From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lima.epix.net ([199.224.64.56]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1 (Debian)) id 16XW0V-0007uM-00 for ; Sun, 03 Feb 2002 18:25:11 -0500 Received: from hudson.new.york (root@grmn-105ppp196.dialup.valstar.net [199.224.105.196]) by lima.epix.net (8.12.1/2001112001/PL) with ESMTP id g13NPC3I021808 for ; Sun, 3 Feb 2002 18:25:14 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (hallenbeck@localhost) by hudson.new.york (8.11.4/8.10.2) with ESMTP id g13NPA101356 for ; Sun, 3 Feb 2002 18:25:11 -0500 Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 18:25:09 -0500 (EST) From: Charles Hallenbeck To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Can speakup pronounce February correctly? In-Reply-To: <006201c1ad08$fe641500$0100a8c0@tward> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII 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: Thomas - English speaking around the world all refer to the last letter of the alphabet as 'zed'. Only in the USA is it called 'z'. You can probably fix it pretty easily if you want, although I am not the one to tell you how. Chuck On Sun, 3 Feb 2002, 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 > Visit me now at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck The Moon is Waning Gibbous (57% of Full)