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*Nao: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "nay oh" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "neew".
 
*Nao: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "nay oh" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "neew".
 
*Nazism: A funny pronunciation on SAPI5 Sam, he'll say "nair-u-ell"
 
*Nazism: A funny pronunciation on SAPI5 Sam, he'll say "nair-u-ell"
*nCov (Novel Coronavirus): Sam will say "in cough" in SAPI5.
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*nCoV (Novel Coronavirus): Sam will say "in cough" in SAPI5.
 
*Necrodancer (As in Crypt of the Necrodancer): Sam says it as "Necroduncer". He says it correctly by putting in "Necro Dancer".
 
*Necrodancer (As in Crypt of the Necrodancer): Sam says it as "Necroduncer". He says it correctly by putting in "Necro Dancer".
 
*NES: Microsoft Sam will say "Northeasts". In the Speakonia version, he says "Nezz". He will say NES correctly if the letters are spaced out.
 
*NES: Microsoft Sam will say "Northeasts". In the Speakonia version, he says "Nezz". He will say NES correctly if the letters are spaced out.

Revision as of 04:59, 11 February 2020

There are several glitches/word mispronunciations with SAPI 4 and SAPI 5 voices Microsoft Sam, Mike, Mary, Microsoft Anna, David, Hazel, Zira, Mark, 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.

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

Word Mispronunciations

Most famously, regardless of version, Sam cannot pronounce the word "soy" (also the spelling "soi"), but instead will make a sound "swurghf", resembling a helicopter blade. In Speakonia (SAPI 4), one can aid this mispronunciation by typing "soei" 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 a word is placed after it that begins 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.

#

  • 6ix9ine: Microsoft Sam says "six-ix-nine-ine" in the SAPI5 version. He says "six-ex-nine-in" in SAPI4.
  • 8bit: If you type this in a lot of times, Sam will say "8 billit".
  • .exe - SAPI4 Sam will say "point eggs". He will say it correctly if spelled out or (SAPI4 only) if you do it as ".x". However, on SAPI5, he will say "dot eggs ee".

A

  • Activision: Sam will say "Act-tiv-vis-see-on" in the SAPI5 version, but not in SAPI4. In Anna, a brief "wuh" is heard before Activision.
  • Adblocker: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "ad bloker" in SAPI 4, while the SAPI 5 version pronounces it almost correctly as "adplocker". (Sam only).
  • Aeroplane: Sam pronounces it as "air-ah plane" in the SAPI5 version. He says it correctly in the Speakonia version.
  • AFK: Sam will mispronounce this in a somewhat different fashion with APC and APK.
  • Aight: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "eight" (Both versions).
  • Airbus: Sam says it as "Airbess", but will say it correctly as two words. The SAPI5 version of Sam will say "orbis"
  • Airmaster: Microsoft Sam will say "Airmister" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Alberto: Sam will say, "Albertoo" in SAPI5. Pronounced correctly in SAPI4.
  • Aleratec: Microsoft Sam will say "al-er-aw-teek" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Alex - Sam will say "awl-ex" in SAPI4.
  • Aliens: Sam will say "ull-yens" in both versions. If you put a word before it, he will say it correctly.
  • Alioramus: Sam will say "ull-ee-o-remus". Said correctly if typed as "Alley o ramus" SAPI4 Sam says "ully-are-oh-mus"
  • Alt: Sam will say "Allt" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says it correctly.
  • Altirhinus: Sam will say "All-turnus". He will say it correctly if typed as "Al tee ry nus"
  • Altaïr (as in Assassin’s Creed): Anna and Sam will say "Al-tire" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Alter".
  • Always: Anna and Sam will say "al-wez" in Speakonia, but the SAPI5 version says it right.
  • Amiibo: Sam will say "em-yuh-eye-bo" in the SAPI4 version.
  • Andre: Sam says it "in-drei', unless there is a word before it. This happens in both SAPI4 and SAPI5. In order to fix this, type "Andray"
  • Andrea: Sam says it "indrea" unless there is a word before it. He says it correctly in SAPI5. In order to fix this, type "Anddrea"
  • Ana: Sam says "inna" in the SAPI4 version. Typing "anna" will be said correctly.
  • Anna: Sam says "inna" in the SAPI5 version. Typing "ana" will be said correctly.
  • Animax: Microsoft Sam will say "Ah-knee-macks" (but not in the Speakonia version).
  • Anime: Sam will say "Ow-nyme" in the SAPI5 version. He will say "anim" in Speakonia.
  • Animoji: Sam will say "An-im-uh-jee" in SAPI4.
  • APC and APK: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "ack" 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 "ack" if it's in all lowercase letters.
  • Arabic: Microsoft Sam will say "Erarbic" (This happens with the other Speakonia voices) SAPI5 Sam will say "ah-ra-beak".
  • 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.
  • Ariana Grande: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Airiana Grand" in SAPI4. Their SAPI5 Counterparts pronounce the Grande right, but not the Ariana.
  • Armadillain - They will say "Armadillayn". Type "Armadillun" to make them pronounce it correctly. SAPI5 Sam will say it correctly.
  • Asakura: He will pronounce it "Asa kyura" sometimes. He pronounces it correctly on the SAPI5 version, however.
  • Asda: Sam will say "Azz Dah" in both versions.
  • 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.
  • Asskiss: Sam will say "usskiss".
  • Asus: Sam will say "uh-sus (as in Gus)" in SAPI4.
  • Atherosclerosis: Sam will say "Atherosclero size" in SAPI5.
  • Auricom (as in the team of the PS1 game Wipeout): Sam can't pronounce it as one word. He'll say "or-ih-cum" in the SAPI5 version. To fix this problem, seperate both Auri and com so it can be pronounced correctly.
  • Australia: Microsoft Sam will say "Orfstralia" in SAPI5 (and Speakonia?)
  • Avaya: Sam will say "Ah-vay-uh" in SAPI4.
  • Awesomeface: Sam will say "Osama face" in SAPI4. but he will say it correctly if it is typed as "awesome face" or "AwesomeFace". SAPI5 Sam will pronounce it correctly.
  • A$AP Rocky: Sam will say "a-dollarsign-a-p rocky" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "a-dollars-a-p rocky".

B

  • "Balance", as well as "Balanced", "Balancing", "Balancer", and "Balances": Microsoft Sam will say "Galance", "Galanced", "Galancing", "Galancer", and "Galances" in both SAPI4 and 5.
  • Baloneykov: Sam will say "Balaneekuv" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "Baloneykoff".
  • Ballpen: Sam will say "Gall-pen" in SAPI4.
  • 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. 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"
  • BBMAs: Sam will say "b'mas" in SAPI4.
  • Bear: Sam makes a slight tapping sound at the B in both SAPI4 and SAPI5
  • Beauregarde: Sam will say "Bow-ree-gurd" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Bedfordshire: Sam pronounces it as "Beet-ford-sheer". SAPI5 Sam will say "Bed-furd-sheer"
  • Betamax: Sam pronounces it as "bit-tah-max." (He says it correctly if you put a dash between the 'Beta' and 'Max'.) He pronounces it correctly in the SAPI5 version, however
  • Bing: Microsoft Sam says "bin" in both versions.
  • Birdman: Same error as "Hammerman" example. Said as "Birdm'n", and in SAPI5, there is a low heartbeat-like sound at the M.
  • Bling: This only happens in the SAPI5 version, where Sam says it with the first two letters said individually (B L ing) (he pronounces it correctly in the SAPI4 version). Typing "blle ing" fixes it.
  • Bluetooth: Sam will say "Blue thooth" unless you type "Blue tooth". He says "Blue-tuth" in SAPI5
  • Booger - All speech engines will say it like "boo-jer". If you replace the "g" with a "k", all speech engines will say it correctly.
  • Booty: A tapping sound is heard from SAPI4 Sam, especially when typing "dat booty".
  • Boowana (As in Boowana Spirit from the 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, Mark, the way to pronounce it correctly is space "boo" and "wana" out
  • Bought - Sam will say something along the lines of "bsott"
  • Bowser: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Boh-zer" in SAPI4. They say it correctly in the SAPI5 version.
  • Breanna: Sam will say "breena" in SAPI4.
  • Brianna: Sam will say "bry (as in Fry) anna" in SAPI4.
  • Bro: SAPI4 Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "bar o", while their SAPI5 versions say it correctly, but fast. to make SAPI4 versions say it correctly, type "brro".
  • BSOD: SAPI4 voices will say it as one word (a brief b followed by sod). Putting spaces between the letters will make them say it correctly
  • Bu: Sam will say "Bushels" in the SAPI5 version, but the SAPI4 version just says the letters.
  • Buffaloaf: Sam will say "buff-low-ahf" in SAPI5. He says it correctly in SAPI4.
  • Butthurt - Sam will say "But-thurt" (both versions). If you type the two words, "butt" and "hurt" or typing in "ButtHurt", he will say it correctly.

