Scouse

Artist sent letter by Hugo Boss for using Scouse slang ‘Boss’ on clothes reaches ‘amicable’ solution

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Fashion giant Hugo Boss has reached an ‘amicable solution’ with a Merseyside artist over the merchandise he produced using the word ‘boss.’  John Charles, originally from Kirkby, applied for a trademark for his ‘Be Boss, Be Kind’ designs in September after local parents began enquiring about merchandise for a free virtual art class he set … Read more

Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant struggle with Scouse accent

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Welsh and Scouse are the British accents that Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant struggle to understand the most — but users from London and Lincoln rarely have any problems Researchers got people to record themselves commanding their devices They counted Google searches about being misunderstood by smart speakers  Together, this data was used to rank … Read more