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| *Typing in a four digit number will separate the tens in SAPI 5 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 SAPI 5 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 a 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 Speakonia 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 SAPI 5 version, but not in Speakonia. If there are 2 letters in parentheses, then Sam will say only the first letter. | | *If any misspelled or unknown words are in all capitals, then Sam just says the letters in the SAPI 5 version, but not in Speakonia. If there are 2 letters in parentheses, then Sam will say only the first letter. |
| *Many words that have different spellings for British and American English have the British spelling mispronounced. e.g. favourite becomes "fav-o-rite" in SAPI 4, while SAPI 5, "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 SAPI 4, while SAPI 5, "fave-o-rite". |
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| *The letter "ñ" is treated as a question mark in all voices in SAPI 4. | | *The letter "ñ" is treated as a question mark in all voices in SAPI 4. |
| *If Microsoft Sam tries to say a word starting with "OY" or "OI" after saying a word ending in "S", or tries to say a word containing "SOI" or "SOY" he will say "swah", just like a ROFLCopter. | | *If Microsoft Sam tries to say a word starting with "OY" or "OI" after saying a word ending in "S", or tries to say a word containing "SOI" or "SOY" he will say "swah", just like a ROFLCopter. |
| + | *If Microsoft Mike and Microsoft Mary say some words that end in "H", they might make a /x/ sound (as in the word "loch"). |
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| ==Sound effects they can make== | | ==Sound effects they can make== |