Dear SharonA,

I certainly sympathise with your friend and agree that 100% accurate software would be the ideal in her case because it would help her to express herself effectively in writing.

In my particular case I still think that it's pretty amazing that I can speak into a microphone, attached to my computer, and something closely resembling my spoken words appears on the screen.

Roll on the day when it is 100% effective and proves to be useful to everyone - irrespective of any disabilities that they may have.

I suppose that enthusiasts, like many of the posters to this thread, need to go on using the software. Abandoning it, because it's not perfect yet, will do nothing to ensure it's continuing development.