[DECtalk] request for sample paragraphs for testing SAPI DECtalk

[ebruckert Bruckert]

but computers are dumb, un less you tell it to spell it out it will
say---lol let's see I have a vowel  so I'll send it to lettr tosound  and it
will come pronounced as a word, like proper names can cause fits - hyannis,
mass (on the cape ) comes out
high-annus unless in the dictionary.

On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Jayson Smith <ratguy at insightbb.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'd tend to say that netspeak acronyms that aren't also real words should
> be
> spelled out. For instance, I know of at least one case where LOL is an
> abbreviation for something other than "Laughing out loud."
>
> Jayson
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ebruckert Bruckert" <edbruckert at gmail.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 20, 2011 11:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] request for sample paragraphs for testing SAPI
> DECtalk
>
>
>  > Most of these things have been tested extensively in the past and
> haven't
> > really changed so I think some of the testing would be redundant. However
> > the real issue is new things that are prevalent now they worked back then
> > such as LOL and should it say LOL or laugh out loud.
> > Certain things can't be done such as many of the state abbreviations as
> > they
> > are also words. Also to disambiguate many things some of the parsing is
> > case
> > sensitive meaning if there's no capitalizations it will figure it out.
> But
> > the old rules have been tested extensively and haven't really changed so
> I
> > would be flabbergasted to see if any of the old stuff is broken, so think
> > about all the new things since they 2000 as the rules haven't been
> updated
> > since approximately that time.
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:30 AM, Alex H. <linuxx64.bashsh at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Corine,
> >>
> >> Here's a paragraph using some common phrases:
> >>
> >> Dectalk is now running.
> >> The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. Four hours of hard work
> >> faced us. The cat ran away from the dog at full speed.
> >>
> >> Abbreviations and websites, email addresses, etc:
> >> Mr. Hennings walked over to Dr. Jeckle and they both caught up with Mrs.
> >> Who some time after that.
> >> The NCAA is cool. NBA, NHL and MLB scores can now be looked up using
> >> Research tools on the web and a website such as http://www.google.com/
> >> head over to www.yahoo.com to see some news stories of interest.
> >> Contact sample-address at gmail.com for more info.
> >>
> >> Monitary values:
> >> $10
> >> $10.00
> >> $10.99
> >> $1,234.00
> >> $1,234
> >> $1,234,567.99
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >> Alex
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On 6/20/2011 8:00 AM, Corine Bickley wrote:
> >> > Jayson and friends,
> >> > Dennis used a series of paragraphs to test the various letter-to-sound
> >> > features of DECtalk many years ago (addresses, phone numbers, all the
> >> > voices). These days, there are other series of characters, like
> >> > websites, that users might need to be . Does anyone have a favorite
> >> > paragraph that I should use as we finish up our testing of SAPI
> >> > DECtalk?
> >> >
> >> > The voices all sound fine on my computer with simple sentences. I now
> >> > want to test all sorts of other material before announcing a release
> >> > date, but I'm sure I don't know what other users will want to hear.
> >> > Please send me suggestions.
> >> > corine
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