[OSM-talk] pronunciation tag
SteveC
steve at asklater.com
Tue Jun 24 02:28:45 BST 2008
So it would be nice if we could tag how things sound as well as what
they're called. GPS devices are starting to try (badly) at speaking
out the names of things.
Now there are some ways of marking this up already, but they look
awful and require a degree in linguistics, viz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
(pronounced /ˌsuːpɚˌkælɪˌfrædʒəlˌɪstɪkˌɛkspiːˌælɪ
ˈdoʊʃəs/)
One of the badly pronounced streets in San Francisco is Divisadero.
So, I propose that we do something like
pronounce=deevisadeero
or something similar readable by humans and flying computers that talk.
Thoughts?
Best
Steve
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