Electronically generated speech with accents (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Tom Zurinskas]

Interesting reality.  I tried the cereproc.com demo on these words in USA accent:

fourty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety city pretty phonetic better butter

The "t"s were all pronounced as ~d.  This fact is in no dictionaries but mine, I believe.  It should be recognized as reality for USA accent.  At least as an alternative pronunciation as I"ve done.

Twenty was pronounced ~twunee, which I think is the majority form as well.

Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL7+
see truespel.com phonetic spelling





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