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Exhibit 23.05
Independent Auditors' Consent
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
on Form S-3, with respect to 10,011,236 shares of common stock of Lernout &
Hauspie Speech Products N.V., of our report dated February 11, 2000 (March 7,
2000 as to Note 14), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dictaphone
Corporation and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 1999 and to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus which is part of
this Registration Statement.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Hartford, Connecticut
June 28, 2000
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