How do I get my iPhone to type the word “Period” instead of the punctuation?
I love using my iPhone to dictate long emails, first drafts of documents, and such. It does such an amazing job and I can capture my thoughts quickly.
Unfortunately, a lot of the work I do is associated with accounting periods but however I say "period", it always puts the full-stop punctuation.
Is there a way to get it to actually spell out "period"? I end up having to use a word that will not be in the final text (penguin) and then do a search and replace at the end.
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Kevin Buchan
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I love using my iPhone to dictate long emails, first drafts of documents, and such. It does such an amazing job and I can capture my thoughts quickly.
Unfortunately, a lot of the work I do is associated with accounting periods but however I say "period", it always puts the full-stop punctuation.
Is there a way to get it to actually spell out "period"? I end up having to use a word that will not be in the final text (penguin) and then do a search and replace at the end.
iphone ios
asked Dec 5 at 13:51
Kevin Buchan
1162
migrated from superuser.com Dec 5 at 14:06
This question came from our site for computer enthusiasts and power users.
Try saying "literal period".
– Nimesh Neema
Dec 5 at 14:08
Doesn't work in my iPhone 6s, running iOS 12.1.
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 5 at 14:18
Use British English as dictation language?
– Redarm
Dec 5 at 15:00
True, that would work. I figure there must be a way to do this without having to change the language... also, I don't necessarily want words such as "color" to be spelled "colour" and I really don't want to have to say "full stop" instead of "period".
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 5 at 16:12
1
Oh, I didn't say or mean to imply that Siri is learning. All I meant to say is that Siri can use context (meaning the other words in the sentence) to better guess what I'm saying and what form of a homophone I mean to use. You suggestion is very cool and I'm exicited to use it for some things, but it really isn't practical in this case because I cannot use a "shortcut" as part of a sentence, I have to say it by itself... that's even more cumbersome than using a single word I bulk-replace later. Try it... say, "I got a new dog. I knew that was the breed for me." Siri gets it.
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 10 at 18:07
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I love using my iPhone to dictate long emails, first drafts of documents, and such. It does such an amazing job and I can capture my thoughts quickly.
Unfortunately, a lot of the work I do is associated with accounting periods but however I say "period", it always puts the full-stop punctuation.
Is there a way to get it to actually spell out "period"? I end up having to use a word that will not be in the final text (penguin) and then do a search and replace at the end.
iphone ios
asked Dec 5 at 13:51
Kevin Buchan
1162
I love using my iPhone to dictate long emails, first drafts of documents, and such. It does such an amazing job and I can capture my thoughts quickly.
Unfortunately, a lot of the work I do is associated with accounting periods but however I say "period", it always puts the full-stop punctuation.
Is there a way to get it to actually spell out "period"? I end up having to use a word that will not be in the final text (penguin) and then do a search and replace at the end.
iphone ios
iphone ios
asked Dec 5 at 13:51
Kevin Buchan
1162
asked Dec 5 at 13:51
Kevin Buchan
1162
asked Dec 5 at 13:51
Kevin Buchan
1162
asked Dec 5 at 13:51
Kevin Buchan
1162
asked Dec 5 at 13:51
Kevin Buchan
1162
1162
migrated from superuser.com Dec 5 at 14:06
This question came from our site for computer enthusiasts and power users.
migrated from superuser.com Dec 5 at 14:06
This question came from our site for computer enthusiasts and power users.
Try saying "literal period".
– Nimesh Neema
Dec 5 at 14:08
Doesn't work in my iPhone 6s, running iOS 12.1.
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 5 at 14:18
Use British English as dictation language?
– Redarm
Dec 5 at 15:00
True, that would work. I figure there must be a way to do this without having to change the language... also, I don't necessarily want words such as "color" to be spelled "colour" and I really don't want to have to say "full stop" instead of "period".
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 5 at 16:12
1
Oh, I didn't say or mean to imply that Siri is learning. All I meant to say is that Siri can use context (meaning the other words in the sentence) to better guess what I'm saying and what form of a homophone I mean to use. You suggestion is very cool and I'm exicited to use it for some things, but it really isn't practical in this case because I cannot use a "shortcut" as part of a sentence, I have to say it by itself... that's even more cumbersome than using a single word I bulk-replace later. Try it... say, "I got a new dog. I knew that was the breed for me." Siri gets it.
