diff --git a/config.toml b/config.toml
index 0fad049fd4..4851c91bc6 100644
--- a/config.toml
+++ b/config.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   sound_path = "./sounds"
   html_path = "./web"
   phoneme_dictionary_file = "./dictionary/cmudict-0.7b"
+  arpabet_override_dictionary_file = "./dictionary/cmu-changeset"
   extra_dictionary_file = "./dictionary/extra-dict"
   square_dictionary_file = "./dictionary/square-dict"
   abbreviation_file = "./dictionary/abbreviations.dict"
diff --git a/dictionary/cmu-changeset b/dictionary/cmu-changeset
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b27a6c875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dictionary/cmu-changeset
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+BASIS(1)  B EY1 S AH0 S
+BASIS  B EY1 S IH0 S
+BEGAN(1)  B IH0 G AE1 N
+BEGAN  B IY0 G AE1 N
+;;; "california" is more appropriate here,
+;;; CA  K AH1
+;;; CA(1)  S IY1 EY1
+;;; CA(2)  K AA1
+DOCUMENT(1)  D AA1 K Y AH0 M EH0 N T
+DOCUMENT  D AA1 K Y UW0 M EH0 N T
+DEJA  D EY2 JH AA1
+FINANCIALS(1)  F AY2 N AE1 N SH AH0 L Z
+FINANCIALS  F IH0 N AE1 N SH AH0 L Z
+PAGES(1)  P EY1 JH AH0 Z
+PAGES  P EY1 JH IH0 Z
+PLACES(1)  P L EY1 S AH0 Z
+PLACES  P L EY1 S IH0 Z
+REPRESENTED(1)  R EH2 P R AH0 Z EH1 N T AH0 D
+REPRESENTED  R EH2 P R IH0 Z EH1 N T IH0 D
+RESPECT(1)  R IH0 S P EH1 K T
+RESPECT  R IY0 S P EH1 K T
+SENATE(1)  S EH1 N AH0 T
+SENATE  S EH1 N IH0 T
+SIDED(1)  S AY1 D AH0 D
+SIDED  S AY1 D IH0 D
+TONIGHT(1)  T AH0 N AY1 T
+TONIGHT  T UW0 N AY1 T
+TONIGHT'S(1)  T AH0 N AY1 T S
+TONIGHT'S  T UW0 N AY1 T S
+UNITY(0)  Y UW1 N AH0 T IY0
+UNITY  Y UW1 N IH0 T IY0
+;;; Wyoming is more appropriate,
+;;; WY  W EY1
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index ccd10c354e..a9ff3e863e 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub struct Config {
 
   /// Where various arpabet files are located.
   pub phoneme_dictionary_file: Option<String>,
+  pub arpabet_override_dictionary_file: Option<String>,
   pub extra_dictionary_file: Option<String>,
   pub square_dictionary_file: Option<String>,
 
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ impl Config {
       phoneme_dictionary_file: self.phoneme_dictionary_file
           .clone()
           .or(other.phoneme_dictionary_file.clone()),
+      arpabet_override_dictionary_file: self.arpabet_override_dictionary_file
+          .clone()
+          .or(other.arpabet_override_dictionary_file.clone()),
       extra_dictionary_file: self.extra_dictionary_file
           .clone()
           .or(other.extra_dictionary_file.clone()),
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a53069058f..e4ddfdc233 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ fn create_parser_and_synthesizer(config: &Config) -> (Parser, Synthesizer) {
   info!("Reading Arpabet Dictionary...");
   let cmudict = Arpabet::load_cmudict();
 
+  info!("Reading Arpabet Override Dictionary...");
+  let override_dictionary = Arpabet::load_from_file(
+      &config.arpabet_override_dictionary_file.clone().unwrap())
+      .expect("Error reading arpabet override dictionary");
+
   info!("Reading Extra Dictionary...");
   let extra_dictionary = Arpabet::load_from_file(
       &config.extra_dictionary_file.clone().unwrap())
@@ -160,6 +165,7 @@ fn create_parser_and_synthesizer(config: &Config) -> (Parser, Synthesizer) {
       .expect("Error reading square dictionary");
 
   let arpabet = cmudict
+      .combine(&override_dictionary)
       .combine(&extra_dictionary)
       .combine(&square_dictionary);