I think it sounds a little more natural now. I like it. It is a shame though that in iOS 12 that Apple wants us to make shortcuts (for our own habits) instead of actually making Siri a smarter repository of information.
Shortcuts is just the start. I use workflow and starting to get used to creating stuff that suites my needs. Being able to launch them with Siri or even better get recommended workflows by what I do on my phone is great. What would be even better and I'm sure they are working towards this. Is being able to say multiple actions in one command and Siri with the help of shortcuts create and execute it directly.
Things I'd like to see Siri do is. You get in your car and open Apple Music with Siri. Siri will open the app and then say would you like to message your partner that you are on your way and should I also start apple maps?
Or in one sentence. Siri send a message to ... also remind me to pick up milk when I leave work and play said playlist when I get in my car.
I hope that with the structure of shortcuts, apple will decode your sentence and build these things on the fly.