English Is Tough Stuff

Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 00:07:16 -0700 From: jonpugh@netcom.com (Jon Pugh) Subject: [*] English is Tough Stuff --========================_15140876==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 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 --========================_15140876==_ Content-Type: application/mac-binhex40; name="English_Is_Tough_Stuff" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="English_Is_Tough_Stuff" (This file must be converted with BinHex 4.0) :&N9ZCfaTFfJJ5A-J9'peCfJJ8h4eCQB!9%9B9&)UBfJ"!!!!$Q)!!!!!GKa%C@& bCA0d)'0bC@&dGA*P)'PZ)'0bC@&dD@pZ,!e6G(9NH5"&EQGXDA0S)("bEfjeEQ0 TBA4TEfiZ$8NJGfPXE#"dC@&MD#"jEh8JD@iJEANJGQ9bFf808fpeEQ4c)'aTDf8 JBfpbF(0P,#"MEh*`Fb`JD'pbFf8X)'&ZC#"hEh*cC5i055"hD@aX)'YPCA!JH@p e,#"6GATj,#"LGA0j,!e0B@YP)(P[GA)JD'9KC#"hDA4S)'KPBA3JCh*[Gb"NDAT kH5i09'9KFL"TEL"PH@8X)(P[GA)JC(*PFh-JGfPXE#"dC@&b,Je6Eb"cD'&XE#" *)5!J6fJJD'9KFL"YH5"`FQ&jCA)Z$3e+GA0d)'0[EA"KFQ8JD'9KFR3X)'*PBA* N,#"KEQ3JD'9KFQ3X$84TCA-JB@jN)'4TCA3X)'a[FQ3JB@jN)(G[FQ3X$90hEh* N)'&ZC#"cGf&bC#`JFQ9dB@PZ)'&ZC#"#FQPdB@PZ,JdS6@PZC#"dD'8JE'&dG'9 b,#"SEhFJDA3RFb"hFQPdG'9Z,LN06Qph)%NJFh9bC@aj)(GTE'`JEQpd)("XB@G eC5"jEh809fPdD#"cG@0S)(G[FQ4c)'&c)("XBA&eC5"KEQ3JB@GeC5i03R9d)'* P)'0KFQ9QG@`JD'ph)(P[G5"cF'9KDcS08f&j)'*bC@&V)'&ZC#"cG'9KDb`JBR9 d)'*XC@&V)'&ZC#"cG(*PB@Xl$80XEhCPEL`JEhCPEL`JD'ph)'&ZC#"XEhFX$90 MFQP`G#`JFQ9MC@P`G#`JFfK[Gb`JF'pPE5`JB@jN)(4[C5i0$8KPBA)JE@8JFf& j,#"NCAC[D@3JEfBJG(*TBfYPFRNX$84KG@GSG'9b,#"XBA9RD(4PFL`JB@jN)&4 PFR"cD@0SEh*P,!e8HA"SEfPN,#"YC@&cE'9c,#"dEh"cB@PXFb`JB@PcE'9c,!e &H'PXCA-X)(0TE@PXCA-X)'&ZC#"bCACTE'9c1`e6BfK[E'&b,#"fD@0KFL`JB@j N)'0TCf&b,!e6EfaKFL`JE@PMB5`JGf&b)'&ZC#"QBA)l$8pZC5`JB@jPE@pZC5` J3Q&XE@pbB@`X$8YTG'0SC@iX)'aTBfKPEL`JE'&eEQ4bH5`JE'&eFQ9X1`e(CA* dFR9NC5`J4f9bE@&Z,#"hD@jN)'&ZC#"YD@jN,!e6Bf9ZC5`J6@9XF'pYC@jP,#" YB@jVD@jN,Jd03QPXE'9d)'4[CA-JEQpd)(*SH@eP)(GTG'JJBQ&XE'9d,!e#Eh9 aG@9d,#"hB@aXCA3X)'eKE'aPG#`JBfKKE'9d,Je#E'p[C#"KEQ3JCQa[Ef3JBA* P)'j[G#"XD@YP)'C[Ef3X$8j[FL"TFb"YEh9XC#"XD@YP)(0SEh9XC#"KEQ3JGfp eE'3Z$9CTFf0[GA-X)(CTFf0[G@jd,#"XEf&N)'&ZC#"LFQpKC#`09'phBA*N,#" dEb"QEh*hBA*N,#"dEb"bCAGKFQ3Z$8&ZC#"jEh9b)("bEfjeEQ0TBA4TEfiRFb" 25`eAD'9Z)(P[G5"MEh*bC@0dE(NJFf&j)'0bEh&eC…