C

  • Calhoun: Sam will say "cal-hooned" in the SAPI5 version. He says "kihooned" in SAPI4.
  • 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"
  • Camila Cabello: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "camila kay-bell-yaw" in SAPI5. SAPI4 Sam says "camilla 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.
  • Capcom - SAPI4 Sam, Mike, Mary, Anna, Hazel, and Zira say Capc'm. 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.
  • Casio: Sam will say "kay-zee-o" in the SAPI5 version. The SAPI4 version says it correctly.
  • Celebs: In Speakonia, Sam will say something like "Sellubs" (He pronounces it correctly in SAPI5)
  • Certificate: Sam says "certifi-Kate" (as in hate). This only happens in Windows 2000/SAPI 4 Sam, Mike and Mary. Also happens in Anna.
  • Chara: Sam says Char like Charmander. However, he will say it correctly if it is typed Kara
  • Cheespider: Sam will say "cheese-pitter" in both versions.
  • Cheetos - Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Cheetahs". If you type "Cheatose" or "Cheatohs", they will say it correctly.
  • Chef: Microsoft Sam will say "Sherf" (Both versions).
  • Chi-Chi (From Dragon Ball) - Sam (Mike and Mary) will instead say "kie kie." in both Speakonia and SAPI5. Type in "chee-chee" for him to say it correctly.
  • 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) 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".
  • Chrome - He calls it "kraw-m"
  • Churros: Microsoft Sam will say it as "chur-iss" in the Speakonia version. To get Speakonia Sam to say it correctly, type chur rows. Speakonia Sam says the non-plural version of this word correctly and SAPI5 Sam will always say this word correctly. Speakonia Sam also seems to say the non-plural version of this word faster, but his SAPI5 counterpart says this word at normal speed.
  • Ciel: SAPI4 Sam, Mike and Mary will say it close to the word Shield while their SAPI5 counterparts will say "seal". Typing "See l" , "C l" and "C el" will make them say it correctly.
  • Cinar: In the SAPI4 version, Sam says it like "Sinerr". The problem can be solved by typing in "Seh Nar" or correcting the pronounciation as "seh nar".
  • Citrusella Flugpucker: Sam says "sit-roosella flug-poker" in the SAPI5 version. The SAPI4 version says "Citrusella Flugpicker"
  • CITV: SAPI4 voices will say it as one word. Typing "C I T V" fixes this
  • Cocopuffs: Microsoft Sam says "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).
  • 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 "Coronah veerus" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "Coranavirus".
  • Creepypasta: In the SAPI4 version, Microsoft Sam will say "creep ya pasta". Microsoft Mike and Mary will say "creep a pasta". In the SAPI5 version, they will say "creep i pasta". Microsoft Zira and Anna says it correctly. This can be fixed by typing "CreepyPasta" (SAPI4) or " Creepy Pasta" (SAPI4/5).
  • Crotch: The second most famous glitch (first being soy/soi). it is said as "crow's nest", with the correct pronunciation realized if "krotch" or "crottch" or "crotche" or "ccrotch" or "crotchh" or "crrotch" or "crrottch" or "ccrotchh" or "crottch" or "krottch" or "krotche" or "kkrotch" or "krotchh" or "krrotch" or "krrottch" or "kkrotchh" or "crottche" or "ccrotche" or "crrotche" or "crrottche" or "ccrotchh" or "crottche" or "krottche" or "kkrotche" or "krrotche" or "krrottche" Is typed instead in SAPI5. This is perhaps due to a small referencing error in the pronunciation dictionary, as "crotch" and "crow's nest" are alphabetically very close. The same error is made by natural (SAPI5) Microsoft Mike and Microsoft Mary. Crotches and crotchs is said as "crow's nests", crotchy is "crow's nesty", crotcher is "crow's nester", crotching is "crow's nesting", and crotched is "crow's nested". In the Speakonia (SAPI4) version, this issue doesn't occur.
  • Crumbelina Di Caramello: Sam will say "crumblin-uh-dee-carameelo" in the SAPI5 version, while SAPI4 says "crum-bell-in-a dee caramello"
  • Ct: Sam will say "Court" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version just says the letters.
  • CTrain: Sam will say "train" in SAPI5 as one word, and SAPI4 says it as "tch-train."
  • Cum: Sam will say "coom" in SAPI5.
  • Cumshot: Sam will say it like cum-sh*t if it's one word in Speakonia (pronounced correctly in the SAPI5 version). If you use 'cum' and 'shot as two words, he'll say it correctly.
  • Cyborg: Sam will say "Siborg" in SAPI4. Typing "Cy-borg" will be pronounced correctly.
  • Cyber: Sam will say "Siber" in SAPI4. Typing "Cy-bur" will be pronounced correctly.
  • C#. SAPI 5 Microsoft Sam, Mike and Mary say C number sign. Speakonia voices pronounce it "C number". Microsoft Anna, David, Zira, Mark and Eva say it correctly.

D

  • Dalhousie: Sam will say "Dal-hoo-zhee" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Dalton - Mike will say "Daaaaaaaltin" (both versions).
  • Daphne Toilette: Sam says "Daphne Toilet" To make him say this correctly, type "Daphne Toy Let
  • Databending - He pronounces it as "dadabeending". Adding a space between "data" and "bending" fixes this.
  • Davebot: Sam will say "davabot" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "davbot".
  • davemadson: In the SAPI4 version, Microsoft Sam, Mike and Mary will say "Davamadson". In the SAPI5 version, it is said as "Davmadson". Separating the "dave" and "madson" (SAPI4/5) or typing DaveMadson (SAPI4) can fix this. Microsoft Zira, however, pronounces it correctly (Without separating it).
  • Davetendo: They will say "Dav-uh-tendo". Separate "Dave" and "tendo", they will pronounce it correctly.
  • Dear: Sam sounds like he is saying "jeer" in SAPI4.
  • Demonetization: Sam will say "de moneh ti za ty on" in SAPI5.
  • Deinonychus: Sam will say "Denoni-choose:". To make him say it correctly, type "Dino-nick-us"
  • Delphi: SAPI4/5 Sam will say, "Delphaa". The same glitch occurs with, "Modify", "Levi", "Shy", and "Spotify".
  • Dept: Sam will say "department"
  • Despacito: Sam will say "Dess-puh-setto". To make him say it correctly, type "Dess-pa-sitto"
  • Diabetes - Sam, Mike, Mary, and Anna will say "Diabeetus". Microsoft David, Zira, Mark, Eva, and Hazel say it correctly.
  • 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"
  • Did: said as "dipt" if a word is placed after it in SAPI4. It is pronounced correctly otherwise.
  • Dildo: He says "Dial-doh". For the plural, he says "Dilduss". In the XP version, he says "Dill-doo" and "dill-deuce". This mispronunciation is famous for it's use in Barney Bunch videos, but the error is written as "dialdo" and "dildis". To make him say it correctly, type "dildoe".
  • Dimebag: Microsoft Sam will say "Dimma-bag" in SAPI4, but not in SAPI5. If you type in "Dime bag", he will say it correctly.
  • Dio: Sam will say the correct (correct?) "Dye-oh" in the SAPI5 version, but not in SAPI4. Microsoft David will just say the letters
  • Digimon - Microsoft Sam would just say "Digimin" instead. Trying to separate them at the end of a sentence will result in Sam saying "Digimonday". This can be fixed by typing "Digi-mom". SAPI5 Sam will say this correctly.
  • Dirty: SAPI5 Sam can't pronounce the D correctly if the word is followed with a previous one (such as "get dirty"). It instead makes a sharp tapping sound on the D.
  • Dixonville: Sam will say "dike-sawn-veely" in the XP version, but not in SAPI4.
  • Doogal: Sam can say that correctly in the SAPI4 version, but in the SAPI5 version, he pronounces the word as "doo gal".
  • Doraemon - He says "Door-E-Min" instead of "Door-A-Mon"
  • Doritos - Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Door-itus". If you type "Door ee toes", they will pronounce it almost correctly.
  • Dot: Sam will say it correctly (Both versions) but if you type it lots of times, there will be a tapping sound in SAPI5.
  • Douchebag - Microsoft Sam Will say "Doucheh Bag". To make him say it correctly, type "douche bag"
  • Dumbledore: SAPI4 Sam will say "Dumb luh dore". SAPI5 Sam will say "Dumb leadore".
  • Duncan: Microsoft Sam will say "Guncan".
  • Duolingo: Sam will say, "Dualingo" in SAPI5.

