I just added the word Gänge to my active vocabulary:
It was successful. Obviously, the ampersand could be compiled. simon recognized the words Gänge and Gärtner correctly (OK, first it transcribed geringe instead of Gänge – my speech model needs more training).
Let’s take a look into /home/liberty/.kde/tmp-liberty-desktop/simond/a/compile/lexicon:
GYMNASIUMS [Gymnasiums] g Y m n a: z i U m s
GÄNGE [Gänge] g & N @
GÄRTNER [Gärtner] g E r t n @ r
GÄSTEN [Gästen] g E s t n=
Maybe it would be better if simon would treat the different kinds of ä as if they were the same?
ɛ (gɛrtnɐ) = æ (gæŋə)
I am not sure why the PLS dictionary differentiates between ɛ and æ. Do we need this kind of differentiation?