Lucent Technologies Definity System 85 - Manual (Page 35)

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Fractions and Decimals The system recognizes a slash (/) with a number
before and after it as a fraction. For example, for 1/3,
the system says "one third." The system also
recognizes decimal points. For example, for 2.50, the
system says "two point five zero."
Punctuation The system ignores most punctuation, including the
following:
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Comma (,)
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Exclamation point (!)
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Parentheses ()
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Dash (-), except with numbers before and after it
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Colon and semicolon
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Brackets, both square [ ] and curly { }
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Question mark (?)
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Slash (/) and backslash (\)
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Double quotes (")
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Smily face -- colon and right parenthesis (:))
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Apostrophe ('). NOTE: The system pronounces
contractions correctly.
The system ignores a period (.) at the end of a
sentence or when a space follows the period. The
system says "period" if text follows the period. For
example, U.S.A. is pronounced "U period S period A."
Spoken symbols The system pronounces some symbols as follows:
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ampersand (&) as "and"
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plus sign (+) as "plus sign"
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equals sign (=) as "equals sign"
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greater than (>) as "greater than sign"
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less than (<) as "less than sign"
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percent sign (%) as "percent sign"
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dollar sign ($$) as "dollar sign," or "dollars" when
followed by numbers
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at sign (@) as "at sign"
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minus sign (-) as "minus" (with a number before
and after it)