E

  • EAS (Emergency Alert System): Sam will not say the letters in SAPI4 no matter if it's capital or not. He will say "eass". This can be corrected by typing "E A S". SAPI5 Sam will say "E A's"
  • 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.
  • Ecton (As in Ecton Spirit from the 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: He will say "Eddswirlold" To make him say it correctly, type "Edd'sWorld"
  • Eilish (as in Billie Eilish): Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "ee-lish" in the SAPI4 version. Pronounced correctly in SAPI5.
  • Emoji: Sam says "em-uh-gee" in SAPI4. To fix this, type "em o ji" (He pronounces it correctly in SAPI5).
  • Encore: Microsoft Sam says "incore", instead of "on-core", if it is the first word in a sentence.
  • Enderdragon: Sam will say "Endur-drigon"
  • Enrique: Microsoft Sam will say "In Rick" in SAPI5.
  • "Enjoy" is pronounced correctly. However, if the next word begins with a /ð/ sound (e.g. "this", "that" "them"), then he says it as "EnjWAH" (e.g. "I enjoy the meal"). This sounds like the infamous ROFLcopter sound. Like Soi/Soy, it happens regardless of version. This can be fixed by typing "en joey"(I en joey the meal)
  • Entrepreneurial: Sam will say "Intrepreneurial" in SAPI4.
  • Est: SAPI5 Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Established".
  • Etcetera: Sam will say "Et-seat-uh-ruh" in the SAPI5 version, but not in SAPI4.

F

  • F: Microsoft Sam will say "if" unless there is a "the" with it. For example: "The f" will be pronounced as "The if". This happens in both versions.
  • Facebook: He will pronounce it Faah-seh-book (without spaces) in the Speakonia version. Writing Face-book pronounces it correctly.
  • FailArmy: Sam will say "failer-me" in SAPI4, if typed as "Failarmy".
  • FairPlay-137: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Fair-pluh-ee-137" in SAPI5. To fix this, seperate "fair" and "play".
  • Fangirl, Fangirls, and Fangirling is said as "Fang grill", "Fang grills", and "Fang grilling" in SAPI5. In SAPI4, it is said as "Fangy rill", "Fangy rills", and "Fangy rilling".
  • Fatass: Sam, Mike, and Mary will pronounce it "fate-ass" in the SAPI 5 version. In SAPI 4, they will say "fatuss". This can be fixed by typing in "fat ass", "FatAss", "Fat-ass" or "fat-ass"
  • Fazbear: In both Speakonia and XP, Sam will say "Fizbir" in the Speakonian version. In XP, he will say "Fizbear". To fix this, type "Ffass Bear".
  • Febreze: Sam will say "feb-rez" in SAPI4.
  • Fencepost: He will pronounce it as "fency pahst." In Speakonia, he will say "fence-a-post."
  • Fenris (as appeared in Dragon Age 2): Sam will say "Fen-rease" in the SAPI5 version, but not in SAPI4.
  • Facepalm: He will say "Faseh-pum" in SAPI4. Seperating "face" and "palm" or typing in "FacePalm" can fix this. He pronounces it correctly in the SAPI5 version.
  • Facepunch: Microsoft Sam will say something like "Facepnch". To make him say it correctly, type "Face-Punch".
  • Fegelein: Microsoft Sam will say "Fejeelian". But in the Speakonia version, he will say "Fejelien".
  • Felicia: Sam will say "feh-lish-uh" in the
  • Fergalicious: Microsoft Sam says it something like "Ferg-al-a-cows" (he pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version).
  • Ferrari: Microsoft Sam says "Feluhry" (he pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version).
  • Fetish: This only happens in Speakonia, where Sam pronounces it as "Feetish".
  • Finland: Microsoft Sam pronounces "land" as "lund" in the SAPI5 version.
  • First: Like for refers, Microsoft Sam's voice cracks when saying it. This happens in both versions.
  • Flamango: Sam will say "flaw-min-go" in SAPI5, and there is a tapping sound at the F.
  • Flowey - Sam says the "Flow" as in "Go with the flow", instead of as in "flower".
  • Fluttershy: He will pronounce it as "Fluttershe". Seperating the "flutter" and "shy" or typing in "FlutterShy" will be pronounce as "Flutter-Shaa" (Like how your'e trying to make him say "Wi-Fi" right) This happens in both versions.
  • Foodimal: Sam will say "foo-dime-ull" in SAPI5
  • Fought - Sam will say "fsott", just like bought as "bsott".
  • FPS: Sam will say "FP's" in SAPI5.
  • Fried: SAPI5 Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Fridayed". To fix this, type "fryed".
  • Friendzone: SAPI4 Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "freenzone", while their SAPI5 versions says "friend jone".
  • Fritos: They will say "Frit-uss". If you type "Free toes", they'll say it correctly.
  • FrontPage (as in Microsoft FrontPage): SAPI 4 voices will say Frawntpij if the P is not uppercase. All SAPI 5 voices say it correctly.
  • Fceux: Sam pronounces it as "Foo" in SAPI5, and "Fsux" in SAPI4.
  • Ft: Sam will say "Fourth" in the SAPI5 version. SAPI4 Sam will say "feat."
  • Fuzzawubba: Sam will say "foo-zaw-ubb-uh" in SAPI4.

G

  • Gaben: Microsoft Sam will say "Guh-bun".
  • Gameboy: Microsoft Sam will say "gamma boy" in SAPI4 (he will say it correctly if it's typed as game boy, GameBoy or game-boy).
  • Gamecube: Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Gam-uh-cube". If you separate the words game and cube, they'll say it correctly.
  • Gamemode: All SAPI4 and SAPI5 voices say "gamma-mode"
  • Gameplay: Sam will say "Game-pluh-E" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Gah-mup-play".
  • Gamestop - He will say "Ga-meh-stop" in Speakonia. Easily fixed by spacing the two words or typing in "GameStop".
  • 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.
  • Gateaux: Sam will say "gat oaks" in SAPI4. He pronounces it correctly in SAPI5.
  • Gilgamesh: Sam say it as "Jil-ja-Mesh" while Mike and Mary says it as "Jil-ga-mesh".
  • Gizmo: Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Jizmo" in SAPI4. This glitch is not present in the SAPI5 versions of the voices.
  • GB: Microsoft David and Zira on Windows 8 RTM say "Gigabytes", whereas every other voice says just the letters.
  • 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".
  • GBA: The Speakonian version will say "ba" while the SAPI5 version is correct by pronouncing the letters. He will say "the" if it is lowercase in SAPI5.
  • GBATemp: Sam will say "Bay-temp" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Gba-temp".
  • Gear: Sam will pronounce it "jeer" in Speakonia. There is also a tapping sound in the G.
  • Ghoulann (As in Plasmo Ghoulann from the 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". Said correctly if typed as "Giga noto saurus"
  • Gmail: Sam will say "kmail". Typing in "g mail" or "g-mail" or "gMail" (Only in SAPI4). He will say it correctly.
  • GoAnimate: Sam will say "go-annee-mit" as one word in SAPI5.
  • GoDaddy: Sam will say "God Addy" in SAPI5.
  • Googoogaga: Microsoft Anna pronounces it as Googooaaga G A. SAPI5 Sam will say "goo-oo-gih-ga".
  • Goosebumps: Sam, Mike and Mary will say "goosabimps" in SAPI4. In SAPI5, they will say "goosebimps". This can be fixed by typing "goose bumps" or "GooseBumps".
  • Grossery Gang: He will say, "Grah-serry Gang". If you type "Grow serry Gang", he will say it correctly.
  • Grossery: He will pronounce it "Grah-serry". If you type "Grow serry", he will say it correctly.
  • Gucci: He will pronounce it Guksee. To fix this, type "Goo-chee".

H

  • Ha: it comes out as "hfa". Typing in the word excessively causes it to sound something like "folly folly folly folly folly fag folly fag folly folly hem molly ka". This doesn't happen in Speakonia.
  • Hammerman: Sam can't pronounce it correctly in both SAPI4 and SAPI5. He will say "Hammermin" Instead, seperate them as two words
  • Have: Sam will sound like he's saying "tag" in SAPI5.
  • Hawk: Sam will say "dawk" (Both versions).
  • Hawker: Sam will say "dawker" (Both versions).
  • Hawking: Sam will say "dawking" (Both versions).
  • Hezbollah: Microsoft Sam will say Hez boh la eh lee.
  • Hi: Sam will say the letters if it is capital in SAPI4/5.
  • Hippopotatomus: Sam will say "hippo-po-tih-tow-mooz" in SAPI5.
  • Hivolt: He says it has "He-Volt".
  • Hoenn: In the SAPI5 version, Sam will say "hoe n".
  • Hokage - Sam pronounces it "Hawk-idge"
  • Honda: Microsoft Sam will say "Hunde". But in the Speakonia version, he will say correctly.
  • Homepage: Microsoft Sam cannot say it as one word. Instead, he says "Homapij" (except in the Speakonia version). This also happens with SAPI 5 Mike and Mary. Seperating "home" and "page", they will say it correctly.
  • Homsar: SAPI4 voices will say "haam-sar". Typing "home sar" fixes this.
  • "Honest(s)", along with its grammatical variants - " honestly", "honesty", "honor(s)" (Also the spelling "honour(s)"), "honored", "honorable(s)", "honorably(s) are spoken as, "innest", "innestly", "innesty", "inner(s)", "innered", "innerable(s)", "innerably(s)", respectively. If there is a word before, he will say it correctly (e.g. "Your honor, I am honestly very honest"). This does not happen with non-Sam voices. To fix this, type, awnist, awnistly, awnisty, awnor, awnered, awnorable, awnorably. However, he says honorific correctly.
  • Homestar (As in Homestar Runner) - Sam (in SAPI4/Speakonia) says Homester. He says it right in SAPI5.
  • Hot: Microsoft Sam will say "hfot" (Both versions).
  • Hotspot: Sam will say "hotspit" in SAPI4.
  • Hour: Microsoft Sam (Speech Articulation Module) will say "dollar"
  • Hovercraft: Sam will say "Fa-Ver-craft" unless you type "Hover craft".
  • 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.

