diff --git a/dictsource/en_list b/dictsource/en_list
index 72bf012c..b29617b5 100644
--- a/dictsource/en_list
+++ b/dictsource/en_list
@@ -1174,6 +1174,7 @@ miaow            mi:'aU
 mica             maIk@
 microorganism    maIkroU'O@g@nIz@m
 midday           m,Idd'eI
+mideast          mI2di:st
 midterm          m'Idt,3:m
 mildew           mIldju:
 mileage          maIlI2dZ
diff --git a/phsource/vdiph/vowelchart.png b/phsource/vdiph/vowelchart.png
index eeea03d2..0876a137 100644
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diff --git a/phsource/vowel/V_5 b/phsource/vowel/V_5
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b3c769d
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diff --git a/phsource/vowel/aa_8 b/phsource/vowel/aa_8
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af60e3da
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diff --git a/phsource/vowel/vowelchart.png b/phsource/vowel/vowelchart.png
index fdd998f7..4721217f 100644
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diff --git a/src/synthdata.cpp b/src/synthdata.cpp
index 0aa7e0d4..4b85ecf9 100755
--- a/src/synthdata.cpp
+++ b/src/synthdata.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 #include "translate.h"
 #include "wave.h"
 
-const char *version_string = "1.27.10  15.Jul.07";
-const int version_phdata  = 0x012701;
+const char *version_string = "1.28  16.Jul.07";
+const int version_phdata  = 0x012801;
 
 int option_device_number = -1;
 
diff --git a/src/translate.cpp b/src/translate.cpp
index 35313ebc..c266db20 100755
--- a/src/translate.cpp
+++ b/src/translate.cpp
@@ -736,7 +736,8 @@ if((wmark > 0) && (wmark < 8))
 
 			length=0;
 			while(word[length] != ' ') length++;
-			word[-1] = ' ';            // prevent this affecting the pronunciation of the pronuncable part
+			if(length > 0)
+				word[-1] = ' ';            // prevent this affecting the pronunciation of the pronuncable part
 		}
 		SetSpellingStress(phonemes,0);