From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dial0-432.dialin.uic.edu ([128.248.172.249] helo=linserver.complex) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 16XW7D-0007wZ-00 for ; Sun, 03 Feb 2002 18:32:09 -0500 Received: (from gnowak1@localhost) by linserver.complex (8.11.4/8.10.2) id g13NVu100584 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 3 Feb 2002 17:31:56 -0600 Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 17:31:20 -0600 From: Gregory Nowak To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Can speakup pronounce February correctly? Message-ID: <20020203173120.A519@uic.edu> References: <3.0.5.32.20020203170822.007b9dd0@somtel.com> <006201c1ad08$fe641500$0100a8c0@tward> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <006201c1ad08$fe641500$0100a8c0@tward>; from tward@bright.net on Sun, Feb 03, 2002 at 06:17:47PM -0500 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: No, the z as zed issue is not a bug. As far as I know, people in the US are the only ones that pernounce z as z and not as zed which is how the rest of the English speaking world pernounces it. Greg On Sun, Feb 03, 2002 at 06:17:47PM -0500, Thomas Ward wrote: > It is things like this that really makes me think we desperately need a > exception dictionary. I know I do. > While we are talking about fixes has anyone figured out how to make z sound > right? Z sounds like zed, and it drives me nuts. > It only happens in Speakup, and I assume it is some sort of bug or > something. If someone can tell me how to fix this problem I'd be really > happy. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2002 5:08 PM > Subject: Re: Can speakup pronounce February correctly? > > > > See what it does with Roxio > > Mine comes across as rogue show > > Have you thought about, or maybe even done a exception dictionary or > > lexicon file for Speakup? > > Just a thought, and if it's there forgive my newbie status. > > > > Dave > > > > At 03:19 PM 2/3/02 -0500, you wrote: > > >It's your LiteTalk. Has nothing to do with speakup. Maybe Randy > > >doesn't know how to pronounce it. Check to see how it pronounces > > >nuclear. > > > > > > Kirk > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup