Show HN: AccentQuest – get better at understanding Indian accents (opens in new tab)

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13 pointsptm3y ago10 comments

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We need more of this and less of "Learn how to speak in an American accent in 2 months!"

As an Indian immigrant, immigrants speaking with a fake accent is the most depressing (and annoying) things I've seen. We have one of the largest English-speaking populations in the world.

(Fake Accent != People's accents changing over time, which has happened to me, or rolling their Rs sometimes for others to understand)

dvt3y ago

> We need more of this and less of "Learn how to speak in an American accent in 2 months!"

Honest question: why? The onus of work is still on someone.

Given that English is my second language, I think the onus is on me to learn the proper pronunciation and enunciation of words. I would not expect someone to learn to decipher my accent, and I'm not sure why this would preferred over the alternative to begin with.

ptmOP3y ago

Thanks for the review.

> We need more of this and less of "Learn how to speak in an American accent in 2 months!"

I agree. I think familiarity with the Indian accent will soon be seen as a major skill set. A skill set that people should maybe work on.

f0e4c2f73y ago

Wow this is fantastic! I hope you consider expanding to other accents.

ptmOP3y ago

Thanks for the review.

> I hope you consider expanding to other accents.

To be honest, I would not know where to start. Indian accents are both ubiquitous and somewhat hard to understand.

If you have a list of accents you have trouble with, please let me know.

2Gkashmiri3y ago

Can....these be submitted to Mozilla voice model? That would make it so much better instantly

ptmOP3y ago

Thanks for the review.

I will check the Mozilla voice model site and their contribution options.

2Gkashmiri3y ago

yeah, there is already a dearth of indian/hindustani accent in tech which is more of a problem in the FOSS world.

edit: this looks like a wonderful contribution if mozilla guys are willing to accept it

nikau3y ago

well im sold

https://www.accentquest.com/q/its-a-wonderful-life/

ptmOP3y ago

Thanks for the review.

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MisterSandman3y ago

We need more of this and less of "Learn how to speak in an American accent in 2 months!"

As an Indian immigrant, immigrants speaking with a fake accent is the most depressing (and annoying) things I've seen. We have one of the largest English-speaking populations in the world.

(Fake Accent != People's accents changing over time, which has happened to me, or rolling their Rs sometimes for others to understand)

dvt3y ago

> We need more of this and less of "Learn how to speak in an American accent in 2 months!"

Honest question: why? The onus of work is still on someone.

ptmOP3y ago

Thanks for the review.

> We need more of this and less of "Learn how to speak in an American accent in 2 months!"

I agree. I think familiarity with the Indian accent will soon be seen as a major skill set. A skill set that people should maybe work on.

f0e4c2f73y ago

Wow this is fantastic! I hope you consider expanding to other accents.

ptmOP3y ago

Thanks for the review.

> I hope you consider expanding to other accents.

To be honest, I would not know where to start. Indian accents are both ubiquitous and somewhat hard to understand.

If you have a list of accents you have trouble with, please let me know.

2Gkashmiri3y ago

Can....these be submitted to Mozilla voice model? That would make it so much better instantly

ptmOP3y ago

Thanks for the review.

I will check the Mozilla voice model site and their contribution options.

2Gkashmiri3y ago

yeah, there is already a dearth of indian/hindustani accent in tech which is more of a problem in the FOSS world.

edit: this looks like a wonderful contribution if mozilla guys are willing to accept it

nikau3y ago

well im sold

https://www.accentquest.com/q/its-a-wonderful-life/

ptmOP3y ago

Thanks for the review.

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