I have heard that people with hearing loss often like the sound of the BNS, but personally, I don't like its sound. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Myrow" <amyrow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 9:09 PM Subject: Re: a bit of trivia I found interesting I think you are the first person I have ever heard who actually likes the BNS's speech. I agree that the Accent lives up to its name in that it actually has an accent. However, try typing the following words into each synthesizer and see the difference in how well they are pronounced. Pirate Garage baseball awhile Phoenix. I prefer words to be pronounced correctly without having to create tons of exceptions in my dictionary. Speaking of synthesizers with accents, did you ever hear the original Dectalk? _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
