Re: [Hpr] Suggestion: Phonetic host names

On 2018-03-24 10:00, Dave Lee wrote: > This is merely a suggestion, but one that affects me directly.  Could we > have a phonetic version of the hosts given name available within our > host profiles? Done. -- Regards, Ken Fallon http://kenfallon.com

Re: [Hpr] Suggestion: Phonetic host names

I might be one of the few who don't mind the espeak voice, festival's either.  My best friend for decades had a voice that was hard to understand.  It wasn't computerized but sounded a bit like it was. Had to translate for him often.  For years I've been parsing text from books and using

Re: [Hpr] Suggestion: Phonetic host names

How about something on the podcast submit page where you can change the phonetics of your name so that espeak pronounces it the way you like, or maybe you can submit an audio file with you (or someone else) saying your name to your liking. Not trying to cause more work for people, just a thought.

Re: [Hpr] Suggestion: Phonetic host names

On March 24, 2018 6:26:18 PM UTC, Kevin Wisher wrote: >I don't care for the espeak and English is my native language. I listen >to >podcasts at 1.7x speed and that makes it even more difficult to >understand. > >On Sat, Mar 24, 2018, 2:23 PM SundaraRaman R

Re: [Hpr] Suggestion: Phonetic host names

I don't care for the espeak and English is my native language. I listen to podcasts at 1.7x speed and that makes it even more difficult to understand. On Sat, Mar 24, 2018, 2:23 PM SundaraRaman R wrote: > > > On Sat 24 Mar, 2018, 7:17 PM Nigel Verity,

Re: [Hpr] Suggestion: Phonetic host names

On Sat 24 Mar, 2018, 7:17 PM Nigel Verity, wrote: > It's always annoying when somebody mispronounces your name but I think the > same issue probably exists for some of the episode titles, especially when > acronyms or application/trade names are included. > > For

Re: [Hpr] Suggestion: Phonetic host names

On 2018-03-24 14:45, Nigel Verity wrote: > It's always annoying when somebody mispronounces your name but I think > the same issue probably exists for some of the episode titles, > especially when acronyms or application/trade names are included. > > For first-language English speakers it's

Re: [Hpr] Suggestion: Phonetic host names

rch 2018 13:11 To: hpr@hackerpublicradio.org Subject: Re: [Hpr] Suggestion: Phonetic host names On 2018-03-24 10:00, Dave Lee wrote: > > Is there enough demand to request that a change is made, or is this > simply a case of "suck it up, Dave"? > Not at all - great idea.

Re: [Hpr] Suggestion: Phonetic host names

On 2018-03-24 10:00, Dave Lee wrote: > > Is there enough demand to request that a change is made, or is this > simply a case of "suck it up, Dave"? > Not at all - great idea. Here is the list of host names http://hackerpublicradio.org/correspondents.php Send me the hostid and the correct

[Hpr] Suggestion: Phonetic host names

Hey all, This is merely a suggestion, but one that affects me directly. Could we have a phonetic version of the hosts given name available within our host profiles? My given name in HPR is "thelovebug", pronounced "the-love-bug" but espeak pronounces it "theh-luhv-eh-bug"... which