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Period and comma pause durations<br />

Using in-line commands<br />

At <strong>the</strong> default speaking rate of 200 WPM, <strong>DECtalk</strong> pauses about half a second after a<br />

period, and about a sixth of a second after a comma. When <strong>the</strong> speaking rate changes,<br />

pause durations are automatically adjusted.<br />

To change <strong>the</strong> pause after a period or a comma and not change <strong>the</strong> speaking rate, use <strong>the</strong><br />

Period Pause [:period] and/or Comma Pause [:comma] in-line commands. For example,<br />

reading a word list with an extended pause after each word allows a listener to copy <strong>the</strong><br />

words as <strong>the</strong>y are spoken.<br />

[:period 4500] apple. banana. strawberry.<br />

Adds a period pause of 4,500 ms (4.5 seconds) to <strong>the</strong> default half-second pause. The<br />

range for a period pause is -420 to 30,000 ms. A negative value shortens <strong>the</strong> default<br />

period pause.<br />

[:comma 4800] apple, banana, strawberry.<br />

Adds a comma pause of 4,800 ms (4.8 seconds) to <strong>the</strong> default sixth of a second<br />

pause. The range for a comma pause is -280 to 30,000 ms. A negative value<br />

shortens <strong>the</strong> normal comma pause.<br />

[:pp 0 :cp 0]<br />

Resets <strong>the</strong> period pause and <strong>the</strong> comma pause to <strong>the</strong>ir default values.<br />

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