DictationIn Catalina

I am continuing to have difficulty dictating using Catalina. My Mac OS version his 10.15.4


Dictating with UK English is virtually impossible as it is so slow and unreliable. Dictating in American English is somewhat easier, though unreliable. Often words started with capital letters for no reason. More often everything shuts down and then I have to Close and open voice control and restart the computer to get everything going again.


Obviously being in the UK it is difficult to dictate with American English. This is not what I paid for!

I have been dictating many years previously using Dragon but now with Catalina this is not possible. Dragon was superb, accurate and reliable.


I would greatly appreciate any help from anybody.

iMac 27", macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 15, 2020 9:28 AM

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Apr 16, 2020 6:56 AM in response to Anthony William Murray

Anthony William Murray wrote:

I am continuing to have difficulty dictating using Catalina. My Mac OS version his 10.15.4

Dictating with UK English is virtually impossible as it is so slow and unreliable. Dictating in American English is somewhat easier, though unreliable. Often words started with capital letters for no reason. More often everything shuts down and then I have to Close and open voice control and restart the computer to get everything going again.

Obviously being in the UK it is difficult to dictate with American English. This is not what I paid for!
I have been dictating many years previously using Dragon but now with Catalina this is not possible. Dragon was superb, accurate and reliable.

I would greatly appreciate any help from anybody.


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Apr 19, 2020 9:21 AM in response to Anthony William Murray

I have been given some good support by Apple support services. Now I am dictating reasonably satisfactory but I still have one main problem. I have been given some good support by Apple support services. No I am dictating reasonably satisfactory but I still have one main problem. As you can see when I dictate I get duplication. How do you stop that happening? Also after dictation for a short time maybe 30 40 seconds it turns off and I have to double-click FN As you can see when I dictate I get duplication. How do you stop that happening?

Also after dictation for a short time maybe 30 40 seconds it turns off and I have to double-click FN to commence typing again to commence typing again

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