APPENDIX O: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS
ECO Manual
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Abbreviation Word
recd. received
Rep. Representative
Rev. Reverend
rsts "ris-tis"
rsts/e "ris-tis-ee"
Rte. route
Sat. Saturday
Sen. Senator
Sep. September
Sept. September
sq. square
Sr. Senior
St. Saint (when followed by a name)
St. Street (when preceded by a name)
Sun. Sunday
Thu. Thursday
Thurs. Thursday
Tue. Tuesday
Tues. Tuesday
Univ. University
USA "you-ess-aye"
Vol. Volume
vs. versus
yds. yards
Exceptions*
nt.wt. net weight
op.cit. op cit
p.p.d. post paid
pat.pend. patent pending.
Wednesday
* These abbreviations will not work at this time (12/90)
List copied with permission of Digital Equipment Corporation
For more DECtalk speech information see the following web site:
http://www.forcecomputers.com/binary/images/dectalk/dtdocuments/dectalk_ref_
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".
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