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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!paladin.american.edu!auvm!!TOAL
  3. Message-ID: <9301012105.AA05536@rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk>
  4. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.words-l
  5. Date:         Fri, 1 Jan 1993 21:05:49 GMT
  6. Sender:       English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
  7. From:         Graham Toal
  8.               <gtoal%rachel.ibmpcug.co.uk%kate.ibmpcug.co.uk@KATE.IBMPCUG.CO.UK>
  9. Subject:      Re: Electronic Literacy
  10. Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu
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  13. :better idea of where it is going.  Computers that analyze speech have
  14. :been around for about 10 years already.  They have been used largely
  15. :with the handicapped so far, but haven't managed to infiltrate the
  16. :general marketplace.  Why?  What does that say about where the
  17.  
  18. Because 1) you feel stupid talking to your computer and 2) your workmates
  19. get pissed off with it damn quick.  I know, I've been there.
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