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From: Peter Weil
Date: Jul 14, 2021 4:39PM

Jeff,

The question asked by Glen Walker has not been answered yet. What do you want, and what is your concern? The meaning of the phrase? The pronunciation? Both?

If you're concerned that some readers won't understand the phrase, then how about adding a brief explanation to the text?

Otherwise, it's not clear what you want help with.

Peter Weil

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Peter Weil, Web Developer
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On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 2:07 PM < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

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