real speech does not follow a settings menu
people switch languages because the next phrase belongs to a different part of their life, because one word carries the feeling better or simply because that is how the sentence arrived. everyday speech is full of names, places, slang and borrowed words.
a journal should preserve that voice rather than flattening it into formal, translated prose. “aaj office honestly kaafi exhausting tha” says something slightly different from a sentence rewritten to sound professionally consistent.
names are part of the memory
a transcription error is more noticeable when it changes someone you know. aakanksha should not remain akansha forever. hauz khas should not become house cars every time it appears.
personal vocabulary makes a voice journal feel like your journal. archive is designed to learn from corrections to recurring names, places and the oddly specific words in your life.
preserve, do not perform
the purpose is not to make multilingual speech look impressive. it is to remove the pressure to translate yourself before you can reflect. speak in the combination that feels natural in the moment.
language support should always be described honestly. archive is being designed around natural multilingual speech and code-switching, including hinglish; production claims will reflect tested transcription quality on each platform as it ships.
your journal should adapt to you
private reflection is already vulnerable. the interface should not add another layer of self-consciousness about accent, grammar or vocabulary. talk first. edit anything you want. keep the meaning yours.