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From: Chris O'Brien
Date: Jul 14, 2021 11:52AM

Wrap a span around the word trés and apply lang="fr" to it. The language library should pronounce it correctly.

Chris O'Brien
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Hi all,
I am betting that my question has been discussed before, but I cannot find it in the archives.
I am editing a Web document that uses the phrase "très cool." JAWS mispronounces the first word as an English word Just for an experiment, I marked it up as French, and my wife said JAWS was pronouncing it correctly as French, but obviously that is not what I want for American readers. Does anyone have a creative idea of how to help? (The author has warned me that I do not have the option of using the Delete key.)

Jeff Gutsell