diff --git a/dictsource/pt_list b/dictsource/pt_list
index d2af740a..691f3443 100755
--- a/dictsource/pt_list
+++ b/dictsource/pt_list
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ sr	$dot
 ?2 sra	$dot
 
 // articles
-o	$u+
-a	$u+
+o	$u+	$nounf
+a	$u+	$nounf
 os	$u+
 as	$u+
 ?1 a    & $u+
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@ umas	$u
 
 
 // pronouns
-eu	$u+
+eu	$u+	$verbf
 tu	$u+
-você	$u+
-ele	$u+
+você	vos'e	$u+
+ele	'ely	$u+
 ela	$u+
 nós	$u+
 vós	$u+
@@ -266,15 +266,24 @@ elas	$u+
 me	$u	// reflexive
 te	$u 
 nos	$u 
+la	$u
+lo	$u
+las	$u
+los	$u
 //se	$u
 
 ?2	este	$u+	'estSi       // this
 ?2	estes	$u+	'estSis       // these
 ?2	esta	'Est& $brk $u+
+?2	neste	$u+	n'estSi      //in this
+?2	nestes	$u+	n'estSis      //in these
 ?2	esse	$u+	'esi       // that
 essa	'Es& $brk  $u+
-aquele	$u+       // that
+desse	d'esy	$u+
+nesse	n'esy	$u+
+aquele	&k'ely	$u+       // that
 aquela	$u+
+daquele	d&k'ely	$u+
 
 ?1	que	ky	$u 
 ?2	que	ke	$u $pause
@@ -296,11 +305,11 @@ suas	$u+
 ?2	nossa	$u+	n'Os&
 ?2	nossos	$u+	n'OsUs
 ?2	nossas	$u+	n'Os&s
-dele	$u+
+dele	dely	$u1+
 dela	$u+
 deles	$u+
 delas	$u+
-
+nele	nely	$u1+
 
 // prepositions
 de	$u	// of,from
@@ -352,7 +361,7 @@ com	$u $brk		// with
 ?2	desde	$u $pause	// from,since
 ?2	entre	$pause		// between,among
 ?2	por	$u $pause	// by,for,through
-?2	sobre	$pause		// on,above,about
+?2	sobre	s'obRy	$pause		// on,above,about
 ?2	sob	$pause		// under,below
 ?2	debaixo	$pause		// under,below
 
@@ -419,25 +428,24 @@ somos	$u
 sois	$u
 são	$u
 
-era	$u	// .. imperfect
+era	E*& $u1	// .. imperfect
 éramos	$u
 éreis	$u
-eram	$u
+eram	E*&U~  $u1
 
 fui	$u      // .. preterite
 foste	$u
 foi	$u
 fomos	$u
 fostes	$u
-foram	$u
 
 fora	$u      // .. pluperfect
 fômamos	$u
 fôreis	$u
-foram	$u
+foram	fo*&U~  $u1
 
 serei	$u	// .. future
-será	$u
+?2 será	se*a	$u2
 seremos	$u
 sereis	$u
 serão	$u
@@ -460,7 +468,7 @@ estávamos	$u
 astavam	$u
 
 estive	$u
-esteve	$u
+?2 esteve	estevy	$u2
 estivemos	$u
 estiveram	$u
 estiver	$u	estSiv'Er
@@ -487,7 +495,7 @@ tinham	$u
 
 tive	$u
 tiveste	$u
-teve	$u
+teve	tevy	$u1
 tivemos	$u
 tivestes	$u
 tiveram	$u
@@ -528,8 +536,8 @@ pôde	$u+
 pudemos	$u+
 puderam	$u+
 
-poderei	$u+
-poderá	$u+
+poderei	$u3+
+poderá	$u3+
 poderemos	$u+
 poderão	$u+
 
@@ -558,34 +566,37 @@ alguns		$u	// some
 algumas		$u	// some
 não		n,&U~ $strend	// not
 
+// Words with two possible pronounciations
+jogo	Z'OgU	$verb
+gosto	g'OstU	$verb
+começo	kom'EsU	$verb
+almoço	aUm'OsU	$verb
+retorno	xet'OrnU	$verb
+acordo	&k'OrdU	$verb
+governo	gov'ernU	$noun
+olho	'oljU	$noun
+colher	kolj'Er	$noun
 
