Speakup not speaking first letter, usually after hitting enter

[Cheryl Homiak]

I'm sure I saw a discussion on this, but I've searched the archives back
through May and couldn't locate it.  I'm now using kernel 2.4.7; I'm using
LTLK as my default but also do have bns compiled into the kernel for
future use with an old classic if necessary.  I believe I started having
this problem with 2.4.5.  Missing the first letter doesn't sound like a
big deal, but it makes real interesting words out of options in make
config!  It doesn't happen to me in emacspeak, just in speakup.  Is this a
common problem and, if so, is it fixable?  If this is not a problem others
are experiencing, is there something on my system which I should be
examining?
Thanks.

                              Cheryl