For example, starting a sentence with the word “to” naturally leads to a sequence of suggestions forming “to be or not to be”, because Shakespeare.
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That’s because SwiftKey just released ShakeSpeak, which uses the company’s predictive powers to make your conversations sound like 17th-century English prose.
So if you would like to add a little “authentic Elizabethan” to your smartphone texts the new keyboard is the ideal answer and is now available to download and install on both iOS and Android mobile devices.
The app lets users type words and phrases such as “thou, ‘ ‘thee” and ‘What ho, ‘ and contains some of Shakespeare’s most popular phrases in its library.
Sarah Rowley, SwiftKey’s head of partnerships, said: “Shakespeare brought language to the masses in innovative and exciting ways – and now people can experience his unique and timeless use of language on their smartphone keyboard”.
The app, called ShakeSpeak, was released in advance of the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s death as part of a tourism campaign for London. SwiftKey’s technology learns your personal writing style to predict what you will most likely type next.
“Fans of London” celebrates the blockbuster events taking place across the capital this year, including the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s legacy, and the first ever exhibition on the Rolling Stones, Exhibitionism.
Actor and director Simon Callow said:”Lori’s knowledge of and passion for Shakespeare is testament to the Bard’s fan base all over the world“. (Yes, we know the Bard would’ve slaughtered us for that sentence).
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You can download the limited edition ShakeSpeak by going to the SwiftKey Greenhouse and downloading the keyboard.
