Gregory's Server@david_chisnall And even the computers in Star Trek have to be spoken to in a particular way to get the results you want. I don't think "Yo, computer, where's my man Data at?" would work instead of "Computer, locate Lieutenant-Commander Data".
I can't remember the SF writer, but it reminds me of a description of someone as having the clear enunciation and precise language of a person who spent a lot of time talking to computers.
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That actually would work. In one Strange New Worlds episode, we see Erica Ortegas, while suffering amnesia, question the computer in very informal and confused language. The computer nonetheless understands and tells her what she needs to know, including very basic information that no programmer would ever expect any Starfleet crew member to not already know, like “who am I?” and “I fly the ship?”
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