Hello List,
I believe the space available for the pronunciation dictionary is a bit
limited if not with space available, it is limited to how many characters
and words can go in there. If having IL pronounced as Illinois is
important to you, I think this can be accommodated in the pronunciation
dictionary. I'm use to hearing it as ill so don't let it bother me. The
most common dilemmas are usually between doctor and drive, saint and street!
My sighted friend Andy couldn't understand for the longest time why I'd
want a pronunciation dictionary in my screen reader or Braille Note for
that matter. I was using a version of a screen reader at the time which
didn't have that feature. I put an early dos demo of Jaws in the PC I had
at the time. I changed Andy's name to bowzo! I typed a paragraph where I
used his name extensively! He listened to the paragraph, and wondered as
he saw his name on the screen as Andy but he heard the screen reader say
Bowzo instead. He then typed his own name for himself but still heard
Bowzo. I then explained why pronumciation needed to be changed at
times. I certainly got my point across and he from then on understood the
need for such a feature. Hope this gives you a chuckle for the morning or
afternoon!
I find I rarely need to change the pronunciation for anything in my
BN. Sometimes, a document may read better if you change it to a Keyword
document.
HTH
Jim Aldrich
At 05:14 AM 03/18/2005 , you wrote:
Hi Everyone;
I wrote: I am ill. it read it right
I wrote: I went to IL. It said ill for Illinois
What do you think of that?
It will not pronounce Illinois.
I am using 5.1 and it sounds like mine is doing the opposite.
Terry Powers
-----Original Message-----
From: Ann K. Parsons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 7:48 AM
To: Braillenote List
Subject: RE: [Braillenote] pronunciation dictionary?
Hi all,
Richard Myers writes:
> Hello, Terry,
> You are a little confused. Most of the web order pages are programmed by
> the same people, then sold to web vendors. Those order pages all insist
you
> enter the state by just two letters. They are inventing English again,
but
> if you want to buy something from a web vendor, you got no choice. The
> three letter designator abbreviations are still as valid as they were
more
> than 50 years ago.
Actually, you're wrong, Dick. The postal regulations and so on do not
recognize three letter abbreviations any longer. The times have
changed. English is a fluid tongue and the *pronunciation* dictionary
should know what it's supposed to do. Get with the program guys!
It's 2005, not 1955!! If the BN is pronouncing ILL. as illinois, then
perhaps it could be changed in the next upgrade, if you can't change
it in the *pronunciation* dictionary!
Ann P.
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