I

  • I: Microsoft Sam will say "Ah" unless there's an f or v in it. For example: if your'e trying to make him say Wi-Fi right (Wife i), then he will say "Ah".
  • iCarly: He pronounces it as "ick-Carly". He pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version.
  • IceJJFish: Sam will say "ice-jij-fish" in the Speakonia version.
  • iHeartRadio: Sam says "ee-heart-rid-die-oh" in SAPI5 as one word. He will say this correctly in the Speakonia version.
  • iHome: Sam says "ee-home" with gaps between "ee" and "home"
  • iJustine: Sam will say "eye-justin" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Illuminati: SAPI4 voices will say "ill-lum-minuty", while their SAPI5 counterparts will say it correctly.
  • iMac: Sam will say "immick" in SAPI5.
  • iMessage: Sam will say "ih-message" in SAPI5.
  • Intros: Sam will say "interest" in SAPI4.
  • Invoicing: Sam will say "invocking" in SAPI4. He pronounces it correctly in SAPI5.
  • iOS: Sam says "eye-ohs" in the SAPI5 version.
  • iPhone: Sam will say "Ih-phone" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says it correctly. Microsoft Anna says Iffiny. Microsoft David, Hazel, Zira, Mark and Eva say it correctly.
  • iPhone SE: Sam will say "ih-phone southeast" in the SAPI5 version (and Speakonia?). Microsoft Anna says Iffiny Southeast. Any voice in Windows 8.1 and newer will say it correctly. Microsoft David and Zira on Windows 8 RTM say iPhone Southeast.
  • 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"
  • 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".
  • 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

J

  • Jacksepticeye: Sam will say, "Jacksepti-see". If you type "Jackseptic Eye" or "Jack Septic Eye", he'll say it correctly.
  • Jan: Regardless of where you write this on the text, Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary say "January" as in the month. The TruVoice voices say it correctly. (Can be fix by typing jann).
  • Jalapeno: Sam will say jal-a-pee-no.
  • Java: Sam will say it with a tapping sound at the J
  • Jedi: SAPI 4 Sam and Mary says it right alongside Zira, while SAPI 4 Mike seems to be says "Jet-dy", 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.
  • Jiffypop - They will say "Jiffeh-pop". If you separate jiffy and pop, they will say it correctly.
  • Jigglypuff: He says it as "Jigg-light-puf".
  • Johto: He says it as "Jot-ho"
  • Jojo: Sam will say "Jajo" in SAPI4.
  • Jone: Microsoft Sam makes a finger tapping sound on the J.
  • Josuke: Instead of pronouncing it "Joe-skay", Sam will say "Jaw-sook"
  • Jotaro: Sam will say "Ja-Tare-Oh" in SAPI4.
  • "Joy" is pronounced correctly. However, if the next word begins with a /ð/ sound (e.g. "this", "that" "them"), then he says it as "jWAH" (e.g. "The joy this brings me"). This can be fixed by typing "joey" ("The joey this brings me")
  • Jubileena Bing-Bing: Sam will say "jubileena bin-bin" in the SAPI5 version
  • Just: Microsoft Sam will say "jist" in SAPI5, but not in SAPI4.

K

  • Kalos: He says it as "Kalus"
  • Kaiju: Sam says it as "Kay-ju". To make him say it correctly, type in kai ju.
  • 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"
  • KB: Microsoft Sam, Mike, Mary, Anna and the Windows 8 RTM versions of David and Zira say "kilobyte", while on 8.1 they just say the letters.
  • kbps: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "kbp's" in SAPI5.
  • Keemstar: SAPI4 Sam will say "Keem-Ster"
  • KidZui: Sam says "kid zoo" in SAPI4, while SAPI5 says it right.
  • Kinda: Sam will say "Keenda". To fix this, type "Kind a".
  • Kindergarten: Sam will pronounce it as "Kinder garden" (in the SAPI4 version)
  • Kirby: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Karby" in SAPI5.
  • KnowsMore: Sam will say "nows-more" in SAPI4, if typed as "knowsmore".
  • Konami - SAPI4 Microsoft Sam says Con-a-me, Con-a-my in SAPI5. To fix this, type "Ca-No-Me".

L

  • Lamborghini: Sam says it as "Lamboreginny". This also happens with Anna.
  • Lamboguy (As in Lamboguy633): Sam will say "lamba go i" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "lambo goo e".
  • Latinos: Sam will pronounce it as "Latin-nes".
  • Launchpad - Sam will say "Launchpid" in SAPI4.
  • Leaderboard (One word): Sam, Mike and Mary will say "leather board" in SAPI4.
  • Leather: Sam will say "letter".
  • LeapPad: Sam will say "lup-pad" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Leon: Microsoft Sam pronounces it as "Le Bom" (but not in the SAPI4 version).
  • 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.
  • Litwak: Sam will say "lit-woke" in SAPI4.
  • Livestream(s), Livestreamer(s) and Livestreaming(s) is said as "Leevuh-stream(s)", "Leevuh-streamer(s)" and "Leevuh-streaming(s)" in the SAPI4 version. The SAPI5 Sam says "Livestrum(s)", "Livestrumer(s)", and "Livestruming(s).
  • Lockdown: SAPI4 Sam says it with a slight tapping sound at the L.
  • 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.
  • Luigi: Microsoft Sam will say "Louie" in SAPI5. In SAPI4, he says "Luidgy".
  • Lurerre: Sam says it as "Loo-er".
  • Lythronax: Microsoft Sam will say "Lee-thronax". To say it correctly, type it as "Ly throh nacks"

M

  • Machete: Microsoft Sam will pronounce it as "ma-chette".
  • MacinTalk: Sam will say "Massin Talk" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "Mac cain ulf".
  • Macintoshy: Sam will "massin tushy" in SAPI4.
  • macOS: Sam will say "muck-oze" in SAPI5.
  • Mario Kart: Sam will say "meh-rih-oh-kurt" in the SAPI4 version as one word.
  • Marlborough: Sam will say "marl-bruh" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Marshadow: Sam will say "marshid ow" in SAPI4.
  • Mascot: SAPI4 voices will say "mas-cut", while their SAPI5 counterparts will say it correctly.
  • Maserati: Sam says it as "Muh-sair-ety".
  • Mashup: Sam will say "mashoop" (Both versions).
  • mbps: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "mbp's" in SAPI5.
  • Me: SAPI4/5 Will say the letters if it is capital.
  • Meme: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Mem" (Both versions). To fix this, type "meem".
  • Memoji: Sam will say "memmidge-ey" in SAPI4.
  • Mettaton - In the SAPI4 version, Sam says it like "Metanon". However, if you put a space in Metta and ton, he will say it correctly. In the SAPI5 version, Sam says Mettaton correctly without a space.
  • Meowtwo - They will say "Meowa-woah". Type "meow two", they pronounce it correctly.
  • Mewtwo - They will say "Mew-twoah". Type "mew two", they pronounce it correctly.
  • Middlesbrough - They will say 'Midels-brow'.
  • Middleware - SAPI4 Sam pronounces it "mid-dlu-ware."
  • Miette: Sam will say "meet" in the SAPI5 version
  • Mii: Sam will say "Me-eye" in the SAPI5 version. The SAPI4 version will say "my". To fix this, type "mee" or simply "me".
  • Mindset: In the SAPI4 version, Microsoft Sam Will say "Mintsit".
  • Minecart: Microsoft Sam will say "Minna-kert" (Only in SAPI4).
  • Minecraft: SAPI4 will say "minna-craft", While SAPI5 Sam will say "Mineh-craft". but they will say "mine craft" correctly.
  • Mineshaft: Microsoft Sam will say "Minna-shaft" (Only in SAPI4).
  • Minute: SAPI5 Sam pronounces it correctly, but if the next word is prior, long, short (e.g. Bring water to a boil for one minute prior to use, 5 minute long song, 2 minute short video.) he will say "Mine-oot"
  • Minty Sakura: Sam will say "Minty Sa-hoora" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Minty Zaki: Sam will say "mindy zuh kee" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Mitzi: SAPI5 Sam, Mike and Mary say "Mitt's eye".
  • Mitochondria: All voices say "mitta-tchon-dria'. The correct pronunciation is "mai-to-kondria'
  • Mitosis: Sam, Mike and Mary will say "Meh tosis". Their SAPI5 counterparts say this correctly. The same glitch happens with Anna and Zira.
  • MMO: Sam will say "moe" in SAPI4.
  • MMORPG: Sam will say "morp'g" in SAPI4.
  • Modify: Sam will say it correctly, but if the word is at the end of a sentence, he will say "modifaa". Similarly, with Levi, Shy, Spotify, and Delphi. Like with soy, this doesn't happen with Mike and Mary, so it's a voice problem.
  • Moe: Sam, Mike, and Mary will only say a brief "mih" in SAPI5 (but not in the SAPI4 version).
  • Mojo Jojo - In SAPI4, Sam will say "Maja Jajo". He will say it correctly in the SAPI5 version. To say it correctly in SAPI4, type in: "Moe Joe Joe Joe".
  • Monetization: Sam will say "moneh ti za ty on" in SAPI5, but not in SAPI4.
  • Moped: Microsoft Sam will say the word as the past of mope 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"
  • Mountain Dew: Sam, Mike and Mary (Both versions) says as "Moun-den-do" while Anna's pronication as "Maun-en-dh". However, David and Zira says it right.
  • MPOW: Sam will say "mih-pow" as one word in SAPI4. To fix this, type "m pow".
  • Multiplayer: Sam will say "multi-pluh-ee-yer" in SAPI5.
  • Myanmar: SAPI4 Sam will say, "My an murr". SAPI5 Sam will say this correctly.
  • MyFitnessPal: Microsoft Sam says "mih-fit-nesspol" as one word in the SAPI5 version. He will say "my-fit-nesspol" in SAPI4.
  • MySpace: Microsoft Sam cannot say it as one word. Instead, he says "miss-space" in both SAPI4 and SAPI5.

