speak(MessageStr[, voiceNameStr])

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v9.5.0

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speak(MessageStr[, voiceNameStr])

speaks a MessageStr string using Mac text-to-speech. If another string is being spoken, the new phrase is spoken after the current phrase is complete:

speak("Hello");

MessageStr can be a variable or attribute reference:

speak($Text);

An optional second argument voiceNameStr identifies the voice the speech synthesiser should use. If the nominated voiceNameStr is not present no sound is played. The closing parentheses are only needed if the extra argument is being passed:

speak($Text.,"Tessa");