Hello Kevin,

This happens to me, also.  

The other day, I was trying to locate a friend of mine in my contacts, whose 
name is Al Jones.  I couldn’t find him until I realized that VoiceOver was 
pronouncing his name as Alabama Jones.  I felt so stupid and then got a little 
miffed at VoiceOver for trying to do too much.  

I wonder if there is a workaround for this?

(smile)

Mark


From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
Kevin Minor
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2015 1:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: I wish VoiceOver didn't try to pronounce what it thinks abbriviations 
mean, but it can be humorous.

Hi.

I was in the NFL Mobile app on my iPhone 5C running the latest iOs.  I wanted 
to hear the game between Arizona and Green Bay.  I got there, and was selecting 
the feed I wanted.  The app gives you updates about who has the ball, and where 
it is on the field.  They use abbreviations for the teams.  GB was used for 
Green Bay.  I was navigating through the info on the screen, and was surprised 
to hear the ball was on the gigabytes 25.  I know whoever is programming 
VoiceOver to give information means well, but I wish they’d just let 
abbreviations say their letters.  VoiceOver isn’t the only one who does this.  
I never knew, for example about Hartford, Court, or my Physician was Drive 
Johnson.  Oh well, it is humorous in a way, but there is sometimes too much of 
a good thing.

Just thought I’d share this observation.

Have a good day, and don’t work too hard.

Kevin Minor, Lexington, KY
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