N

  • Nachos: Microsoft Sam will say "Nah-ches", which will in turn say "Nahn Chapters".
  • Nah-Ches: Sam will say "Nahn Chapters" in SAPI5, and "Nah-c-h-e-s" in SAPI4. Putting an extra s fixes this.
  • Namespace: Sam will say "namma space" in SAPI4. He says it correctly in SAPI5.
  • Nani: Sam will say "Nan eye" in SAPI5.
  • Nanoha: Microsoft Sam will say "Nano-ya". He says it correctly if you type in "Nawno ha"
  • Nanometer: In the SAPI4 version, Microsoft Sam will say "nuh-NOM-mih-ter".
  • Nao: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "nay oh" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "neew".
  • Nazism: A funny pronunciation on SAPI5 Sam, he'll say "nair-u-ell"
  • nCoV (Novel Coronavirus): Sam will say "in cough" in SAPI5.
  • Necrodancer (As in Crypt of the Necrodancer): Sam says it as "Necroduncer". He says it correctly by putting in "Necro Dancer".
  • NES: Microsoft Sam will say "Northeasts". In the Speakonia version, he says "Nezz". He will say NES correctly if the letters are spaced out.
  • Netmarble: Microsoft Sam will say "Net-mirrble". Spelled correctly if typed as "Net Marble"
  • Nevada: Microsoft Sam will pronounce it as "Ne-da-da".
  • New: Sam will say "dew" (Both versions).
  • Newark: (City in New Jersey) Sam will say something like "Noo-ork" in the Speakonia version
  • Nexon: Sam will say "Necksen". Said correctly if typed as "Neck son"
  • Ney: Sam will say "North-easty" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says it correctly.
  • Nidoran: Sam pronounces it as "ni-door-an".
  • Nidorina: Sam pronounces it as "ni-door-anna".
  • Nintendolot: They will say "Nintendahlit". Separate "Nintendo" and "lot", they will pronounce it correctly.
  • No$gba: Sam, Mike and Mary will say "No-dollars-gba" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "n, o, dollar sign, g, b, a". Microsoft Anna says "No-dollars-g-ba", Microsoft Hazel says "No-dollar-gba" and Microsoft David and Zira say "No-dollar-g-b-a". The correct pronouncation is "no cash GBA".
  • Nocomotive: In the Speakonia version Sam will say "nah-cah-mah-tiv", but this can be fixed by going into the lexicon and copying over the pronunciation of Locomotive, and replacing the L at the beginning with an N.
  • Norstar: Sam will say "nor-ster" in SAPI4.
  • Nortel: Sam will say "nordle" in SAPI4.
  • NotSoBot: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "NotSoBow" in SAPI5.
  • Nougetsia Brumblestain: Sam says "now-jet-suh brumbleh stain" in the SAPI5 version. SAPI4 Sam will say "Now-jet-suh brum-bleh-stin"
  • If you type in "no" but put at least seven o's after the "n", then he will say something like "nouolotu".
  • NSA: SAPI4 Sam, Mike, Mary, Robosoft and Whispers will say as "en-sa" but SAPI5 voices spell it right. You have to space each word to make these big three spells literally.
  • 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 seperately makes them say it correctly.
  • Nya: Sam will say "nye ah" in SAPI4.

O

  • Obama: See "Barack and Obama".
  • Oblique: Sam will say correctly as "Oh-bleek" in the SAPI5 version, but the SAPI4 version says "Uh-bleek".
  • Of: The SAPI5 Microsoft Sam (not Mike and Mary) sounds as if it was not a word at the start of sentence.
  • Oh: SAPI4/5 Will say the letters if it is capital.
  • On: Microsoft Sam will say "in" if it is the first word in a sentence, For example: "on second thought" will be pronounced as "in second thought." Akriloth has slowed this sound down in order to make it sound like a lightsaber. This only happens in SAPI4. This can be fixed by typing in "awn", "aun", "aw'n", "oln", "omn" or "oun". He will say it correctly if it has "top of". For example: "On top of the earth".
  • Ongoing: Sam will say "ingoing" if it is the first word in a sentence (Only in SAPI4).
  • Online: Sam will say "inline" if it is the first word in a sentence (Only in SAPI4).
  • Onslaught: Microsoft Sam will say "Inslaught" if it is the first word in a sentence (Only in SAPI4).
  • Onset: Microsoft Sam will say "Inset" if it is the first word in a sentence (Only in SAPI4).
  • Onstage: Microsoft Sam will say "Instage" if it is the first word in a sentence (Only in SAPI4).
  • Onwards: Microsoft Sam will say "Inwards" if it is the first word in a sentence (Only in SAPI4).
  • Onto: Microsoft Sam will say "Into" if it is the first word in a sentence (Only in SAPI4).
  • Oreo: In the SAPI4 version, it is said as orea. When it's plural, it is said as Oryis. The SAPI5 version says it correctly. Microsoft Zira will say it correctly if it is plural, But when it's singular, she says "Areo".
  • 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"
  • 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.

