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Can’t we teach navigation systems to pronounce place names correctly?

Can’t we teach navigation systems to pronounce place names correctly?

The article discusses the need for navigation systems to improve their pronunciation of place names. It also points out humorous typographical errors often found in newspapers, such as substituting 'contact geld' for 'contant geld'.

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