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From: dgl292@athenanet.com (Doug Lee)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: word pronunciation
Summary: A list from a seasoned Artic user
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Date: 27 Aug 90 19:50:08 GMT
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In article <13414@bunker.UUCP> Doug.Geoffray@f8.n369.z1.fidonet.org writes:
>Here is your chance.  If any of you out there have a list
>of words which are misprounced, please feel free to send me the list.

Here is a slightly abridged list of the words now in my Artic
(AV-215) dictionary.  (Abridged only because I took out entries for
things like making the common three-letter month/week abbreviations
speak as whole names.  There are also a few off-the-wall,
environment-specific ones like "ttyd = dialin." I'm not sure Doug
was looking for lists in general, but I don't have a Sounding Board
and thought some of these words might be problematic for other
synthesizers besides the Artic.

I should mention that, in my experience, Artic pronounces most
words correctly without a table, and those it misses aren't usually
far off.  I just like throwing it curves.  (Try bourgeoisie on your
synthesizer of choice sometime! :-) )

Now the list:

annihilate = anuylate (-ed, -es, -ing, -ion, -or, -ors)
archive = arkive (other forms were ok as is)
backup = backupp
bonehead = boanhead (ah yes, you can tell I've seen a Usenet flame or two)
bradley = bradllee
ctrl = control (not necessary but occasionally useful)
dialtone = dialtoan
doth = dutth
doug = dug (that's me!)
embed = embedd
gateway = gaitway
howbeit = howbeeit
linda = linnda
meteor = meeteyor
naive = nuyeev
naivete = nuyeevtay
rendezvous = raundayvoo
roger = rojir (-s) (probably Artic-specific)
strategies = strattegies (possibly Artic-specific)
wakeup = waikupp
wasteful = waistful (-ly)
writeup = rightupp
ye = yee (more fun with KJV, there)

And then--for us C programmers:

argc = argcee
argv = argvee
sscanf = esscanf
... etc.

The latter aren't meant as suggestions for permanent implementation but as a
promoter of the sharing of application-specific exceptions.  I have a feeling
I'm not alone with my unusual dictionary equations.  Once, while using a VP
synthesizer from Enabling Technologies (1987), I even defined a long string
as empty.  This was to prevent the speaking of a VERY persistent "overrun
error" message being produced by the telecommunications package I was using
at the time.

Hmmmm ... now THIS will be an interesting message to run through a spelling
checker!

Doug Lee  (dgl292@athenanet.com or uunet!pallas!dgl292)