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Dictating Names, Numbers, Punctuation & Special Characters
You don't need to dictate hyphens for most phone numbers (numbers that are 7, 10,
or 11 digits long). Dragon NaturallySpeaking will add them automatically.
TO E N TE R
965-5200
617-965-5200
1-800-555-1212
(617) 965-5200
1-212-555-1212
Telephone numbers outside North America
To dictate other phone numbers, including European phone numbers, you must
say all the punctuation, including the hyphens, spaces, and parentheses.
TO E N TE R
(01628) 894150
027 629 8944
61-7-4695-2055
(65) 2778590
TIP
Fractions
You can dictate most common fractions the way you would normally say them. To
dictate 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 1/9, 1/10, and 1/16 or a multiple of these
fractions, just say the fraction normally.
TO E N TE R
1/2
1/4
15/16
3 7/8
Dragon NaturallySpeaking User's Guide
S A Y
nine six five fifty two hundred
six one seven nine six five fifty two oh oh
one eight hundred five five five one two one two
[open parenthesis] six one seven [close
parenthesis] nine six five five two zero zero
one two one two five five five one two one two
S A Y
[open parenthesis] oh one six two eight [close
parenthesis] eight nine four one five oh
oh two seven [space bar] six two nine [space
bar] eight nine four four
six one [hyphen] seven [hyphen] four six nine
five [hyphen] two zero five five
[open parenthesis] six five [close parenthesis]
two seven seven eight five nine zero
In dialects other than US/Canada, you can say "bracket" instead of "parenthesis."
S A Y
one half
one fourth or one quarter
fifteen sixteenths or fifteen over sixteen
three and seven eighths or three and seven over eight
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