Waze Abbreviations and TTS

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1	Text-to-Speech (TTS) Abbreviations in Waze Clients - Test List for North America (Testing results are for the Nuance "Samantha" voice and NOT for the Google "Jane" voice!)
2	Created 2012-01-18 by GizmoGuy411, (As of 2014-08-24T13:00Z no longer sourced from Excel file) Updated: 2015-03-25T04:00Z							(See NOTES at end of document for legend and additional info)
3	Please discuss or submit info in the following Waze forum:							Test of Text-to-Speech (TTS) Abbreviations in Waze Clients
4	Entry to be tested (in full text)	Abbr. or Acronym for test	Prefered TTS result	Notes	Abbr. Source	Date Added to		Confirmed Test Results			Last Tested		S y n c e d	Proposed Change: A=Add R=Remove ?=Discussion Needed Completed = ! (Items for Champ vote)	Change since 2015-02-25 flag
5	Entry to be tested (in full text)	Abbr. or Acronym for test	Prefered TTS result	Notes	Official Abbr. for: M = MUTCD U = USPS (standard) u = USPS (common use) C = Canada Post	This list	WME	ROUTING or DESTINATION TTS (Not yet differentiated. See notes for Column "F" below)	ROUTING TTS (Not prefixed with the word "at".)	DESTINATION TTS (Prefixed with the word "at".)	Date	Tester	S y n c e d		Change since 2015-02-25 flag

6	Numerics
7	1st	1st			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
8	1st Rd	1st Rd			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
9	1st St	1st St			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
10	2nd	2nd			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
11	2nd Rd	2nd Rd			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
12	2nd St	2nd St			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
13	3rd	3rd			invented	2012-05-09	2012-05-09	3rd ("third')			2012-05-09	invented	*
14	3rd Rd	3rd			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
15	3rd St	3rd			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
16	4th	4th			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
17	4th Rd	4th Rd			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
18	4th St	4th St			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
19	41st Rd	41st Rd			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
20	41st St	41st St			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
21	42nd Rd	42nd Rd			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
22	42nd St	42nd St			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
23	43rd Rd	43rd Rd			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
24	43rd St	43rd St			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22							*
25	101st St	101st St			GizmoGuy411	2012-08-22	2012-08-22	101st St ("one hundred-first street")			2012-08-22	GizmoGuy411	*
26	209th Ave	209th Ave			AlanOfTheBurg	2012-08-22	2012-08-22	209th Ave ("two hundred-nineth avenue")			2012-08-22	AlanOfTheBurg	*
27	A
28	A ("aa")	"A"			GizmoGuy411	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	A ("aa")			2012-03-22	GizmoGuy411	*
29	A ("aa")	A			GizmoGuy411	2012-02-20	2012-02-20	A ("aa")			2012-03-22	GizmoGuy411	*
30	Admiral	Adm.			GizmoGuy411	2014-03-06	2014-06-12	Adminisration			2014-06-12	GizmoGuy411	*
31	Administraion	Adm			GizmoGuy411	2014-03-06	2014-06-12	n/a, says "aa dee emm"			2014-06-12	GizmoGuy411	*
32	Air Force Base	AFB			sketch	2014-08-16	2014-08-16	n/a			2014-08-16	GizmoGuy411	*	A
33	Air National Guard	ANG			sketch	2014-08-16	2014-08-16	n/a			2014-08-16	GizmoGuy411	*	A
