JAY EMRIE wrote in a message to ROY J. TELLASON:

RJT>JE> Another tid bit on voice recognition. Most of the programs will get 
RJT>JE> a considerable higher percentage of accuracy when interpreting a 
RJT>JE> female voice than when trying on a male voice.

RJT>What's your source for this?

JE> Quite a bit of experience.

It's not something I've ever actually messed with,  myself.  The idea of
having to train software doesn't hold a whole lot of appeal for me.  I did
get a hold of one package at one point that was supposed to enable you to
give voice commands to a computer,  and I loaned it to my brother to check
out,  and he wasn't all that happy with it either,  so I never bothered to
install it.

RJT>I know I heard a while back that police and fire dispatchers with 
RJT>female voices were more easily understood by those out there in the 
RJT>field. Can't remember where I heard that,  though.  :-)

JE> That just goes to prove my contention.

Personally,  I rather prefer listening to female voices myself.  :-)

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