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List of words the text-to-speech engines can't say correctly (view source)
Revision as of 06:54, 11 August 2021
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*Typing in a four digit number will separate the tens in SAPI5 Sam and Anna (e.g. 12:34 is pronounced as "twelve thirty-four"). Anything above 5 digits and below is pronounced correctly, i.e., 54,143 is pronounced "fifty-four thousand one-hundred forty-three". Four-digit numbers are pronounced correctly in Speakonia, however.
*Typing in a four digit number will separate the tens in SAPI5 Sam and Anna (e.g. 12:34 is pronounced as "twelve thirty-four"). Anything above 5 digits and below is pronounced correctly, i.e., 54,143 is pronounced "fifty-four thousand one-hundred forty-three". Four-digit numbers are pronounced correctly in Speakonia, however.
*Typing in "0000" results in Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary saying "hundred" (he pronounces each digit separately in Speakonia, however, and first and last digits have snapping sound).
*Typing in "0000" results in Microsoft Sam, Mike, and Mary saying "hundred" (he pronounces each digit separately in Speakonia, however, and first and last digits have a snapping sound).
*If a word has an apostrophe in the pronunciation, then the Speakonian version of Sam will increase the pitch.
*If a word has an apostrophe in the pronunciation, then the Speakonian version of Sam will increase the pitch.
*If any misspelled or unknown words are in all capitals, then Sam just says the letters in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia. If there are 2 letters on parenthesis, then Sam will say only the first letter. If Sam wants to say the word with no stress, place the "h" before many stressed words.
*If any misspelled or unknown words are in all capitals, then Sam just says the letters in the SAPI5 version, but not in Speakonia. If there are 2 letters in parentheses, then Sam will say only the first letter. If Sam wants to say the word with no stress, place the "h" before many stressed words.
*Many words that have different spellings for British and American English have the British spelling mispronounced. e.g. favourite becomes "fav-o-rite" in SAPI4, while SAPI5, "fave-o-rite".
*Many words that have different spellings for British and American English have the British spelling mispronounced. e.g. favourite becomes "fav-o-rite" in SAPI4, while SAPI5, "fave-o-rite".
*Anything with a dollar sign is pronounced as letters in the Speakonia version.
*Anything with a dollar sign is pronounced as letters in the Speakonia version.
*2^2 is failed to be pronounced correctly by any voice. Mispronunciations include: two circumflex accent two, two caret two, two cap two, two—two, and, of course, [[Sample TTS voice|blah]].
*2^2 is failed to be pronounced correctly by any voice. Mispronunciations include: two circumflex accent two, two caret two, two cap two, two—two, and, of course, [[Sample TTS voice|blah]].
*If Sam says a letter and a word after saying any word that ends with the suffix -fy, followed by the word "as", he will say the suffixed word in a somewhat southern drawl. For example: "I Identify as a [[WTF Train]]" is said as "I Identifah as a WTF Train". This was fixed in the SAPI5 version.
*If Sam says a letter and a word after saying any word that ends with the suffix -fy, followed by the word "as", he will say the suffixed word in a somewhat southern drawl. For example: "I Identify as a [[WTF Train]]" is said as "I Identifah as a WTF Train". This was fixed in the SAPI5 version.
*Emojis will be treated as question marks in SAPI4.
*Emoji will be treated as question marks in SAPI4.
*If Sam speaks Cyrillic letters in Unicode, then he will say nothing in the SAPI5 and SAPI4 versions. Cyrillic letters can be said correctly by setting the language for ASCII programs to Russian and then installing the L&H Russian voices.
*If Sam speaks Cyrillic letters in Unicode, then he will say nothing in the SAPI5 and SAPI4 versions. Cyrillic letters can be said correctly by setting the language for ASCII programs to Russian and then installing the L&H Russian voices.
*The letter "ñ" is treated as a question mark in all voices in SAPI4.
*The letter "ñ" is treated as a question mark in all voices in SAPI4.