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Disjointed voice synthesis
I'm sure many of us have heard of the GN (nee FCC/WAGN) trains heading
for "burr-London Kings Cross". And my train from Vauxhall the other day was apparently for "and-Waterloo" (rather than the usual? Waterloo-only). Using Google maps as a satnav yesterday, I was treated to: "Brent Cross-flyover" and "Barnetbye Pass" Any other examples spring to mind? -- Roland Perry |
Disjointed voice synthesis
It was a dark and stormy night when Roland Perry
wrote in article ... I'm sure many of us have heard of the GN (nee FCC/WAGN) trains heading for "burr-London Kings Cross". And my train from Vauxhall the other day was apparently for "and-Waterloo" (rather than the usual? Waterloo-only). Using Google maps as a satnav yesterday, I was treated to: "Brent Cross-flyover" and "Barnetbye Pass" Any other examples spring to mind? "Street James Street"... G. -- Grebbsy McLaren --- news://freenews.netfront.net/ - complaints: --- |
Disjointed voice synthesis
On Monday, 28 September 2015 10:19:35 UTC+1, Roland Perry wrote:
I'm sure many of us have heard of the GN (nee FCC/WAGN) trains heading for "burr-London Kings Cross". And my train from Vauxhall the other day was apparently for "and-Waterloo" (rather than the usual? Waterloo-only). Using Google maps as a satnav yesterday, I was treated to: "Brent Cross-flyover" and "Barnetbye Pass" Any other examples spring to mind? For many years an annoying one at NORTH GREENWICH. The woman's voice says, "Alight here for the O2" as if someone then slammed a door in her face. Clearly the original sentence continued with some subordinate clause such as, "...Or you will be eaten first", which was removed and there was no money to provide a replacement. Far too costly. So the announcement was left in its hideous truncated state. |
Disjointed voice synthesis
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09:03:16 on Mon, 28 Sep 2015, Offramp remarked: I'm sure many of us have heard of the GN (nee FCC/WAGN) trains heading for "burr-London Kings Cross". And my train from Vauxhall the other day was apparently for "and-Waterloo" (rather than the usual? Waterloo-only). Using Google maps as a satnav yesterday, I was treated to: "Brent Cross-flyover" and "Barnetbye Pass" Any other examples spring to mind? For many years an annoying one at NORTH GREENWICH. The woman's voice says, "Alight here for the O2" as if someone then slammed a door in her face. Clearly the original sentence continued with some subordinate clause such as, "...Or you will be eaten first", which was removed and there was no money to provide a replacement. Far too costly. So the announcement was left in its hideous truncated state. There's an announcement in the East Midlands which finishes "and Worksop" in a tone which implies "it's the absolute pits, you really don't want to go there". -- Roland Perry |
Disjointed voice synthesis
In message , Roland Perry
wrote: I'm sure many of us have heard of the GN (nee FCC/WAGN) trains heading for "burr-London Kings Cross". Any other examples spring to mind? Also in nee-WAGN: "Khuntingdon". -- Clive D.W. Feather | Home: Mobile: +44 7973 377646 | Web: http://www.davros.org Please reply to the Reply-To address, which is: |
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