APPENDIX N: RealSpeak SPEECH TIPS
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Producing a Long "A" in the Middle of a Sentence:
Usually an "A" by itself in the middle of a sentence is pronounced as "uh," but there may be
times when you want it to be pronounced as a long "A" ("ayee"). To achieve this, type in the
capital letter "A" and then add a punctuation mark immediately following it:
A, A? A! (A A;
This will change the inflection of the sentence somewhat, but it will produce a long "A".
For example: Give me an A! Give me a B.
RealSpeak and Numbers
Most numbers are pronounced as you think they should be.
Cardinal Numbers
Cardinal numbers up to 15 digits are pronounced as full numbers. Numbers with more than 15
digits are pronounced digit by digit.
For example: 2,345,789 is pronounced as two million three-hundred-forty-five thousand,
seven-hundred-eighty-nine
. 005 is pronounced as zero zero five.
Numbers from 1,100 through 9,999 are pronounced as full numbers when a comma is used.
When no comma is used, the number is treated as a year.
For example: the number, 1,999, is pronounced one-thousand-nine-hundred and ninety-nine.
The year 1999 is pronounced
nineteen-ninety-nine.
Exception: The years 2000-2029 are pronounced as cardinal numbers, (e. g., two-thousand-
sixteen
). At 2030 they begin to be pronounced as years (e.g., twenty-thirty).
Telephone Numbers
Telephone numbers are pronounced digit by digit. To have the numbers pronounced as groups,
add a space, a slash or a hyphen between the groups. Area Codes must be in parentheses.
For Example: (330) 262 1984 or (330)/262/1984. Both of these are spoken as: Area Code
330, two six two, one nine eight four.
International and mobile (or cell) numbers are usually read correctly assuming you have used the
correct spacing.
For example: +22 (1343) 465-586 is pronounced: plus twenty two one three four three four six
five five eight six
; 011 44 (1733) 370 470 is pronounced: zero one one forty-four one seven
three three three seven zero four seven zero
.
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