On 18 Feb 2009 David J. Ruck wrote: > The sort of modern natural voice synthesisers we are using in screen > readers for the visiually impared, have all sorts of parameters which you > can use to change the emphaisis. They actually read passages of text > superbly well with, and honestly, sometimes it is extremely difficult to > tell it appart from an actual recording.
Unlike some sat-nav systems I could mention. I was with a friend in Germany when the sat-nav said in a harsh female American voice, "turn left into maynzer strass" which should of course have been Mainzer Straße. Very embarrassing if you have natives in the car! -- _ |_|. _ Richard Porter http://www.minijem.plus.com/ |\_||_ mailto:r...@minijem.plus.com Disclaimer: Please imagine about 50 lines of pointless clutter.
