Nuance Vocalizer Developer's Guide - Avaya Support

Input text1M1m5ytOutput textone millionone meterfive y tAcronyms and initialsVocalizer also handles acronyms and initials. Vocalizer defines acronyms andinitials as follows so that the pronunciation tool can treat them appropriately.■■■A string of letters including one or more uppercase letters (not including thefirst letter)A string of letters separated by periodsA single letter, except where the letter is an abbreviation or “I”, “i”, “A”, or“a”Since “I”, “A”, and “a” can be considered as words or letters, Vocalizerdistinguishes them as follows:■■■“I”, “A”, or “a” is a letter if followed by a period and a single space“A” is a letter if capitalized and not the first word in the sentence“I”, “A”, and “a” are considered words in all other casesNote on capitalizationNote: Periods are removed from the acronyms.Vocalizer’s sophisticated handling of capitalized characters can affectinterpretation of input if words are capitalized incorrectly. When sending propernames or other words through the system, make sure they are sent to Vocalizerthe way they would appear normally, with appropriate capitalization, ratherthan using all capital letters.TIP: When you know in advance that text input includes the names of places,make sure you capitalize them appropriately. Sending “New York” instead of“new york” gives Vocalizer a better chance of rendering the name successfully.This rule also applies to your custom text replacement filters (see “Creatingcustom filters for text replacement” on page 52).76Nuance Vocalizer 3.0Developer’s Guide