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List of words the text-to-speech engines can't say correctly (view source)
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*Arapaima: Sam pronounces it correctly in the SAPI 5 version, but the SAPI 4 version pronounces it as "errarpayma".
*Arapaima: Sam pronounces it correctly in the SAPI 5 version, but the SAPI 4 version pronounces it as "errarpayma".
*Arceus: Sam pronounces it as "Ar-seus". When he pronounces the r, it sounds like he's blowing a raspberry before saying "seus".
*Arceus: Sam pronounces it as "Ar-seus". When he pronounces the r, it sounds like he's blowing a raspberry before saying "seus".
*Architecture: Both versions of Microsoft Sam can say this correctly, unless it is followed by "of", then they will say "Orchitecture".
*Are: Sam will say "war". Putting a second r makes him say "lar" in Speakonia. Anna will say a brief "Arie".
*Are: Sam will say "war". Putting a second r makes him say "lar" in Speakonia. Anna will say a brief "Arie".
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariana_Grande Ariana Grande]: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Airiana Grand" in SAPI 4. Their SAPI 5 Counterparts pronounce the Grande right, but not the Ariana. Anna will say "Arie-anna grand".
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariana_Grande Ariana Grande]: Sam, Mike, and Mary will say "Airiana Grand" in SAPI 4. Their SAPI 5 Counterparts pronounce the Grande right, but not the Ariana. Anna will say "Arie-anna grand".
*iPod/iPad: He will say "eyepuhd" in the SAPI 4 version, and "ee pod/pad" in the SAPI 5 version.
*iPod/iPad: He will say "eyepuhd" in the SAPI 4 version, and "ee pod/pad" in the SAPI 5 version.
*iPadOS: Sam will say "iPad Operating System" in SAPI 4, but if in all lowercase, he will say "i-pad-us".
*iPadOS: Sam will say "iPad Operating System" in SAPI 4, but if in all lowercase, he will say "i-pad-us".
*Iridium: Sam, Mike and Mary will say "I-ridium" in SAPI4.
*Isabela (as appeared in Dragon Age 2): Sam will say "Eye-sah-bee-luh" in the SAPI 5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Eye-sah-buh-luh". To fix this, add another L.
*Isabela (as appeared in Dragon Age 2): Sam will say "Eye-sah-bee-luh" in the SAPI 5 version, but the Speakonia version says "Eye-sah-buh-luh". To fix this, add another L.
*iTunes: Anna will pronounce it as "e-tunes" SAPI 5 Sam will say "ih-tunes".
*iTunes: Anna will pronounce it as "e-tunes" SAPI 5 Sam will say "ih-tunes".
*LaurenZSide (as in the YouTube user): All SAPI 4.0 voices (along with LH Michael, LH Michelle, [and the SAPI 5.0 counterparts of Sam, Mike, and Mary]) will pronounce it as "Lauren's Side" (or a weird variant of it) while Anna will pronounce it with an extra S. Zira will say it in a weird manner. David, Mark, and Eva can say it correctly even with no spaces. To fix the issue for those that cannot say it properly, add spaces before the capital letters within the name.
*LaurenZSide (as in the YouTube user): All SAPI 4.0 voices (along with LH Michael, LH Michelle, [and the SAPI 5.0 counterparts of Sam, Mike, and Mary]) will pronounce it as "Lauren's Side" (or a weird variant of it) while Anna will pronounce it with an extra S. Zira will say it in a weird manner. David, Mark, and Eva can say it correctly even with no spaces. To fix the issue for those that cannot say it properly, add spaces before the capital letters within the name.
*LazyTown: Sam will say "lay-zie-town" in SAPI 5.
*LazyTown: Sam will say "lay-zie-town" in SAPI 5.
*Lead: Regardless of context, SAPI4 voices (Mike, Mary and Sam) will say lead as if it was the verb.
*Leaderboard (One word): Sam, Mike and Mary will say "leather board" in SAPI 4.
*Leaderboard (One word): Sam, Mike and Mary will say "leather board" in SAPI 4.
*Leather: Sam will say "letter".
*Leather: Sam will say "letter".
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLE_Choppa NLE Choppa]: SAPI 4 Sam will say "n-leh choppa" no matter if capital or lowercase.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLE_Choppa NLE Choppa]: SAPI 4 Sam will say "n-leh choppa" no matter if capital or lowercase.
*No$gba: Sam, Mike and Mary will say "No-dollars-gba" in the SAPI 5 version, but the Speakonia version says "n, o, dollar sign, g, b, a". Microsoft Anna says "No-dollars-g-ba", Microsoft Hazel says "No-dollar-gba" and Microsoft David and Zira say "No-dollar-g-b-a". The correct pronouncation is "no cash GBA".
*No$gba: Sam, Mike and Mary will say "No-dollars-gba" in the SAPI 5 version, but the Speakonia version says "n, o, dollar sign, g, b, a". Microsoft Anna says "No-dollars-g-ba", Microsoft Hazel says "No-dollar-gba" and Microsoft David and Zira say "No-dollar-g-b-a". The correct pronouncation is "no cash GBA".
*Nobelium: Sam, Mike and Mary will say "no-bell-ium" in SAPI4.
*Nocomotive: In the Speakonia version Sam will say "nah-cah-mah-tiv", but this can be fixed by going into the lexicon and copying over the pronunciation of Locomotive, and replacing the L at the beginning with an N.
*Nocomotive: In the Speakonia version Sam will say "nah-cah-mah-tiv", but this can be fixed by going into the lexicon and copying over the pronunciation of Locomotive, and replacing the L at the beginning with an N.
*Norstar: Sam will say "nor-ster" in SAPI 4.
*Norstar: Sam will say "nor-ster" in SAPI 4.
*[[TheAudio177]]: Sam will say "Theedeo177" in SAPI 5. To fix this, type "the audio 177" or "the audio177".
*[[TheAudio177]]: Sam will say "Theedeo177" in SAPI 5. To fix this, type "the audio 177" or "the audio177".
*TheFatRat: Sam will say "theh fot rat" in SAPI 5. He pronounces it correctly in the SAPI 4 version.
*TheFatRat: Sam will say "theh fot rat" in SAPI 5. He pronounces it correctly in the SAPI 4 version.
*Titanium: Sam, Mike and Mary will say "tit-tanium" in SAPI4.
*Tivibu: Sam will say "tih-vih-byoo" in SAPI 4 while in SAPI 5 he will say "Tih-vih-boo". To fix this, type "TV boo".
*Tivibu: Sam will say "tih-vih-byoo" in SAPI 4 while in SAPI 5 he will say "Tih-vih-boo". To fix this, type "TV boo".
*Tomodachi (as in Tomodachi Life or Tomodachi Collection): SAPI 5 Sam will say "tow-mow-duh-kye", while SAPI 4 Sam says "Tumodda-chee".
*Tomodachi (as in Tomodachi Life or Tomodachi Collection): SAPI 5 Sam will say "tow-mow-duh-kye", while SAPI 4 Sam says "Tumodda-chee".