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From: James Jolley on 1 Jul 2010 04:16 On 2010-07-01 01:00:38 +0100, Bruce Horrocks <07.013(a)scorecrow.com> said: > On 30/06/2010 14:06, James Jolley wrote: >> It depends on the screen reader in use. Words in capitals certainly are >> not SPELLED OUT AS "THIS IS INDICATING". Many of them don't use >> dictionaries these days either for acronyms, they are determined by the >> speech engine in use. Only acronyms that couldn't be confused as words >> are read correctly, things like DLA, UCSM, or YMCA. Anything that is >> remotely a word will be spoken normally. > > Surely it should sing YMCA? Without the dancing please. I couldn't cope with the swingin' speakers.
From: Rowland McDonnell on 1 Jul 2010 21:19
Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: > > >real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid (Rowland McDonnell) > > Snip. > > Right, James - *this* is where it has already gone silly. Yeah - but what was the point in making that post? What effect on the signal to noise ratio have you just had? Rowland (aka Mr Pot) -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking |