MessageSo the meaning of phonetic is context dependent, generally how speech ought to be transcribed according to circumstances and goals. Our speech synthesizers, on the other hand, must do the opposite - from text to speech. They use some form of phonemes - or phonemics. ----- Original Message ----- From: Judith Bron To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 11:28 PM Subject: Re: jaws spelling I stand corrected. Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: Flor Lynch To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 6:22 PM Subject: Re: jaws spelling I've gone to Wikipedia, the well-known free on-line encyclopaedia, and here's a summary. Good news! The phonetic alphabet can be either the linguistics representation or it can be a phonetic spelling alphabet (where words stand for letters) , the object of our debate. Phonetic alphabet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia You can support Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation by making a tax-deductible donation. Phonetic alphabet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Phonetic alphabet can mean: list of 1 items . Phonetic transcription system: for transcribing the precise sounds of human speech into writing. list of 2 items nesting level 1 . International Phonetic Alphabet the most widespread such system . Category:Phonetic alphabets others list end nesting level 1 list end list of 1 items . Spelling alphabet : a set of words used instead of alphabetic letters in radio communication; each word stands for its initial letter list of 1 items nesting level 1 . NATO phonetic alphabet the most widespread such set list end nesting level 1 list end __________ NOD32 1918 (20061212) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com