The soft French J sound, the one they use with the d in front of it, can often be simulated with a zj, as it's got a lot of the soft z sound to the beginning of it, a z sound they don't use much, instead preferring the hard Z of zed.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adrian > Spratt via Jfw > Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 5:01 PM > To: The Jaws for Windows support list. > Cc: Adrian Spratt > Subject: RE: language question > > Nice. This is the first one that works for my synthesizer. I'd only > suggest that you remove the first 'e" to get the right French vowel: > > Zjanne > > I'm adding it to my JAWS dictionary. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicole > Massey via Jfw > Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 5:22 PM > To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' > Cc: Nicole Massey > Subject: RE: language question > > Zjeanne might work. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim > > Hamilton via Jfw > > Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 2:35 PM > > To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' > > Cc: Jim Hamilton > > Subject: RE: language question > > > > I too know someone by the name, Jeanne. It is almost impossible to > > get the "soft" J sound. The closest that I have been able to come, > > with her name, is "jian". The sound is correct, except for the > > slightly harder "J" sound. At least, I recognize her name, and it's > > much better than "Jeannie", or "Janine". > > Give it a try. > > > > Jim H > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carolyn > > Arnold via Jfw > > Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2015 3:17 PM > > To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <[email protected]> > > Cc: Carolyn Arnold <[email protected]> > > Subject: RE: language question > > > > I suggested Zjawn, but that Jeanne is pronounced like Jee Ann by > JAWS. > > I have a French Canadian friend, Jeanne, who will tell you that her > > name is pronounced Zjawn. > > > > Best from, > > > > Carolyn > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nicole > > Massey via Jfw > > Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 10:03 PM > > To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <[email protected]> > > Cc: Nicole Massey <[email protected]> > > Subject: RE: language question > > > > I'd probably tell it to pronounce it as zhahn or zhauhn. Thought it's > > going to have difficulty in differentiating it from when it talks > > about Jean Stapleton or the actress Jean Simmons, not to mention of > > any blue jean pants or skirts. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Sandra > > > Streeter via Jfw > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:54 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Cc: Sandra Streeter > > > Subject: language question > > > > > > Hi, all: > > > > > > Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as > > in > > > "Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that > > > name in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to > > > pronounce > > it > > > as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > > > > Sandra > > > "To love another person is to se the face of God." > > > (Les Miserables--the musical) > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was > > > scrubbed... > > > URL: <http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the- > > > jdh.com/attachments/20150902/6b0be457/attachment.html> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Jfw mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Jfw mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Jfw mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Jfw mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com > > _______________________________________________ > Jfw mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com _______________________________________________ Jfw mailing list [email protected] http://lists.the-jdh.com/mailman/listinfo/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com