34	Airport	Arpt			AndyPoms	2012-09-10	2012-09-10	Airport			2012-09-10	AndyPoms	*
35	Alley	Allee			u	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	Alley			2012-05-15	GizmoGuy411	*
36	Alley	Ally			u	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Alley			2012-02-20	GizmoGuy411	*
37	Alley	Aly			U	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Alley			2012-02-14	GizmoGuy411	*
38	Alleyway	Alleyway			GizmoGuy411	2015-03-23							*
39	Alternate	Alt	should say "alt"		M / CBenson	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	n/a. (See below)			2014-08-24	sketch	*
40	Alternate	ALT	should say "alternate"	short second 'a' – adjective form	M / CBenson	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	n/a. (See below)			2014-08-24	sketch	*	A
41	Alternate Route	Alt			GizmoGuy411	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	Alternate Route			2014-08-24	sketch	*	R
42	Alternate Route	ALT			GizmoGuy411	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	Alternate Route			2014-08-24	sketch	*	R
43	Annex	Anex			u	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Annex			2012-02-20	GizmoGuy411	*
44	Annex	Anx			U	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Annex			2012-02-14	GizmoGuy411	*
45	Apartment	Apt			GizmoGuy411	2012-10-23	2012-10-23	Apartment			2012-10-30	GizmoGuy411	*
46	Apartment	Apt.			GizmoGuy411	2012-10-23	2012-10-23	Apartment			2012-10-30	GizmoGuy411	*
47	Apartments	Apts			GizmoGuy411	2012-10-23	2012-10-23	Apartments			2012-10-30	GizmoGuy411	*
48	Apartments	Apts.			GizmoGuy411	2012-10-23	2012-10-23	Apartments			2012-10-30	GizmoGuy411	*
49	Arcade	Arc			U	2012-01-21	2012-01-21	Arcade			2012-03-22	GizmoGuy411	*
50	Attorney	Aty			GizmoGuy411	2014-03-06	2014-06-12	n/a, says			2014-06-12	GizmoGuy411	*
51	Attorney	Aty.			GizmoGuy411	2014-03-06	2014-06-12	n/a, says			2014-06-12	GizmoGuy411	*
52	Attorney	Atty			GizmoGuy411	2014-03-06	2014-06-12	n/a, says			2014-06-12	GizmoGuy411	*
53	Attorney	Atty.			GizmoGuy411	2014-03-06	2014-06-12	Attorney			2014-06-12	GizmoGuy411	*
54	Autoroute	Aut			CU	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	n/a			2012-05-15	GizmoGuy411	*
55	Avenue	Av			CM	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Avenue			2012-02-14	gettingthere	*
56	Avenue	Ave			CMU	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Avenue			2012-02-14	GizmoGuy411	*
57	Avenue	Aven			u	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Avenue			2012-02-20	GizmoGuy411	*
58	Avenue	Avenu			u	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Avenue			2012-02-20	GizmoGuy411	*
59	Avenue	Avn			u	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	n/a. See others			2012-02-20	GizmoGuy411	*
60	Avenue	Avnue			u	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Avenue			2012-02-20	GizmoGuy411	*
61	B
62	B ("b")	"B"			GizmoGuy411	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	B ("b")			2012-03-22	GizmoGuy411	*
63	B ("b")	B			GizmoGuy411	2012-02-20	2012-02-20	B ("b")			2012-03-22	GizmoGuy411	*
64	Basement	Bsmt			GizmoGuy411	2012-02-15	2012-02-15	Basement			2012-02-20	GizmoGuy411	*
65	Bayou	Byu			U	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Bayou			2012-02-14	GizmoGuy411	*
66	Beach	Bch			U	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Beach			2012-02-14	GizmoGuy411	*
67	Bend	Bnd			U	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Bend			2012-02-14	GizmoGuy411	*
