Help with Siri pronouncing hard g please.

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So my last name starts with "Ger" and Siri keeps pronouncing it "Jer", like Germany, rather than "Gr" as in tiger. I have tried a bunch of different spellings in the phoenetic field to no avail.. Thoughts?

 

[ZBoater]

Did you remove the "e" between g and r from the phonetic last name? Like in grrrrreat!

 

[tourada]

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It should have the phonetic spelling of "gur-" to produce the sound of your last name. Didn't have Siri try it, but as long as Siri follows all phonetic rules, it should work.

 

[sidebox]

I did try removing the letter between g and r.... And thank you for the answer... Gur it is. Works perfectly... Now I feel a little foolish for not thinking of that first.

Awesome.

 

[ziggyonice]

Any suggestions for a last name that starts with "Ge?"

Siri provinces it with a soft G, as in "Gee wiz, mister!" When, in all actuality, it should be a hard G, as in "Willie McGee."

Can not figure out the phonetics for the life of me. Any ideas?

 

[cyks]

There is nothing wrong with Siri. You're just pronouncing your name wrong.