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Kai Klostermann

@pixelcode @thilo @aral What happens if a mathematical expression coincidentally reassembles words?

@odddev @pixelcode @aral That's an interesting corner case.
The screen reader could first read it as natural language. Listeners could optionally have it repeat, but have it interpret mathematically correct this time.
This way, the screen reader would mimic perception of the seeing - our brains would first read words, and then understand that it makes sense as a formula, too.
In other words, screen readers would correctly interpret math in-jokes.