Yeah but that would alter the pronunciation for all voices. Would be nice if we could make pronunciations work on a voice by voice basis like on iOS.
Regards, Shawn, Sent from Sophia, the MacBook Air Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs Skype username: bbstheblindrapper Facetime: [email protected] > On Oct 28, 2018, at 3:38 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can modify pronunciation dictionary in the VoiceOber utility too to > resolve this issue. > > > Best wishes, > > Jonathan Cohn > >> On Oct 28, 2018, at 1:52 PM, 'Bill Gallik' via MacVisionaries >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I’m running into a situation where VoiceOver mispronounces the word defeat >> whenever I encounter it in an e-mail subject line or e-mail message body. >> It seems to be pronouncing it as “defeaturing” or something akin to that. >> >> In fact, as I review this very message before sending it off to the e-mail >> group, the “defeat” in the first sentence is suffering this fate. I notice, >> however, that surrounding the word with double quotation marks eliminates >> this problem. >> >> Can anybody offer an explanation or solution? >> >> NOTE: I should add that I’m using the “Susan” voice. >> >> ADDITIONAL NOTE: I decided to open the VoiceOver Utility before sending this >> message off and play with different voices to determine if this was a common >> problem. It is NOT; the “Susan” voices (both standard and compact) manifest >> this. The Ava voice does not! >> >> Still, I wonder if anybody else has experienced with the Susan voices (or >> any other voice for that matter)? >> >> **************** >> - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin >> - Dear Optimist, Pessimist, and Realist, While you guys were busy arguing >> about the glass of water, I drank it! >> - Sincerely, The Opportunist >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> [email protected] >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
