Franklin ic-157 Manuel D’Utilisation
8
Pronouncing Words
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Using Punctuation and Capitalization
• Apostrophes
The Speech Card does recognize conjunctions:
(e.g. can’t, wouldn’t, it’s). The apostrophe is typed
by holding
(e.g. can’t, wouldn’t, it’s). The apostrophe is typed
by holding
SHIFT
and pressing
. ’
. However, the
Speech Card does not pronounce possessives us-
ing an apostrophe, like woman’s, players’, their’s.
ing an apostrophe, like woman’s, players’, their’s.
• Periods
There are some abbreviations that the Speech
Card recognizes. Mostly these are titles such as
Mr., Mrs., and Ms..
Card recognizes. Mostly these are titles such as
Mr., Mrs., and Ms..
• Hyphens
The Speech Card recognizes words that require
the use of a hyphen in the word itself: (e.g. father-
in-law, first-rate, cross-reference). The hyphen is
typed by holding
the use of a hyphen in the word itself: (e.g. father-
in-law, first-rate, cross-reference). The hyphen is
typed by holding
SHIFT
and pressing
, -
. Be
careful with this function; if the word does not re-
quire a hyphen then the word will not be recog-
nized.
quire a hyphen then the word will not be recog-
nized.
• Capitals
You can type capitals with this digital book by
holding the
holding the
SHIFT
key and pressing the letter
you wish to have capitalized. The Speech Card
will only recognize a word if the first letter is
capitalized.
will only recognize a word if the first letter is
capitalized.