Hi Jacob, most odd.
For kicks I just switched orphius to it's Us english voice and read your
mail, and Brad, like the Uk English voice alan pronounced your name as
kruger, ---- just like fredy's ;D.
That being said, I actually found Brad to have a very odd accent, rather
like an English person imitating an American, ---- perhaps then it just
depends upon where the screen reader is developed, sinse orphius was made
over here and Eloquence is Us based.
stil, accents aside, in terms of tone, intonation and clarity I'd stil say I
prefer orphius human voices over Eloquence.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacob Kruger" <jac...@mailzone.co.za>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] eloquence was, Re: Screen reader support in BGT
LOL!
For example, while the US voice calls me Jacob Kroojer, the british
version at least calls me Jacob Kroogger...
Have at least once had someone give me a skype VOIP call from America, and
then hang up since he didn't want to believe I was really speaking
english - sent him an email a bit later trying to 'explain' to him...LOL
again!
Otherwise, when speaking to UK guys over phone etc., I have once or twice
just been asked to speak a bit slower myself - but OTOH, some people like
my own mother this side tell me the same thing occasionally - maybe I'm
too used to my computer etc. jabbering away, and so do it myself...?
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: "dark" <d...@xgam.org>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] eloquence was, Re: Screen reader support in BGT
Actually Jacob, i've always found british eloquence sounds more like what
happens when a bad American actor tries! to do a british accent and fails
horribly, that's why I dislike it myself and if I were to use eloquence
I'd probably want the Us version just for that reason even though for
most synths I'd much prefer a british voice, ---- having something of a
slightly over posh English accent myself ;D.
Baat of cooorse, one is mioast displeeeyeesed; the'att the Quaains
E'yengle'yish is see'yo dree'yehdfully Pre'onaaanced, bay the'yose
hohrable, Ammee'yerican se'yinths.
yee gods! getting orphius to say that poshly enough was bloody hard, and
goodness knows what other synths will make of it ;d.
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
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