Sighted children who read a lot (especially the ones that read above their grade level) apply the same sort of spelling/pronunciation rules as screen readers and often find out as adults that there are many words they pronounce incorrectly because they never heard anyone actually say them before.
Misha On 7/13/2011 8:38 AM, Roger Loran Bailey wrote:
It depends on the screen reader software and it depends on the made up word. Sometimes the word is spelled out and sometimes it follows the pronunciation rules that are programmed into the software. If the latter you often get something like garble._ _ _"Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working people of all countries unite!" - Karl MarxFollow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/rogerbailey81 The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder Press: http://www.pathfinderpress.com Granma International: http://www.granma.cu/ingles/index.html----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Syfert" <goodproofing2010@xxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 8:30 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] CuriousHi everyone,How does vision-impaired software pronounce made-up words and names that shouldn't be pronounceable? Just wondering.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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