From: brandon T <bra...@gm...> - 2014-08-31 17:47:19
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Hi, The only thing I am seeing with the U.S. voice that I think should be corrected if you don't mind please, is the word 'detail'. The start of the word is not getting enough emphasis. The correct pronunciation should be reversed, so that the start of the word is getting the emphasis, and the end of the word doesn't. Currently, it is the opposite. If you would like a recording of how I think it should be said, please let me know if you don't mind please. Other than this, everything sounds all right to me. I do speak U.S. English, but it depends on where you are in the U.S. as some pronunciations aren't quite the same. Thanks, Brandon On 8/31/14, Bhavya shah <bha...@gm...> wrote: > Hi. > Please note that I will be updating this thread as and when I have a > long list of mispronunciations. > dear, hear, tear etc... (with en) = I still don't think they are > right. Experts, could you confirm this? Maybe the 'e' in such words > should be lengthened a bit? > stabilization (with en us) = is this mispronounced? I am not sure > because OED American English does not have an audio pronunciation for > this word. > and (with en us) = the 'a' currently is closer to an 'e' (like in > 'end'). I feel that the 'a' should be made much more closer to an 'a' > (like in 'anned'). Also, do you think the 'a' in 'and' should be > lengthened a bit, according to the OED audio pronunciation, I do feel > so. > audio (with en us) = 'au' should be pronounced a bit differently, > refer the OED American English audio pronunciation for further > detailed information > detail (with en us) = OED American English has two audio > pronunciations for this word, ESpeak en us's pronunciation does not > match to either of the two, please refer OED for further information > and correct this in ESpeak, help from native American English speakers > would also be appreciated here > action (with en us) = 'a' should be made closer to 'a' rather than 'e' > origin (with en us) = unnecessary stress is being put on 'r' > > I will continue this list later. > I hope to hear all of yours' comments so that we can understand the > above issues better. > Hope they may be fixed at the earliest. > I would appreciate any assistance. > > Best Regards > Bhavya Shah > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Slashdot TV. > Video for Nerds. Stuff that matters. > http://tv.slashdot.org/ > _______________________________________________ > Espeak-general mailing list > Esp...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/espeak-general > |