My preference would be for synthesizers to get out of the
abbreviation-expansion business altogether. Some on this list may dispute
my claim, but I think I'm more able to intelligently interpret these
things than a computer is.
Bruce
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On Thu, 3 Nov 2005, Shannon A. Reece wrote:
Absolutely Sarah. I can understand Crystal's irritation with hearing DR referred to as drive when it's obvious that DR. in the case of her book was doctor. But with any abbreviation there is more than one meaning and even a sighted person reading DR translates it to the appropriate meaning in her mind. Hearing a wrong translation by the tripple talk for abbreviations doesn't bother me at all because I do what any sighted person would do and translate them right even if the synthesizer speaks them wrong, but beside(s), and for the have only one meaning and should be fixed if possible. Shannon From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [bookport] Re: braille translation mistakes
The problem with DR is that sometimes it's Doctor, and sometimes it's Drive. That's the main problem with Braille back-translation. That is why beside, besides, and "for the" will be easy to fix, they don't pull double duty.
Yes, and don't forget to add Dr. to the list. I just finished reading a book where the main character was a Dr., and, of course, was constantly read as Drive. Crystal
