How do I get Siri to understand me when I say Momma

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How do I get Siri to understand me when I say Momma

I call my mother "Momma" and have her listed under contacts as "Momma Della B___". Every time I ask Siri to call Momma though she looks up "mama" and cant locate her but if I say call Momma Della B_____ she gets it every time. (She is associated as my mother in contacts so if I say call mom or mother it works). How do I get Siri to understand Momma? Ive tried spacing it out and she just doesnt get it. Ive tried to teach her that mama and momma is the same but nothing. For some reason she keeps hearing mama. Ive even had other people say it and she just cant hear it correctly for any of them so its not I just have a weird pronunciation. How can I fix this? This is why I dont end up using Siri because saying call Mom isnt natural for me and I never can remember to say Call Momma Della B___.

Windows Vista, Have Ipad, Iphone, Ipod, Suffle

Posted on Apr 24, 2015 9:04 AM

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anypats

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Apr 24, 2015 7:33 PM in response to moonharvey

There isn't a way to tell Siri to recognize Mama as Momma. However, you can go to the contact, select Edit, scroll to the bottom and select Add Field then add a Phonetic First Name as "Mama." That way, when you say, "Call Momma," Siri hears "Call Mama" and should dial the number. I tested this on my iPhone with a contact and it worked but before dialing it did ask me to confirm the person I was attempting to call.

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