From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailout3-eri1.midsouth.rr.com ([24.165.200.8]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18Or4a-0006oK-00 for ; Wed, 18 Dec 2002 22:10:08 -0500 Received: from cpe-024-033-003-115.midsouth.rr.com (cpe-024-033-003-115.midsouth.rr.com [24.33.3.115]) by mailout3-eri1.midsouth.rr.com (8.11.4/8.11.4) with ESMTP id gBJ3A4a03300 for ; Wed, 18 Dec 2002 21:10:04 -0600 (CST) Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 21:09:58 -0600 (CST) From: Adam Myrow To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: a bit of trivia I found interesting In-Reply-To: <20021219024936.GA697@romuald.net.eu.org> 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: 2.0.11 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: I think you are the first person I have ever heard who actually likes the BNS's speech. I agree that the Accent lives up to its name in that it actually has an accent. However, try typing the following words into each synthesizer and see the difference in how well they are pronounced. Pirate Garage baseball awhile Phoenix. I prefer words to be pronounced correctly without having to create tons of exceptions in my dictionary. Speaking of synthesizers with accents, did you ever hear the original Dectalk?