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Marthe48

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4. Too late

Reply to True Dough (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 07:35 AM

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I've listened to several books this year that I'm pretty sure were AI narrated. I'm thinking of classic detective novels I found on YouTube. Some of the word pronunciation are so bad. I can remember that someone bowed in greeting, but it was pronounced like a decorative ribbon. Over and over.

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