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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 1,600,000 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, which is
incorporated by reference in Form 8-K/A of Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products
N.V. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 25, 2000, 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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Deloitte & Touche LLP
Hartford, Connecticut
August 23, 2000