 
 // MAIN WORD DICTIONARY
 //*********************
+fosse        f'osy
+fossem       f'oseIN
+hoje         'oZi
+mulher       mulj'Er
 mui          mu~j
 muito        m'u~jtu	// -s is included as a suffix
 muita        m'u~jt&
+?2 rede      x'edZy
+teta         t'et&
 
-// $alt   changes the first [o] phoneme to [O]
-costa        $alt
-forte        $alt
-porta        $alt
+// $alt   changes the first [o] phoneme to open [O]
 novos        $alt
-novas        $alt
-morte        $alt
 mortos       $alt
-porte        $alt
-norte        $alt
 corpos       $alt
 modo         $alt
 modos        $alt
 fogos        $alt
-sorte        $alt
-toque        $alt
-bloco        $alt
-blocos       $alt
-floco        $alt
-flocos       $alt
 lopes        $alt
 jogos        $alt
 
@@ -596,13 +607,7 @@ jogos        $alt
 ?1 sobre       s'obry
 
 
-
-// Open [E]
-nela         n'El&
-nessa        n'Es&
-era          'E*&
-
-abacaxi      abakaSi
+abacaxi      abakaSy
 axé          aSE
 elixir       eliSir
 ?1 fixe       f'iSy
@@ -613,6 +618,8 @@ roxo         x'oSU
 ?1 alt        'alt
 ?2        agosto        &g'ostU
 ?1 back       b'Ek
+?2  backup        bEk'&p
+?2  backups     bEk'&ps
 ?1 blind      bl'aind
 ?1 braille    b:r'aily
 ?2        Braille        bR'aili
diff --git a/dictsource/pt_rules b/dictsource/pt_rules
index 00b41479..d7cbcde6 100755
--- a/dictsource/pt_rules
+++ b/dictsource/pt_rules
@@ -37,14 +37,15 @@
 ?2        alh        alj
 
           a (m       &~
+          a (mAr_     &
           a (mA@     &
           a (n       &~
           a (nA@     &
+          a (nAr_     &
           am (_      =&~N
           am (C      &~m
 ?4        am (C      &~N
           an (K+     &~N
-          a (nhA+    &
           am (_      =&U~
 ?1        a (z_      'a   //eg: paz, rapaz, capaz, etc...
 ?1     C) acç        'a's // eg: selecção, etc...
@@ -113,9 +114,9 @@
 ?3        c (_C      k_
           ch         S
           ck         k
-          c (c              //drop “c” in European Portuguese (eg: seleccionar)
-       A) ct         t      //drop “c” in European Portuguese (eg: exacto)
-       A) cç         s      //drop “c” in European Portuguese (eg: selecção)
+?1          c (c              //drop “c” in European Portuguese (eg: seleccionar)
+?1       A) ct         t      //drop “c” in European Portuguese (eg: exacto)
+?1       A) cç         s      //drop “c” in European Portuguese (eg: selecção)
 ?1 conta) ct (A      kt // eg: contacto, contactar, contactável, incontactável, etc...
 
 
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@
 
 ?2        el (K      EU
 ?2        elh        elj
+        v) e (lhA_     E
 
           e (be_     E
           e (bem_    E
@@ -154,9 +156,15 @@
           e (ce_     E
           e (cem_    E
 
+          e (chA_     E
+          e (chAm_     E
+         r) e (cho_     e
+
           e (clA_    E
           e (clAm_   E
           e (co_     E
+          e (ctA_     E
+          e (ctAm_     E
 
           e (de_     E
           e (dem_    E
@@ -175,13 +183,30 @@
           e (gue_    E
           e (guem_   E
 
-          e (la_     E
+          e (lA_     E
+          e (lo_     e
+          e (lAm_     E
 
-          e (rA_     E
-          e (rAm_    E
+          i) e (r_     E
+         @s) e (r_     E
+          u) e (r_     E
 
