why does the android app speak the English definitions?

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Wouldn't it be better if it pronounced the Japanese words?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by goodtimi...@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2011 at 2:36

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Because 60% of the users are Japanese and use it to search for English 
words(J->E). Japanese pronunciation is also supported, but you need to install 
a supported Japanese TTS engine to enable it. Details in the following blog 
posts:

http://nelenkov.blogspot.com/2011/09/wwwjdic-for-android-20.html
http://nelenkov.blogspot.com/2011/11/wwwjdic-for-android-21-released.html

Original comment by nikolay....@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2011 at 2:40

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I'm using the android app which is in English and featuring a Kanji reader.
This I expect is geared towards non-Japanese linguists. This is the app that is 
pronouncing the english words.

Original comment by goodtimi...@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2011 at 2:46

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Funny thing is, your blog isn't even viewable with the android browser. 
(Honeycomb)

Original comment by goodtimi...@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2011 at 2:48

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Actually that's quite comical.

Original comment by goodtimi...@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2011 at 2:51

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If the language of your phone is set to Japanese, the app will display in 
Japanese.  You are entitled to your expectations, but Japanese people use 
dictionaries too, and need to look up kanji they are not sure about from time 
to time. Same with native English speakers using the Oxford dictionary. 

If you want to enable Japanese pronunciation, read the posts I linked and post 
specific questions if you have problems. 

Original comment by nikolay....@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2011 at 2:51

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Original comment by nikolay....@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2011 at 2:52

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I knew I was going to get a snotty response.
You've got problems, dude.

Original comment by goodtimi...@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2011 at 3:54

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Nothing snotty about the response. The app is most popular in Japan, hence has 
features that cater to Japanese users. On the other hand the feature you are 
asking for is already available, you just need to enable it.

Original comment by nikolay....@gmail.com on 12 Dec 2011 at 4:05

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I want to confirm what the previous poster reported. Your Android Explorations 
blog doesn't open with an android browser.  I don't think you really read what 
he wrote before you went off on him. 

Original comment by CyanMari...@gmail.com on 13 Dec 2011 at 8:06

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I was responding to comment #2, nothing related to the blog. 

Blogger dynamic views are currently not supported on most Android versions. For 
those, you should get the mobile version. The dynamic version may be displayed 
on some Honeycomb devices, and you will get a message to open the mobile 
version if the dynamic one is not supported. That is a known Blogger 
(http://blogger.com) issue. 

Original comment by nikolay....@gmail.com on 13 Dec 2011 at 8:21

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How can you have a blog called android exploration and it not be android 
compatible?
Other blogger blogs are viewable on android so if you set it up like that it 
was your descision. 
As to the wwjdic pronouncing only english,  I notice google translate for 
android is the same.  If I am trying to find the Japanese meaning of an english 
word,  I get a kanji,  with no reading function,  but I have a button to 
pronounce the english word I entered.  So I guess the presumption that Japanese 
need a special crutch is universal. And there will never be responsible 
scholarship as long as people bend over backwards to cater to a comic book 
culture.  Meri kurisumasu lol 
Don't get in a huff,  I think it's pretty funny. 

Original comment by goodtimi...@gmail.com on 23 Dec 2011 at 6:52

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