Even though you need a linguistics degree, the int'l phonetic alphabet really is the only decent language-independent way to represent pronunciation since all its glyphs are mapped to mouth physiology. No idea if the GPS devices you're talking about speak IPA. I'd also take issue with your rendering of Divisadero - it's a lot like Sepulveda in in LA, apparently the wrong pronunciation is the right pronunciation. =)
-mike. On Jun 23, 2008, at 6:28 PM, SteveC wrote: > So it would be nice if we could tag how things sound as well as what > they're called. GPS devices are starting to try (badly) at speaking > out the names of things. > > Now there are some ways of marking this up already, but they look > awful and require a degree in linguistics, viz > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious > > (pronounced /ˌsuːpɚˌkælɪˌfrædʒəlˌɪstɪkˌɛkspiːˌælɪ > ˈdoʊʃəs/) > > > One of the badly pronounced streets in San Francisco is Divisadero. > So, I propose that we do something like > > pronounce=deevisadeero > > or something similar readable by humans and flying computers that > talk. > > Thoughts? > > Best > > Steve > > > _______________________________________________ > talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk ---------------------------------------------------------------- michal migurski- [EMAIL PROTECTED] 415.558.1610 _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
