Re: Examples of language changes in websites

I believe the term is site map (two words) and yes, if written as a single
word, sitemap - screen readers will not pronounce the word as would be
desired.  

Doyle


Doyle Burnett
Education and Training Specialist
Multiple Disabilities Program
Special Education Service Agency
dburnett@sesa.org
Www.sesa.org
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On 12/4/03 8:17 AM, "Kynn Bartlett" <kynn@idyllmtn.com> wrote:

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> 
> On Thursday, December 4, 2003, at 04:44 AM, Ineke van der Maat wrote:
>> Sitemap is not an official word  in German or Dutch and can be
>> pronounced by screenreaders in Dutch as sietemap (ie as ea in sea ,just
>> like bietensap or fietstas).
> 
> English screenreaders sometimes have said "sigh tuh map", for
> this word, rather than "site map".
> 
> --Kynn
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