spotifaa" (Which is similar to Levi, Modify, Shy, and Delphi). In the SAPI5 version, they will say "Spotifee". Microsoft Zira will say "Spuh-tee-fee". Microsoft Anna will say "Xpeteefee". Microsoft David will say it like Sam's.

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*Spyro: In the SAPI4 version, Microsoft Sam will say "Spearow", but he will pronounce it correctly as "Spy roe".

*Squaresoft: Microsoft Sam in SAPI 4, says Square-uh-soft in a very subtle way. Zira says it like Squaresssoft. Everyone else (who speaks English) says it correctly.

*SSA: Microsoft Sam just says the letters (except in the Speakonia version).

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*Subpage: Sam will say "subpij" in SAPI5.

*Suchomimus: Sam will say "Sooch-o-mimus". Said correctly if typed as "Suck-o-mime-us".

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*Sun Jian: Sam will pronounce it as "Son Giant".

*Supajax: Microsoft Sam will say "Soo-paa-jax".

*Superheroes: The Speakonia version of Sam cannot pronounce it as one word. He will say "su-perherros". Separating the two words will make him say it correctly.

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*Tagine: Microsoft Sam says "tajin" in SAPI4.

*Tagalog: Sam will say "tag a log" in the SAPI4 version.

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*Taishi Ci: Microsoft Sam pronounces it as "Tay-see-see".

*Tamamo (as in Fate/Extra): Sam Says it as "Ta-Man-oh"..

*Taquito: Sam pronounces it like "ta-kwit-oh" in the SAPI4 version, and "tay ket oh" in the SAPI5 version. To fix this, type "ta key tow".

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*Über: Sam will say "Uh-burr" in the SAPI5 version when the first letter is in capital letters but when the word is über, then he will say "vb-er" because ü is treated like v. But the Speakonia version says "U-burr".

*Ulrich: Sam will say "ur-rich" in SAPI5. Sam says it correctly in SAPI4.

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*Umami: Sam will say "Yu-ma-mee".

*Unova: He says it as "Un-ova". If you spell it as "U nova" or "You nova", he will say it correctly.

*Unsaved: Sam will say "Un-soff’d" in the SAPI5 but he will say "Unsaved" correctly in the Speakonia version.

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*Varric as in Dragon Age 2: Sam will say it correctly in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Veh-rick".

*Vegan/Veganism: SAPI4 Sam Will say "Vegan/Veganism" (As in begging) instead of "Veegan/Veeganism".

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*Verizon: Microsoft voices will say "ver-E-zon". The closest to say it correctly is to type "Ver Izon".

*ViacomCBS: SAPI5 Sam will say it as one word.

*Viasat: Sam will say "via-sit" in SAPI4 while in SAPI5 he will say "why-eh-sat".

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*Vocalization: Sam will say "vocal uh za ty on" in SAPI5.

*Voiceover: SAPI5 Sam will say "voice offer" if it is one word.

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*Volcanion: Sam pronounces it correctly in the SAPI4 version, but the SAPI5 version pronounces it as "Volca-neon".

*VRChat: Sam will say, "ver-shot" in SAPI5 as one word. It is said as 'ver-cat" in SAPI4.

*Vsauce: Sam will say "Sauce" in SAPI4.

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*Waa: Microsoft Sam will only say a brief "uh" sound in the SAPI5 version.

*Wal-Mart: Sam pronounces it as "Wah-el-mart". Adding extra l fixes this. He says it correctly on SAPI5.

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*Waluigi: Sam pronounces it as "wuhlooigie" in the SAPI4 version and "way-luigi" in the SAPI5 version.

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*Wank: Sam will pronounce it as "wonk" (in the Speakonia version).

*Wanker: Sam will say "wonker".

*Wario: All TTS voices say this incorrectly, SAPI4 and SAPI5 Sam, Mike, Mary say it as "Where-io", and David and Zira says it as "Where-I-O". To fix this, separate "Wa" and "rio".

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*Webpage: Microsoft Sam will say "Webpij", influenced by words such as "luggage". Microsoft Anna also says it as Webpij. Microsoft David says it correctly.

*Weimaraner: Sam pronounces it as "Weemerunner" in SAPI4.

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*Wen Chou: Sam pronounces it as "when joe".

*WestJet: Sam will say "Westjit" in SAPI4 if all in lowercase as one word.

*Whomst: Sam will say "Hom'st" instead of 'whom' followed by a 'st.

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*Xerneas: Sam pronounces it as "S-sern-ias", and will have a finger snapping sound after the X.

*Xceoi: SAPI5 Sam will pronounce it like the [[ROFLcopter]] sound soi. In SAPI4, it's "see-o-ee".

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*Xiahou Dun: Microsoft Sam will pronounce it as "zia-how-done" in SAPI4, but he pronounces it correctly in SAPI5. Also applies to everyone with the last name Xiahou such as Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Ba, Xiahou Wei and Xiahouji.

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*Xiaoqiao: Microsoft Sam will pronounce it as "zi-oh-kay-oh" in SAPI4, but he pronounces it correctly in SAPI5.

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*Xin Xianying: Sam pronounces it correctly in SAPI5 version, but he pronounces it as "zing-zeeying" in the SAPI4 version.

*Xplod: SAPI4 Sam will say "ss-plod", while in SAPI5, "sh-plod".

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*Xu Zhu: Sam pronounces it correctly in SAPI5 version, but he pronounces it as "zoo zoo" in the SAPI4 version.

*[[w:XXXTentacion|XXXTentacion]]: SAPI5 Sam will say "tss-tss-tss-tashen" (same sound as sprinker). SAPI4 Sam says "z-ks-ks-tay-shen".

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*YTV: Like BSOD,RSOD,CITV, ITV, APC, APK, AFK, ASMR, etc., SAPI4 voices will say it as one word. Typing "Y T V" will make them say it correctly.

*Yu-gi-oh: He says it as "Yu-Ge-Oh".

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*Yuan Shao: Sam will pronounce it as "Yuan Shay-oh", but other TTS voices pronounces it correctly.

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*Yui Hirasawa (from K-On): Sam will say "Yui Rasaya".

*Yum: In the SAPI5 version, Sam, Mike, and Mary says "yum" as "yoom".

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*Zeus: Microsoft Sam makes a loud finger tapping sound on the Z.

*Zevia: Sam will say "zeh-vye-uh" in SAPI5.

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*Zhang Liao: Sam will pronounce it as "Zang Layoh" in the SAPI4 version, but he pronounces it correctly in the SAPI5 version.

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*Zhong Hui: Sam somehow pronounces it correctly in the SAPI5 version, but the SAPI4 version pronounces it as "Zong Wii".

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*Zhou Cang: Sam will pronounce it as "Zoww Kang" in the SAPI4 version and "Joe Kang" in the SAPI5 version.

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*Zhuge Liang: Sam will pronounce it as "Zooge Li-yang" in the SAPI4 version and "Joosh Liang" in the SAPI5 version.

*Zira: SAPI5 Sam, Mike, Mary, and Microsoft Anna will say "Zyra". To fix this, type "Zera" (Microsoft Sam will make a finger snapping sound on the Z). For Microsoft Anna, type "zee-ruh".

*Zodiac: Microsoft Sam makes a finger tapping sound on the Z.

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