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 10 at 18:07
|
show 5 more comments
Try saying "literal period".
– Nimesh Neema
Dec 5 at 14:08
Doesn't work in my iPhone 6s, running iOS 12.1.
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 5 at 14:18
Use British English as dictation language?
– Redarm
Dec 5 at 15:00
True, that would work. I figure there must be a way to do this without having to change the language... also, I don't necessarily want words such as "color" to be spelled "colour" and I really don't want to have to say "full stop" instead of "period".
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 5 at 16:12
1
Oh, I didn't say or mean to imply that Siri is learning. All I meant to say is that Siri can use context (meaning the other words in the sentence) to better guess what I'm saying and what form of a homophone I mean to use. You suggestion is very cool and I'm exicited to use it for some things, but it really isn't practical in this case because I cannot use a "shortcut" as part of a sentence, I have to say it by itself... that's even more cumbersome than using a single word I bulk-replace later. Try it... say, "I got a new dog. I knew that was the breed for me." Siri gets it.
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 10 at 18:07
Try saying "literal period".
– Nimesh Neema
Dec 5 at 14:08
Try saying "literal period".
– Nimesh Neema
Dec 5 at 14:08
Doesn't work in my iPhone 6s, running iOS 12.1.
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 5 at 14:18
Doesn't work in my iPhone 6s, running iOS 12.1.
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 5 at 14:18
Use British English as dictation language?
– Redarm
Dec 5 at 15:00
Use British English as dictation language?
– Redarm
Dec 5 at 15:00
True, that would work. I figure there must be a way to do this without having to change the language... also, I don't necessarily want words such as "color" to be spelled "colour" and I really don't want to have to say "full stop" instead of "period".
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 5 at 16:12
True, that would work. I figure there must be a way to do this without having to change the language... also, I don't necessarily want words such as "color" to be spelled "colour" and I really don't want to have to say "full stop" instead of "period".
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 5 at 16:12
1
1
Oh, I didn't say or mean to imply that Siri is learning. All I meant to say is that Siri can use context (meaning the other words in the sentence) to better guess what I'm saying and what form of a homophone I mean to use. You suggestion is very cool and I'm exicited to use it for some things, but it really isn't practical in this case because I cannot use a "shortcut" as part of a sentence, I have to say it by itself... that's even more cumbersome than using a single word I bulk-replace later. Try it... say, "I got a new dog. I knew that was the breed for me." Siri gets it.
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 10 at 18:07
Oh, I didn't say or mean to imply that Siri is learning. All I meant to say is that Siri can use context (meaning the other words in the sentence) to better guess what I'm saying and what form of a homophone I mean to use. You suggestion is very cool and I'm exicited to use it for some things, but it really isn't practical in this case because I cannot use a "shortcut" as part of a sentence, I have to say it by itself... that's even more cumbersome than using a single word I bulk-replace later. Try it... say, "I got a new dog. I knew that was the breed for me." Siri gets it.
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 10 at 18:07
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Try saying "literal period".
– Nimesh Neema
Dec 5 at 14:08
Doesn't work in my iPhone 6s, running iOS 12.1.
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 5 at 14:18
Use British English as dictation language?
– Redarm
Dec 5 at 15:00
True, that would work. I figure there must be a way to do this without having to change the language... also, I don't necessarily want words such as "color" to be spelled "colour" and I really don't want to have to say "full stop" instead of "period".
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 5 at 16:12
1
Oh, I didn't say or mean to imply that Siri is learning. All I meant to say is that Siri can use context (meaning the other words in the sentence) to better guess what I'm saying and what form of a homophone I mean to use. You suggestion is very cool and I'm exicited to use it for some things, but it really isn't practical in this case because I cannot use a "shortcut" as part of a sentence, I have to say it by itself... that's even more cumbersome than using a single word I bulk-replace later. Try it... say, "I got a new dog. I knew that was the breed for me." Siri gets it.
– Kevin Buchan
Dec 10 at 18:07