Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 00:07:16 -0700
From: jonpugh@netcom.com (Jon Pugh)
Subject: [*] English is Tough Stuff



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Here's a text file which is perfect for those of you wishing to give
Macintalk a workout.  I recommend trying to read it out loud first.  You
may find that Macintalk has an easier time of it than you do.

I got this from a friend at work.  We have many people from international
destinations, including Holland, England, Croatia, France, China and more.
This is a prime example of how difficult English was for them to learn.

Open it in SimpleText on a machine with the latest Macintalk installed (for
those of you with Developer CDs, 1.2.1 is on the August CD) and have it
speak this in various voices.  There are a handful of words it
mispronounces, but on the whole it does a lot better than most people
around my work.  ;)

A sample is:

Billet does not rhyme with ballet,
Bouquet, wallet, mallet, chalet.
Blood and flood are not like food,
Nor is mould like should and would.

It's vicious stuff.

Jon



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