-       l) e (rA_     e
-       l) e (rAm_    e
+          ib) e (rA_     E
+          d) e (rA_     E
+        ed) e (rAm_     e
+        iv) e (rAm_     E
+          pod) e (rA_     e
+          d) e (rAm_    E
+          ib) e (rAm_     E
+          @s) e (rA_     E
+          @s) e (rAm_     E
+          sp) e (rA_     E
+          sp) e (rAm_     E
+
+         e (rdA_     E
+         e (rdAm_     E
+         e (rgA_     E
+         e (rgAm_     E
 
           e (rsA_    E
           e (rsAm_   E
@@ -209,9 +234,14 @@
           e (rvAm_   E
 
           e (tA_     E
+        An) e (tA_    e
+        gaz) e (ta_     e
           e (tAm_    E
 
           e (vA_     E
+        t) e (ve_     e
+          e (vi_     e
+          e (vê_     e
           e (vAm_    E
 
           e (rrAs_   E
@@ -370,6 +400,7 @@
           inh        in^
 
           i (A_      'i
+          i (am_      'i
           io (_      iU
           io (s_     iU
           i (oCK     i
@@ -482,6 +513,7 @@
        p) o (dAm_    O
 
           o (g_      O
+          o (gs_      O
 
           o (ge_     O
           o (gem_    O
@@ -492,10 +524,14 @@
           o (ldA_    O
           o (ldAm_   O
 
+          o (lA_    O
+          o (lAm_    O
+
           o (ltA_    O
           o (ltAm_   O
 
           o (sA_     O
+          o (so_     o
           o (sAm_    O
 
           o (ssA_    O
@@ -503,12 +539,16 @@
 
           o (va_     O
           o (vAm_    O
+          o (ve_     O
+         m) o (va_     o
+         m) o (vam_     o
           o (veCs_   O
 
 ?1        o (l_      'O
 ?2        ol (_      Ow
 ?2        olh        olj
-
+?2        _) o (lhA_     O
+?2        _) o (lhAm_     O
           om (_      oN
           o (ma_     o
 
@@ -520,12 +560,19 @@
 
           o (brA_    O
           o (brAm_   O
+          o (dA_    O
+          o (dAm_    O
+        t) o (dA_    o
 
           o (rCA_    O
+          o (rCo_    o
           o (rCAm_   O
 
           o (stA_    O
+          o (sto_    o
           o (stAm_   O
+          o (strA_    O
+          os (trAm_    O
 
           o (tA_     O
           o (tAm_    O
@@ -534,7 +581,18 @@
 ?1        oz (_      Os#
 ?2        oz (_      Oz
           o (zes_    O
-          o (ra_     O
+          o (rA_     O
+        b) o (re_     o
+        c) o (re_     o
+        d) o (re_     o
+        l) o (re_     o
+        t) o (re_     o
+        v) o (re_     o
+          o (rAm_     O
+          b) o (rA_    O
+          @@) o (rA_     o
+
+          o (p_     O
 ?1     _) o (C       O     // eg: olá, orla, opção, etc...
 ?1    _C) o (CACAC   u     // Documento, documentação, localizar, etc.
 ?1     f) o (rmat    u     // formatar, formato.
@@ -639,6 +697,7 @@
 
        A) s (_S1     s
        A) s (_AS1    z     // next word starts with vowel
+     ese) s (_       s
 ?!4    A) s (_GS1    z     // next word starts with voiced consonant
 
 ?1     A) s (C       s#
diff --git a/phsource/ph_croatian b/phsource/ph_croatian
index 976a83db..30939086 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_croatian
+++ b/phsource/ph_croatian
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ phoneme S  // this is letter š
   vowelout f1=0  f2=2100 100 300  f3=-100 80
   length 30
   lengthmod 3
-  wave ufric/sh3%220
-  before _ ufric/sh3%160
+  wave ufric/sh3%110
+  before _ ufric/sh3%90
   switchvoicing Z
 endphoneme
 
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ phoneme tS  // this is letter č
   vowelin f1=0  f2=1900 100 200  f3=-100 80
   length 90
   lengthmod 2
-  wave ustop/tsh2
-  before _ ustop/tsh2%70
+  wave ustop/tsh2%50
+  before _ ustop/tsh2%40
   switchvoicing dZ
 endphoneme
 
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ phoneme tS;  // this is letter ć
   vls pal afr sibilant palatal
   vowelin f1=0  f2=2500 300 500  f3=300 80 rate len=70
   lengthmod 2
-  wave ustop/ts_pzd3
-  before _ ustop/ts_pzd3%80
+  wave ustop/ts_pzd3%50
+  before _ ustop/ts_pzd3%50
   switchvoicing dZ;
 endphoneme
 
