After 20 years with Eloquence, I still prefer it over the
human sounding voices for screen reader. I have used some of the
human sounding voices for reading books at a normal speed and
they are getting better.
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Sent: Monday, September 21, 2020 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: synthesizer versus voice
Hahah…it’s all relative;
Canadians don’t say “aboot” either.
Sorry, but people in the
United states do not say “aboot” unless they happen to live
very close to the Canadian border.
I’m not sure why that
is, but the vast majority of people here in the U.S. say
about, not aboot.
IN fact, most U.S.
natives make fun of the Canadians for saying aboot.
Richard
"He that cannot
forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass
himself,” and we forget that only grace can break the
cycle of ancient hatreds among peoples. (It is notable
that while I have regretted not granting grace to others,
I’ve never once regretted extending it.)" - Edward Herbert
I was chatting with someone from New
Zealand and she told me some of her compatriots were mimicking
the U S accent. Thus it is not just the screen reader voices,
it is Different nations voices. Example, apparently Canadians
and United States persons say aboot instead of about,
according to the woman in N Z.
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 11:20 PM, JM
Casey wrote:
and this "uncanny valley" aspect is
probably already nonexistent for some people.
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I'd be one of those people, at least for certain voices
under certain synthesizers.
It also really depends on just precisely what is being
said. There are voices that, to me, are "virtual
perfection" in mimicking human speech until you get to one
specific word that's seldom used or an inflection. But even
then, what sounds "normal" to me may very well sound "weird"
to someone else. One experiences that sensation quite often
when listening to different human speakers. (And I'm
ignoring "as a second language" issues and regional accents
for that sensation.)
--
Brian - Windows
10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 2004, Build 19041
The purpose of
education is not to validate ignorance but to overcome
it.
~ Lawrence Krauss
