Hi, Actually, same with Samantha. If I put: 2GB, I'll hear giga ytes. But if I put GB, I won't hear giga bytes. I'll just hear g b. Although, for SD, she does say South Dacota, (excuse spelling).
----- Original Message ----- From: Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Sunday, December 27, 2015 11:08 pm Subject: Re: I wish VoiceOver didn't try to pronounce what it thinks abbriviations mean, but it can be humorous. > > > I agree with Gordon. Unfortunately there's nothing Apple really can do, > Nuance programs these voices. I'd bug them about it if it bothers you. On my > end, I use Alex on my phone and he says things correctly. The only time he > says gigabyte is if I put a number before it. For example, 2 gb. > > Shawn > Sent From My White MacBook > Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk > Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs > Skype username: bbstheblindrapper > Facetime: [email protected] > > > On Dec 27, 2015, at 4:47 PM, Paul Richard McGann <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > to all, > > > > as the people at apple store and few officials for apple headquarters, they > > keep telling me that it is very important for al of you to notify apple > > accessibility team as team would give note to the engineers and developers > > who would follow your needs. > > > > I have given some suggestions for braille users, and also there are other > > things. plese don't hold back to yourself. open up and speak out to apple > > yourself. they need your help. > > > > it would be very helpful if yo share your views and your thoughts. it would > > be easier. > > > > remember the quote: you can see me but I can't see you...I can see you but > > you can't see me. > > > > same idea, apple officials don't know what you know and you don't know what > > they know. so please be more helpful. > > > > respectfully, > > rich > > > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Richard Turner > > Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2015 5:31 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: I wish VoiceOver didn't try to pronounce what it thinks > > abbriviations mean, but it can be humorous. > > > > I wrote Apple Accessibility about this earlier today. I'd suggest everyone > > who would like VoiceOver to stop guessing at abbreviations would write them > > as well and ask them to either stop it completely or provide an exception > > dictionary that we can use to fix pronunciations. > > Write to: [email protected] > > \ > > Looking at baseball, AL for American League, gets pronounced Alabama. > > Cal as a first name gets pronounced California and so on. > > > > Richard > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of M. Taylor > > Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2015 2:09 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: I wish VoiceOver didn't try to pronounce what it thinks > > abbriviations mean, but it can be humorous. > > > > 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. 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