Nuance Vocalizer Developer's Guide - Avaya Support

■■■A closing single quote if the character is the last character of a word whose lastletter is not “s”An apostrophe if the character is the last character of a word whose last letteris “s” and a quoted section has not been opened previouslyIgnored in all other casesAbbreviationsSingle-letter abbreviationsAbbreviations may consist of one or more alphabetic characters, which areeither all lowercase, all uppercase, or have an uppercase first letter followed bylowercase letters. You can separate abbreviations from words by adding:■A period and a space—For example, Vocalizer, v. 3■A period only—For example, Vocalizer, v.3■A space only—For example, Vocalizer, v 3Single-letter abbreviations, ambiguous abbreviations, homographicabbreviations, and measurement abbreviations require additional work, asdescribed in the following subsections for detailed information.Ambiguous situations may occur between single-letter abbreviations andinitials. Where a possible single-letter abbreviation is found, Vocalizer interpretsthe letter as:■■■An abbreviation if it is followed by one or more digits and it appears in the listof abbreviationsAn abbreviation if it follows one or more digits and it is a measurement ornumeric abbreviationAn initial in all other casesChapter 9 Techniques for enhancing audio outputAbbreviations73