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When I input

Speak["aeiou"]

it spells out a-e-i-o-u, but I want it to be pronounced as one word.

How do I do this?

Is it even possible?

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  • $\begingroup$ I am sure you can increase its speed. $\endgroup$ Dec 27, 2015 at 20:15
  • $\begingroup$ @thedude I want it pronounced, not spelled, even if it is spelled very fast. $\endgroup$
    – benji b-k
    Dec 27, 2015 at 20:16
  • $\begingroup$ Yes, I don't know how to do it. I offered a workaround if it turns out to be impossible. $\endgroup$ Dec 27, 2015 at 20:18
  • $\begingroup$ @thedude thanks for the suggestion though, I will use it if nothing works. $\endgroup$
    – benji b-k
    Dec 27, 2015 at 20:20
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    $\begingroup$ I don't think it is possible. After all, how do you know your example shouldn't be pronounced "ah-eh-ih-oh-you"? If your example isn't a word, Mathematica will not have proper guidance on how to pronounce it. $\endgroup$ Dec 27, 2015 at 20:21

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What I have figured out:

Speak[] is buggy. Here is proof:

Speak["aeueaaeueauaeaeueaaeuaeaeeaueaaeuae"] can be pronounced, but Speak["aeiou"] is spelled out.

Speak["ae ae ae ae"] pronounces the first three, and spells out the fourth.

Speak[] changes from system to system. On my raspberry pi, the first word of any Speak[] command is left out, but it is not left out on my PC.

So to answer my own question, no, it doesn't appear to be possible. Instead, I should try to use actual words.

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