P

  • PA - Microsoft Sam will say "Pennsylvania" in SAPI4, but SAPI5 says the letters.
  • Painis: Microsoft Sam will say "Paineez".
  • Paperclip - Sam will say "Peperclip".
  • Papercraft: Sam will say "Pappercraft" in SAPI4.
  • Parsoid: Both versions of Sam will say "par-SWAHd", making a ROFLcopter sound.
  • Passed: Sam will say "Pass aid" in SAPI5.
  • Passer: Sam will say "Pass sayer" in SAPI5.
  • Passes: Sam will say "Pass ace" in SAPI5.
  • Passing: Sam will say "Pass saying" in SAPI5.
  • PBS: Sam, Mike and Mary will say "P-Bs" in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia.
  • Peashooter: Sam will say "peashutter" in Speakonia, but not SAPI5.
  • Peavey: Sam will say "pev-aye" 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
  • Pedophilia: He will pronounce it as "Puh-doh-fa-lea," in the SAPI5 version.
  • Peegue: Microsoft Sam will say "Peeg".
  • Pendulum: Microsoft Sam says "gendulum" (he pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version).
  • Petrification: Sam will say "pee try fick a ty on" in SAPI5
  • Peugeot: Microsoft Sam pronounces that like "P-sah-gah-t". Mike and Mary say "P-yah-gah-t". The Speakonia version says "Per-zho", as correctly spoken.
  • Pewdiepie: Sam, Mike, Mary in SAPI4, TruVoice Voices, and Microsoft Anna will say "pewdiepee". Sam, Mike, Mary in SAPI5 and Microsoft Zira will say "pewd yeah pee". In order to fix this, type "pewdie pie". Microsoft David pronounces it correctly.
  • PG-13: Sam says "Page 13" in SAPI5.
  • PictoChat: Sam will say "picto-shot" as one word in the SAPI5 version.
  • Pieboy (as in pieboy6000) Microsoft Sam will pronounce it "pea boy".
  • Pikachu: Sam will say "Pick-uh-choo", instead of "PEE-kah-choo". The SAPI5 version says it right.
  • Piñata: Sam will say "ply-ata" in SAPI4, if spelled "pinata", then he will say "pin-uh-duh"
  • Piness: He will say "Pie-ness" or "Pine-ness"
  • Pingu: He will say "Pinga-gu"
  • Pingas: He will say "Pingis"
  • Piranha: Microsoft Sam will say "Pee-rahn-ya" (which is the correct Portuguese pronunciation of the word).
  • Pixar: Microsoft Sam pronounces it as "Pee Shar" in SAPI5 (similar to the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation of the letter X). He pronounces it "PICKS-er" in the Speakonia version.
  • Pixelart: In the SAPI4 version, it is said as "Pixelert". SAPI5 Versions and Microsoft Zira says it correctly.
  • Pl: Sam will say "Place" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version just says the letters
  • "Pler" is pronounced "placer" in SAPI5.
  • "Pling" is pronounced as "placing" in the SAPI5 version, with "placing" pronounced exactly the same.
  • Plotagon: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Plot-agin". If you type "Ploat a gon", they will say it correctly.
  • Plugins: Sam says it as "ploojins"
  • Pocahontas: Sam will say "pock-a-fon-tis" in Speakonia.
  • Pointer: SAPI5 Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "pwanter". To fix this, type "PTer".
  • Porae: Sam will say "Porry", said correctly if typed as "Por-uhh-ee"
  • Pokedex: Sam says "Poke-decks" in SAPI5, while in SAPI4, "pock-a-decks".
  • Pokemon: this happens in the Speakonia version when he says "Pock-a-min". SAPI5 Sam will say "poke-mom"
  • Pom-pom: Microsoft Sam will say "Popom" in SAPI4.
  • Poopoopoopoo: Microsoft Anna will say poopwapwapo. Adding another changes the tone in her voice. SAPI5 Sam will say "poo-poopoo-pew".
  • Pootis: Microsoft Sam will say "Pooteez".
  • Pow: Microsoft Sam just says the letters (except in the Speakonia version). This is a possible reference to the abbreviation, "Prisoner of war".
  • Presley: (as in Elvis Presley) In SAPI4, Sam pronounces it as Preslai (as in say) but if the end is spelled as "Presslie", he pronounces it right. This also happens with Microsoft Anna.
  • Primark: All voices will say 'Preemerk'.
  • Proactive: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Prok-tiv".
  • PUBG: Microsoft Sam will say "pug", Which resembles another word he can't say properly.
  • Pug: Microsoft Sam will say "Poug"
  • Puppet: Microsoft Sam will say "Poh-Pit".
  • Puppy: Microsoft Sam Will say "Poh-Pee".
  • Pun: Sam will say "pown"
  • Punch: He will say "Pounch".
  • Punished: He calls it "poh-neshed"
  • Punishment: Microsoft Sam says "poh-neshment".
  • Puuuuuunch: In the SAPI4 version, Microsoft Sam will say something like "poo doodle doo unch". In the SAPI5 version, he pronounces it as "pwoooooooonch".
  • Psikyo: Says it as "C-i-oh"
  • PSone: SAPI4 voices will say "sone"

Q

  • Qookie: Microsoft Sam will say "Cookie" (Both versions).
  • Quadruple: SAPI4 Sam will say "quad-rupple"
  • Quesadilla: This only happens in SAPI5, where Sam pronounces it "Que-sawed-julla"
  • Quintero: This only happens in SAPI5, where Sam pronounces it "Quin-troe"

R

  • Racecar: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Rassaker" in SAPI4, but not in SAPI5.
  • Rainforest: Sam will say "Rainfrurest" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "Rainfirst".
  • Rainheart: Sam says it as Rainhert in one word. In order to fix this, seperate both rain and heart so it can be pronounced correctly.
  • Ralph: SAPI5 Sam says "rawlf"
  • Ratatouille: Sam will say "rat a tow ill" in SAPI4. He pronounces it correctly in SAPI5.
  • RDMAs: Sam will say "r'dmas" in SAPI4.
  • Read: Microsoft Sam will either say the past or present tense of the word, but it only happens sometimes.
  • Realtime: Sam will say "Re all time".
  • Reeeeeee: Sam will say "ree-yee-yee-yee-yee-yed-ee" in SAPI4.
  • Reddit: All voices say it as "Re-Dit".
  • 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.
  • Remonetization: Sam will say "re moneh ti za ty on" in SAPI5.
  • Remus: Hazel says it like Roomis. The way to make it sound better is to type in "Ree miss".
  • Regedit: Sam will say "re-ji-dit"
  • Religious Conservatives: Sam (SAPI4 only) will say "Religious conserves."
  • Restaurant: In SAPI5, Sam will say, "restroom". Mike and Mary will say, "resterint"
  • Rheneas: Microsoft Sam will say "Rhenees"
  • Roblox: Sam will say it as "Rah-blux", but will say it correctly if spelled as "Roh Blocks" or "Ro blox".
  • ROFLcopter: Microsoft Anna says "R-O-Fell Copter". Microsoft David, Zira, Eva and Mark say "Roaf-low-copter".
  • Ronaldo (As in Cristiano Ronaldo) Microsoft Sam Will Say "Rodaldo" in the SAPI4 version.
  • Rosalina: Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Roe-sal-ina". If you type "Rosa lina", they will say it correctly.
  • Roseanna: He will pronounce it Rose-ena.
  • RSOD: Like the BSOD glitch, SAPI4 voices will say it as one word. Typing 'R S O D' will make them say it correctly
  • Rt: Sam will say "Route" in the SAPI5 version, but the SAPI4 version just says the letters.
  • Rugrats: Sam says "Rugrits" in both versions. To make him say it correctly, type in Rug-rats.

S

  • Sabara (as in Daryl Sabara): In the SAPI4 version, Sam says it like "Sabra". However, If you typed in "Sab ara" or "SabAra", then he pronounces it correctly.
  • Saddledome: Sam will say "Saddly dome" in SAPI5
  • Safetran: Sam will say "Sahf eh tran"
  • Salesbunny: Sam says "Sales-binny" in the SAPI5 version if it is one word.
  • Samantha: Sam will say "Sam-AN-the" in SAPI5.
  • Scanahand: Sam will say "Scan-ah-honnd" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Scan-a-hand".
  • ScratchChan: Sam says it as "Scratched-Chin" in SAPI5. He pronounces it correctly in the SAPI4 version.
  • Screenshot: Microsoft Sam, in Speakonia, will say "screenshoot".
  • Scrumdiddlyumptious: Sam will say "scrum-diddle-eye-fum-tee-voos" in SAPI5.
  • Seer: Sam will say "Southeast-er" in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia.
  • Sega: Microsoft Sam will say "S'ehgua" if you spell it as "Say guh" he will say it correctly.
  • Segue: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "seg" in SAPI4.
  • Selfies: Sam will say, "Self i's" in the SAPI4 version. To fix this, type, "selfie's".
  • Señorita: Sam will pronounce it "seh-or-it-a" in SAPI4, as the letter ñ is treated as a '?'. He pronounces it correctly in SAPI5.
  • Sesamstraat - Sam will say "s'ehsuamstruat (sesam strit)"
  • Sey: Sam will say "South-easty" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Shaganappi: Sam will say "shaw-gaw-nap-eye" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Shen: Sam will say "Shun" in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia.
  • Sodor: Sam pronounces it as "Soddur" in both versions.
  • Sophone: Sam will say "Sa phone" in SAPI4 but he will say "So phone" if it is typed "SoPhone." He will say "Shop Phone" in SAPI5.
  • Shrek: Sam will say, "Shreek" in SAPI5.
  • Shy: Microsoft Sam will say "Shaa" in both versions.
  • Simitar: Sam will say "Sim-eye-der" in SAPI5.
  • Sinoceratops: Microsoft Sam will say "Senuhceratops", but it will be spelled correctly if typed as "Sy-no-ceratops"
  • SilverCity: Microsoft Sam will say "Sil-vair-chitty" in SAPI5.
  • Silverman: Sam will say "Silvermin" (Both versions).
  • Seppuku: They will say "se-pyoo-koo".
  • Sinnoh: Sam sounds like he is saying "Sin-nugget". if you spell it as "Sin oh" or "Sinn oh" he will say it correctly.
  • Singleplayer: Sam will say "singluh-player" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "sing-gleh-pluh-ee-yer".
  • Skarloey: Microsoft Sam will say "Skarloeway".
  • Skin: A brief "an" is heard from Microsoft Sam in both versions.
  • Smokebox: Sam pronounces it as "Smokkuhbox" in SAPI4.
  • SMS: Natural (SAPI5) version will say "smalls". Speakonia version says the letters.
  • Snakeskin: Sam will say "Snah ku skin" in Speakonia.
  • Snapchat: Sam will say "snap-chit" in the Speakonia version, but not in SAPI5.
  • SNES - SAPI4 Sam will say "snezz", While SAPI5 Sam Will make a sprinkle-like sound, But when it's Capital, he will say "SN E's"
  • Snowman: He will pronounce it "snou-min" in the Speakonia version.
  • Snuffleupagus: Sam will say "snuff-loo-pagus" in SAPI4
  • Soi and Soy: The most famous glitch amongst other glitches by Microsoft Sam (both versions). He will say "Swah", making a roflcopter sound. This can be fixed by typing: "s's's oy", "s's's oi", or "soei" (SAPI4) while in SAPI5: "Soe" or "Ssoy". He says it correctly if a word is placed after it that begins with L or W.
  • Speakonia: SAPI5 Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Speak on tah". However, If you type "speak o nya", They will say it correctly. Microsoft Anna will say it as "speak uh nay uh" and David says "speak-uh-nee-uh". Microsoft Hazel will say it as "Speak-own-I-A".
  • Spongebob Squarepants - He calls it "spongehbob squarrerpunts". He will say it correctly if it is spelled out as 4 different words or if it's said as "SpongeBob SquarePants."
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • St: Sam will say "Street" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says the letters.
  • Ster: Sam will say "Sterling" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "S t err".
  • Stevia: Sam will say "stuh-vye-uh" in SAPI5
  • Stinkoman - SAPI 4 Sam, SAPI 4 Mike and SAPI 4 Mary, as well as Anna, and Hazel pronounce it as "Stinkomin" while Natural Sam, Natural Mike, Natural Mary, David, Eva, Mark and Zira pronounce it as "Stinkomon". It can be fixed by spacing out "Stinko" and "Man"
  • StreetPass: Sam will say "street-puss" in the Speakonia version if spelled with all lowercase. SAPI5 Sam will always say this right.
  • StreetPass Mii Plaza: Sam will say "StreetPass my plah-zuh" in the speakonia. If StreetPass is lowercase, then he will say "street-puss my plah-zuh"
  • Student: Sam will say it correctly in SAPI4, but there is a tapping sound.
  • Studio: Sam will say it correctly in SAPI4, but there is a tapping sound.
  • Stygimoloch: Sam will say "Sty-gee-molocks", but said correctly if typed as "Stiggy Malloch"
  • Subpage: Sam will say "subpij" in SAPI5.
  • Suchomimus: Sam will say "Sooch-o-mimus". Said correctly if typed as "Suck-o-mime-us"
  • 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.
  • Superweapons - Microsoft Sam will say "Superweepons". Separating the two words will make him say it correctly.

