[bksvol-discuss] readers human and computer was Re: braille
- From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck" <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 09:58:17 -0500
hehehe I fortunately now have a husband who accepts pronunciation fixes,
but the problem of getting things read non-selectively is not completely
illiminated, and reading tiredness is the big problem. Mostly I stick to my
computer for reading projects.
Now I just get irritation when something he reads to me, usually a messed
up spot in a scan, doesn't make sense to me, so it needs to be read again to
make sure the book "really says that!" <g> It's really annoying when
something an author puts in the book really looks messed up when it isn't.
for human readers I almost think non-native speakers are better because like
synthesizers their pronunciation may not start out very good, but they
usually will accept your gently given replacement pronunciation. :-)
Sarah Van Oosterwijck
curious entity at earthlink dot net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Satauna" <mercury@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 1:12 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: about braille
> Sarah, I laughed out loud reading your message about human readers
> ceasing to read when asked to repeat things over and over. Indeed, as
> you stated, "motherboards" are not built with a superior pronunciation
> dictionary. Furthermore, the fatherboard in this house was manufactured
> with a different dictionary than the motherboard, thus greatly annoying
> the daughterboard who demands consistency! She interrupts on whatever
> IRQ she can get in on, correcting, querying or attempting to modify the
> motherboard and fatherboard pronunciation dictionaries--among other
> applications--until one or both of them inevitably crash! I think the
> parentboards around here need an upgrade!!!
>
> Satauna
>
>
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