68	Bureau of Indian Affairs	BIA			vectorspace	2012-09-09	2014-08-15	GizmoGuy411			2014-08-15	GizmoGuy411	*
69	Bureau of Indian Affairs	Bia			vectorspace	2012-09-09	2014-08-15	GizmoGuy411			2014-08-15	GizmoGuy411	*
70	Bluff	Blf			U	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Bluff			2012-02-14	GizmoGuy411	*
71	Bluff	Bluf			u	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	Bluff			2012-05-15	GizmoGuy411	*
72	Bluffs	Blfs			U	2012-03-04	2014-06-12	Blufs			2014-06-12	GizmoGuy411	*
73	Bottom	Bot			u	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Bottom			2012-02-14	GizmoGuy411	*
74	Bottom	Bottm			u	2012-03-04	2014-06-12	n/a, poor pronounce			2014-06-12	GizmoGuy411	*
75	Bottom	BTM			U	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Bottom			2012-02-14	GizmoGuy411	*
76	Boro/Borough	BOR			GizmoGuy411	2013-01-10	2013-01-10		n/a, Says "bor"	n/a, Says "bor"	2013-01-14	GizmoGuy411	*
77	Boro/Borough	Bor			GizmoGuy411	2013-01-10	2013-01-10		n/a, Says "bor"	n/a, Says "bor"	2013-01-14	GizmoGuy411	*
78	Boro/Borough	BORO			GizmoGuy411	2012-10-29	2012-10-29		Borough	Borough	2013-01-14	GizmoGuy411	*
79	Boro/Borough	Boro			GizmoGuy411	2012-10-29	2012-10-29		Borough	Borough	2013-01-14	GizmoGuy411	*
80	Boulevard	Blvd			CMU	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Boulevard			2012-02-14	GizmoGuy411	*
81	Boulevard	Boul			C	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	Boulevard			2012-05-15	GizmoGuy411	*
82	Boulevard	Boulv			u	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	Boulevard			2012-05-15	GizmoGuy411	*
83	Bound	Bnd			CBenson	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	n/a. Says "bend"			2012-05-15	GizmoGuy411	*
84	Branch	Br			U	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Branch			2014-08-15	GizmoGuy411	*	R
85	Branch	Brnch			u	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	Branch			2014-08-15	GizmoGuy411	*
86	Brigadier	Brig			GizmoGuy411	2014-03-06	2014-06-12	n/a, says "bgig"			2014-06-12	GizmoGuy411	*
87	Brigadier	Brig.			GizmoGuy411	2014-03-06	2014-06-12	n/a, says "bgig"			2014-06-12	GizmoGuy411	*
88	Bridge	Br			M	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	n/a, says "Branch"			2012-02-14	GizmoGuy411	*	A
89	Bridge	Brg			U	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Bridge			2014-08-15	GizmoGuy411	*
90	Brook	Brk			U	2012-01-18	2012-01-18	Brook			2012-02-14	GizmoGuy411	*
91	Brooks	Brks			U	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	Brooks			2012-05-15	GizmoGuy411	*
92	Building	Bldg			GizmoGuy411	2012-02-15	2012-02-15	Building			2012-02-20	GizmoGuy411	*
93	Bureau of Indian Affairs	BIA	Should say "Bureau of Indian Affairs"		GizmoGuy411	2014-11-02							*	A
94	Bureau of Indian Affairs	BIA-123	Should say letters & numbers. "bee eye aa 123"		Vectorspace	2014-11-02							*	A
95	Bureau of Indian Affairs	B.I.A.	Should say letters "bee eye aa"		Vectorspace	2014-11-02							*	A
96	Business	Bus			jaosnh300	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	n/a. Says "bus"			2012-01-21	jasonh300	*
97	Business	Bus			GizmoGuy411	2012-03-04	2012-03-04		n/a. Says "bus"	n/a. Says "bus"	2012-01-21	jasonh300	*
98	Business	bus			GizmoGuy411	2012-03-04	2012-03-04		n/a. Says "bus"	n/a. Says "bus"	2012-01-21	jasonh300	*
99	Business	BUS			GizmoGuy411	2012-03-04	2012-03-04	Business			2014-06-12	GizmoGuy411	*	A!
100	Business	BUS.			GizmoGuy411	2013-01-14	2013-01-14		n/a. Says "bus"	n/a. Says "bus"	2013-01-20	GizmoGuy411	*