It sounds to me as if much depends on the particular synthesizer one's
using, so I'm not even sure they should be calling it the JAWS Dictionery!
Also, capitalising syllables helps at times, spaces not always necessary in
words. There's a county Kildare (but, using Eloquence, that should be
pronounced KilDare), in Ireland. One synth I used makes a bad job of BBC
when used with JAWS, nearly always emphasizing the second syllable. So then
I had to change it to BBbe Sea. - (Actually, with that synth, Bebe Sea) for
more comfortable listening.
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Spratt
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 10:58 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Pronunciation dictionary
A two-part answer.
First, I just plugged "du luth" into the replacement field of my JAWS
dictionary, and it pronounced the city's name correctly, at least for my
synthesizer.
Second, I've found no consistency in how the JAWS dictionary processes the
emphasis of syllables. Finding a solution in each case depends on trial and
error and experience. Even then, sometimes I can find no good solution.
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of andy t
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 4:02 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Pronunciation dictionary
Hello how about this, dulUth I capitalized the second u .
I don't know if this is what you are looking for or not. I have had to spell
a word differently in order to make it sound right with jaws.
-----Original Message-----
From: John R. Vaughn
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 1:52 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Pronunciation dictionary
Try putting in the way to say Duluth the following:
Dul uth
Note I broke the word into two syllables as dul and uth Play with the way
the word is spoken. Probably other options such as Da luth
John -----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Audiobookfan
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2017 12:50 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Pronunciation dictionary
When trying to define the proper pronunciation for a word in the JAWS 18
dictionary, how does one indicate the syllable that should receive the
accent?
I'm trying to get JAWS to pronounce Duluth properly. The accent should be on
the second syllable. JAWS wants to put it on the first syllable.
Can anyone help me with this?
Thanks,
Jeff
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