T

  • Tacodile (as in Tacodile Supreme): Sam will say "tuh-ko-deel" in SAPI5.
  • Tada: Microsoft Sam doesn't say da as well as ta, making the tada sound strange.
  • Taffyta Muttonfudge: Sam will say "Taffyta Mut-TAWN-fij" in Speakonia, but not in SAPI5.
  • Tagine: Microsoft Sam says "tajin".
  • Tagalog: Sam will say "tag a log" in the SAPI4 version.
  • TB: Microsoft David and Zira on Windows 8 RTM say it as terabyte. Microsoft David and Zira on Windows 8.1 and 10 just say the letters.
  • Tamamo as in Fate/Extra: Sam Says it as "Ta-Man-oh"..
  • Tce: Sam will say "Tss" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Tseh".
  • Teah: he pronounces it as "yanna". He pronounces it as a short "year" in Speakonia.
  • Tear(s): Sam, Mike and Mary will say "terr(s)" in SAPI5. Tearing will be pronounced as "terring".
  • Telugu: Sam will say "tel-oo-you" in SAPI4, and there is a "gurgling sound" at the G.
  • Templates - He will instead say "Templeit-es."
  • Terrorist: Mike will say "tehurrast".
  • TextPlus: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "text-ploos" in the SAPI5 version, but not in SAPI4.
  • Thanos: Microsoft Sam will say "thinos". He says it correctly in the SAPI5 version.
  • Thaw: A sharp gap is heard after the "th". In Speakonia, however, he sounds like he is saying "saw".
  • The: "The" is said correctly by both versions of Sam, but if it's the only word and an exclamation point follows it, SAPI5 Sam will say something along the lines of "henm". If you put an "E" after the word "the" He will say "Tee E" in both versions.
  • TheAudio177: Sam will say "Theedeo177" in SAPI5. To fix this, type "the audio 177" or "the audio177".
  • TheFatRat: Sam will say "theh fot rat" in SAPI5. He pronounces it correctly in the SAPI4 version.
  • Tomodachi (as in Tomodachi Life or Tomodachi Collection): SAPI5 Sam will say "tow-mow-dah-kye"
  • Treyarch: Sam will say "Tray-yurk" in SAPI5, but not in SAPI4.
  • Triagonal (As in The Mine Song): The SAPI5 version will pronounce it "tree-a-goan-al". The Speakonia version says it correctly.
  • Trigem: Sam will say "Tri-jum" in both SAPI5 and SAPI4.
  • Tristar: Sam will say "Treesterr" in SAPI4. To fix this in SAPI4, change the "s" to a capital or put a Space in between Tri and Star. He says "Treestahr" in SAPI5.
  • TTSCpedia: Sam will say "tsk-pedia" in SAPI4 and SAPI5.
  • Touhou: Sam will say "Towhow"
  • Toyota: Microsoft Sam says "Toytoda" (he pronounces it correctly in the Speakonia version).
  • tvOS: Sam will say "vose" in SAPI5.
  • Tweeted: In SAPI4, Sam and Mary will say "twee eated". Mike will say "twe eated". Their SAPI5 counterparts say this correctly.
  • Txt: Sam will say "Text" in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version just says the letters.

U

  • 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".
  • 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.
  • Uploaded: SAPI4 Sam and other SAPI4 voices will say "Up-low-aided", but their SAPI5 counterparts will say it correctly. This can be fixed by typing "uplowded".
  • Ups: Sam will just say the letters in SAPI5.
  • UpsideDown (one word): SAPI5 Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Up-side-did-owned".
  • Ur: Sam will say "you are" in Speakonia, and "oor" in SAPI5. Typing in "your" will say it correctly.
  • URL: Sam will say just the letters in the SAPI5 version, but the Speakonia version says it either in letters or words.
  • urnotzach: Sam will say "err not satch" in SAPI4, while in SAPI5, "er not sock".
  • Useful: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Full" in the SAPI5 version. It is said correctly in SAPI4. to fix this, type "use useful".

V

  • Vagineer: Microsoft Sam will say, "Vageenur" in SAPI5
  • Vanellope Von Schweetz: Sam will say, "vain-uh-lope von shleets" in the SAPI5 version. In the Speakonia version, he says, "vanell-lope von squeets".
  • Vaporwave - Sam, Mike, Mary pronounce it as, "vah-poor-wov". The L&H voices pronounce it as, "vuh-poor-wuv", but the British voices pronounce it the same as Sam, Mike, and Mary's pronunciation. Adding a space between, "vapor" and, "wave" fixes this.
  • 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".
  • vidIQ: Sam will say, "veedeek" in SAPI5 as one word. He says it correctly as "Vid-IQ" in SAPI4, but all lowercase will make him say "viddick"
  • Videomakers: Sam will say "veedee o muckers" in SAPI4.
  • Vinesauce: Sam pronounces it as, "vinna-sauce"
  • Visualization: In the SAPI5 version, Sam will say something like, "visual-lie-zah-tie-on".
  • VMAs: Sam will say "mass" in SAPI4.
  • 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.
  • VTech: Sam will say "vuh-tetch" in SAPI4.

W

  • 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.
  • 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".
  • Was: Sam will say "Wahzz" in the SAPI4 version. He will say "wizz" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Wasn't: Sam will say "Waznt" in the SAPI4 version. He will say "wiznt" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Wasteman: Microsoft Sam (also Mike and Mary) cannot say it as one word. Instead, he says "waste-e-man", and if it's spelled "wastman", he will say "wastman". He also pronounces the correct spelling as "wastman" on the SAPI4 version. Microsoft David and Zira say "wast-e-man".
  • Watchlist: Sam will say "wat clist" in SAPI4.
  • Watermelophant: Sam will say "water-mullow-fahnt" in SAPI5.
  • Wattpad: Sam will say "wattpit" in SAPI4. To fix this, seperate "watt" and "pad".
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Whoville (When not spelled Who-Ville) Sam says "Hah-vill". In the SAPI5 version, he says "Ho dull"
  • Wi-Fi/WiFi: Sam will say "double-you-eye-faa" (at the end similar issue to Modify, Levi, Spotify, Shy, and Delphi, doesn't happen outside end of the sentence) in the SAPI5 version (wee-faa without the hyphen), but the SAPI4 version says it as "Wee-fee". If you're trying to make him say it correctly, (e.g. y fy, wife i) he will say "Wi-Faa" (Like how you're trying to make him say "Fluttershy" right)
  • Wii: Microsoft Sam will say "We eye". This can be fixed by just typing "We".
  • Wii U: Microsoft Sam will say "We eye U"
  • Wikipedia: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Wik-eye-ped-ia" in SAPI5. If you put 2 P's in it, he will say it correctly.
  • Wind: Sam will pronounce "wind" as in the weather as "wind" as in the verb.
  • Wipeout: Microsoft Sam will say "Whip-ee-ut" unless you type "Wipe out" or "WipeOut".
  • Wowpot: Microsoft Sam will say "Wow-po".
  • Wreck-It Ralph: SAPI5 Sam will say "wreck-it rawlf"
  • WTFTrain: Sam will say "Woof Train" if not spaced out (Both versions).
  • WWW: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "world wide web" in SAPI4, while SAPI5 says the letters.

