read and write gold little aggravations

So. 33,000 is "thirty-three (pause ) zero zero zero"

Now, when I ask the "pronunciation tutor" what it is, it reads "33 thousand."
When I program it into the "pronounce like" it *says* it will do the same.
However, it actually doesn't.

It just doesn't.

It did work with words (I typed "FTM" and instructed it to say "freak the mighty"). Gotta be a workaround...

However. I have shown this to another faculty member. "You mean I could...?"
Yes, students can *hear* their assignments *and* the directions... they can answer right there on the page... I'm pondering the potentials ... as well as the unintended consequences, positive and otherwise.