Other people: Hmm I only use a few commands on this thing, I wonder if I can just refer to them by number or something?
You: Googling African tongue-snapping languages
Other people: Hmm I only use a few commands on this thing, I wonder if I can just refer to them by number or something?
You: Googling African tongue-snapping languages
Me: loud, wet fart
Alexa: Playing "Beatles Radio" for 10 hours
A glottal stop is when your glottis stops airflow, not clicks. The airflow pause in "uh-oh" is an example.
Anyway, have you tried using fewer words for those commands? Even if you got a tongue click setup for a timer, you'd still need to say how long
Keep in mind you can't even choose any wake word. I was ecstatic when ziggy became an option as most others come up on tv shows or commercials but I would love to hame it anything I wanted.
As others have observed, a glottal stop on its own is completely silent. But the idea of responding to distinct weird sounds is awesome! I'd like to be able to whistle commands like Alexa is well trained sheepdog!
Something something clap on clap off.
Alright everybody, thanks for teaching me what a glottal stop really is, you were surprisingly polite and nice about it! :) I did not do enough research in the shower, but together we can shine.
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