[Gllug] Talking dictionary for Linux

[Gary Pownall]

On 2 Sep 2011, at 13:45, Andrew Farnsworth wrote:

> I do not have a suggestion, however, I will point out that what Gary is looking for is a talking dictionary, not a system that will phonetically read out text.  There is a huge difference for a dyslexic, she will need to hear a very clear and correct pronunciation of the specified word as opposed to the reading of text out loud.

Thanks Andy, you're absolutely right.

Gary
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> Andy
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> On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 4:50 AM, Gary Pownall <gary_pownall at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Guys
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> A severely dyslexic friend of mine needs her laptop overhauled.  She's keen to try Linux but the one piece of software she must have is a talking dictionary.  Anyone know of a talking dictionary being available for linux?
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> Gary
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