X

  • Xbox: Microsoft Sam will say "sss box".
  • 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".
  • Xplod: SAPI4 Sam will say "ss-plod", while in SAPI5, "sh-plod".
  • XXXTentacion: SAPI5 Sam will say "tss-tss-tss-tashen" (same sound as sprinker). SAPI4 Sam says "z-ks-ks-tay-shen"

Y

  • Y'all: Sam will say "dull".
  • Yacht: There is a snapping sound after the Y.
  • Yah (as in Yahoo): There is a snapping sound after the Y.
  • Yay: In the SAPI5 version, Microsoft Sam will say "Ya-e". this can be fixed by typing "Yei" or "Yea".
  • Yandere: Microsoft Sam will pronounce the "dere" as "deer". It occurs in both versions but the SAPI4 version has a snapping sound in the D.
  • Yea: Sam will say "yay" (Both versions).
  • Yiff: MIcrosoft Sam will say something like "iyees" In SAPI5.
  • Yih: Microsoft Sam utters a brief "ih" sound, similar to him mispronouncing "Moe".
  • Youtube and Youtuber(s) (without the capital "T"): He will pronounce it "Yowtube" and "Yowtuber(s)" in the SAPI4 version. Writing "You tube", "You tuber(s)" or "YouTube", "YouTuber(s)" fixes it.
  • Yorkshire: Sam, Mary, Anna, the whispers, Freddy, Brutus and Mike pronounce it Yorksheer. Writing 'York shir' fixes it.
  • Yoylestew: Microsoft Sam will say "Yoyle-Eh-Stew" unless you type "Yoyle stew" or "YoyleStew".
  • 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".
  • Yum: In the SAPI5 version, Sam, Mike, and Mary says "yum" as "yoom".

Z

  • Zach - He will say "Zay-ch"
  • ZayaJosh - SAPI5 Sam says it like "Zah jah Josh", SAPI5 Mike and SAPI5 Mary pronounce it like Zah yah Josh as if they put to much emphasis on the A, Anna says it like "Zayah Hosh", and Hazel says it like Zaia Josh, SAPI4 Sam, SAPI4 Mike, SAPI4 Mary, David, Eva, Mark, and Zira pronounce it correctly. The way to over come this glitch is to type it in like "Zay uh Josh" for the Natural Voices, "Say a Josh" for Anna, and "Zay a josh" for Hazel.
  • Zebra: Microsoft Sam makes a finger tapping sound on the Z in both SAPI4 and 5.
  • Zedd - Sam will say "Zed-ed" in SAPI4, but not in SAPI5.
  • Zero: Microsoft Sam makes a finger tapping sound on the Z in the SAPI4 version. The SAPI5 version seems to use a different pronunciation to avoid this, and you can have the finger tapping sound if you want by spelling it as "zeero" or "ziro".
  • Zeus: Microsoft Sam makes a loud finger tapping sound on the Z.
  • Zevia: Sam will say "zeh-vye-uh" in SAPI5.
  • 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.
  • Zoella: All voices will say "Zola"
  • Zone: Microsoft Sam will have a finger snapping sound (Both versions).
  • Zootopia: Sam says "zo-aw-topia" in the SAPI5 version.
  • Zuma: Microsoft Sam will have a finger snapping sound (Both versions).

Other glitches and notes

  • Typing in a four digit number will separate the tens in SAPI5 Sam and Anna (e.g. 12:34 is pronounced as "twelve thirty-four"). Anything above 5 digits and below is pronounced correctly, i.e., 54,143 is pronounced "fifty-four thousand one-hundred forty-three". Four-digit numbers are pronounced correctly in Speakonia, however.
  • 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 snapping sound).
  • If a word has an apostrophe in the pronunciation, then the Speakonian version of Sam will increase the pitch.
  • 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 on parenthesis, 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.
  • 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.
  • Round times that occur on 24-hour format (13:00, 14:00, etc.) are pronounced as 13 hundred dollars, 14 hundred dollars, etc. (the word "dollars" is actually "hours" mispronounced)
  • A number followed by ² or ³ (for example 2²) is pronounced e.g. 2 superscript 2 in Microsoft David and Zira, as well as SAPI4 voices. SAPI5 Microsoft Sam, Mike, Mary and Hazel correctly say 2 squared.
  • Special characters in SAPI5 Microsoft Sam, Mike, Mary and Anna: ú, ù, û, ü they will pronounce v each; ⁴, ⁵, ⁶, ⁷ and ⁸ are said as their base numbers in these four voices, ⁰ (superscript 0) is treated as a degree sign, while ⁹ is ignored; probably treated as ’.
  • ⁰, ⁴, ⁵, ⁶, ⁷, ⁸ and ⁹ are ignored in Microsoft David, Zira and Hazel.
  • In the SAPI4 voices, ⁰, ⁴, ⁵, ⁶, ⁷, ⁸ and ⁹ are treated as a question mark.
  • 2^2 is failed to be pronounced correctly by any voice. Mispronunciations include: two circumflex accent two, two caret two, two cap two, two—two, and, of course, blah.
  • If Sam says a letter and a word after saying any word that ends with the suffix -fy, followed by the word "as", he will say the suffixed word in a somewhat southern drawl. For example: "I Identify as a WTF Train" is said as "I Identifah as a WTF Train". This was fixed in the SAPI5 version.
  • Emojis will be treated as question marks in SAPI4.
  • If Sam speaks Cyrillic letters in Unicode, then he will say nothing in the SAPI5 and SAPI4 versions. Cyrillic letters can be said correctly by setting the language for ASCII programs to Russian and then installing the L&H Russian voices.
  • The letter 'ñ' is treated as a question mark in all voices in SAPI4.

Sound effects They can make

  • Typing in "lolololololololololol" causes Microsoft Sam to make a sort of "glug glug" sound.
  • Typing in "tce tce tce tce tce tce tce tttttttttttttttttttttttte" causes him to imitate the sound of an impact sprinkler. (in Speakonia, type axxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx). The tce or the tttttttttttttttttttttttte glitches do not work on David, Zira, Mark or Eva.
  • Typing in "spspspspspspspspspspspspse" also causes him to sound like a sprinkler. These also do not work on Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 voices.
  • If you also type in tstststststststststststststsse, Sam sounds like a sprinkler.
  • Typing in "rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" and playing it at full speed causes him to sound like a motorcycle (With the same trick, Microsoft Mike will sound like a Spitfire). In the Speakonia version, he will say nothing.
  • If you type in "jugr jugr jugr jugr", Sam sounds like he is drinking something, or he is making gulping sounds.
  • If you type in "ped ped ped ped", Sam sounds like he's spitting. In Speakonia, he says it only if "ped" is typed as "p't"
  • If you type in, "soi soi soi soi soi soi soi" or "soy soy soy soy soy soy soy", Sam sounds like he's making a noise like a helicopter.
  • If you type in, "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" in full speed, Sam sounds like an airplane. Applies only to Windows XP version (in Speakonia, type in "ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah").
  • If you type in "abcabcabcabcabcabcabcabcabcabc" in full speed on Windows XP, Sam will sound like a drum, or a door being knocked.
  • If you type in "Gyrururururururururururururururururururururu" and play it full speed with Anna, it kinda sounds like Perry the Platypus. Cannot be done in Speakonia. (confusing? Added by Gamelover101) (Modified by Vsauce Winner)
  • If you type in "Awawawawawawawawawawawawawawawa" in the SAPI5 version, Sam will make a "wogga wogga wogga" sound.
  • If you type in "Pikkada pokkada pikkada pokkada" lots of times, Sam will make the sound of a Tractor.
  • If you type in "Tche" or "tchdvdxtche" lots of times, Sam will make the sound of a Steam Locomotive.
  • If you type in "Ah, ah ah, ah! Ah, ah!" Sam will make the sound of a Car's horn or at least the Windows XP Startup Sound.
  • Type in "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah" in Speakonia, he will sound like he is crying.
  • Type in "hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha" it will sound like he is ejaculating, some people disagree and say it is laughing
    • Type in " ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha" and you will get laughing.
  • Typing " n n n n n n n n n n n n" and he will sound like a machine sound.
  • 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".
  • 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.
  • If you type in Mic a lot of times, at full speed he'll 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.
  • If you type in "ng" in the SAPI5 version, Microsoft Sam makes an "ahg" sound. Speakonia Sam only says the letters. The same happens with "ey" as well.
  • Typing in "iqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq", will also make the sound of a helicopter.
  • Typing "blurg-glurg-glurg-glurg-glurg-glurg-glurg-glurg-glurg-glurgle" will make him sound like barfing
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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.

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).
  • If he wants to speak the stressed word, use the exclamation mark before the non-stressed word.

Trivia

  • Q has the less glitches, only having 4.