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CHAPTER 4
Dictating Names, Numbers & Punctuation
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User’s Guide
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Dictating abbreviations and
acronyms
Dragon NaturallySpeaking knows many common abbreviations (such as
NYC and BBC) and acronyms (such as NATO). To dictate an
abbreviation or acronym, just say it as you normally would.
If Dragon NaturallySpeaking types the full word instead of the
abbreviation or acronym or enters the wrong word, just correct it (as
described in “Correcting recognition mistakes” on page 15). The
Correction dialog box should display the abbreviation or acronym on the
list of alternatives. If none of the choices are correct, type it or spell it by
voice.
If you want to include periods or full stops in an abbreviation (for
example, U. K. instead of UK), just correct it. When the Quick Correct
list or Correction dialog box opens, you may see a version that includes
periods or full stops. If not, edit the corrected text to include them.
If Dragon NaturallySpeaking continues to misrecognize an abbreviation or
acronym, it may not be in the vocabulary. If you use it often, you should add it to the
vocabulary (as described in “Quick and easy ways to add new words” on page 34).
TO EN T E R SAY
US/Canada: Dr.
Other Dialects: Dr
Doctor
UK U K
(say each letter)
RSVP R S V P
(say each letter)
HTML H T M L
(say each letter)
8 cm eight centimeters
US/Canada: pp. 27–33
Other Dialects: pp 27–33
pages 27 hyphen 33
NATO NATO
(say as one word)
NASDAQ NASDAQ
(say as one word)
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