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ phoneme Z    // letter ž
   vcd pla frc sibilant
   vowelin  f1=0  f2=2000 0 300  f3=-200 80
   vowelout f1=2  f2=2000 0 300  f3=-200 80 brk
-  formants voc/zh+ufric/sh3%240
-  before _ voc/zh_+ufric/sh3%170
+  formants voc/zh+ufric/sh3%150
+  before _ voc/zh_+ufric/sh3%80
   lengthmod 6
   switchvoicing S
 endphoneme
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ phoneme dZ    //letter dž
   vcd pla afr sibilant
   vowelin f1=2  f2=1900 100 300  f3=100 80
   vowelout f1=2  f2=1900 100 300  f3=100 80 brk
-  formants dzh/dzh2+ustop/tsh2%140
-  before _ dzh/dzh_+ustop/tsh2%100
+  formants dzh/dzh2+ustop/tsh2%80
+  before _ dzh/dzh_+ustop/tsh2%50
   after _ NULL
   after @ dzh/xdzh
   lengthmod 5
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ endphoneme
 phoneme dZ;    // letter đ
   vcd pla afr sibilant palatal
   vowelin f1=2  f2=2500 300 500  f3=300 80 rate len=70
-  formants dzh/dzh2+ustop/ts_pzd3%140
-  before _ dzh/dzh_+ustop/ts_pzd3%80
+  formants dzh/dzh2+ustop/ts_pzd3%80
+  before _ dzh/dzh_+ustop/ts_pzd3%50
   after _ NULL
   after @ dzh/xdzh
   lengthmod 5
diff --git a/phsource/ph_english_us b/phsource/ph_english_us
index 57f63189..cda9eb3e 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_english_us
+++ b/phsource/ph_english_us
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 phoneme V
   vowel  starttype (a)  endtype (@)
-  length 155
+  length 160
   formants vowel/V_6
   reduceto @  0
 endphoneme
diff --git a/phsource/vdiph/vowelchart.png b/phsource/vdiph/vowelchart.png
index 66b93597..83c4db3e 100644
Binary files a/phsource/vdiph/vowelchart.png and b/phsource/vdiph/vowelchart.png differ
diff --git a/phsource/vowel/V_6 b/phsource/vowel/V_6
index 894ae87f..3556a50e 100644
Binary files a/phsource/vowel/V_6 and b/phsource/vowel/V_6 differ
diff --git a/phsource/vowel/vowelchart.png b/phsource/vowel/vowelchart.png
index bd31afe9..1a73b4d3 100644
Binary files a/phsource/vowel/vowelchart.png and b/phsource/vowel/vowelchart.png differ
diff --git a/src/synth_mbrola.cpp b/src/synth_mbrola.cpp
index c438d3b9..5484cf26 100755
--- a/src/synth_mbrola.cpp
+++ b/src/synth_mbrola.cpp
@@ -396,11 +396,26 @@ static void MbrolaEmbedded(int &embix, int sourceix)
 	unsigned int word;  // bit 7=last command for this word, bits 5,6 sign, bits 0-4 command
 	unsigned int value;
 	int command;
+	int sign=0;
 
 	do {
 		word = embedded_list[embix++];
 		value = word >> 8;
-		command = word & 0x7f;
+		command = word & 0x1f;
+
+		if((word & 0x60) == 0x60)
+			sign = -1;
+		else
+		if((word & 0x60) == 0x40)
+			sign = 1;
+
+		if(command < N_EMBEDDED_VALUES)
+		{
+			if(sign == 0)
+				embedded_value[command] = value;
+			else
+				embedded_value[command] += (value * sign);
+		}
 
 		switch(command & 0x1f)
 		{
diff --git a/src/synthdata.cpp b/src/synthdata.cpp
index 7ac1a544..ceb44fe4 100755
--- a/src/synthdata.cpp
+++ b/src/synthdata.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include "translate.h"
 #include "wave.h"
 
-const char *version_string = "1.37.09  31.Jul.08";
+const char *version_string = "1.37.10  05.Aug.08";
 const int version_phdata  = 0x013400;
 
 int option_device_number = -1;