11.   The newest systems process normal conversational speech, which involves analyzing an exponentially greater number of sounds than was possible a year ago.

12.   The other was the introduction of a general-purpose dictation program by Dragon Systems last June that was better at deciphering conversational speech.

13.   The son of a Yiddish poet with roots among the German Hasidim, Schindler peppered his conversational speech with folksy Yiddish expressions and self-deprecating humor.