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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the use in this Amendment No. 4 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 of our report dated February 4, 2000, except for the first
two paragraphs of Note 14 for which the date is April 14, 2000, relating to the
consolidated financial statements of SpeechWorks International, Inc., which
appears in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 20, 2000