Ottawa Canada True, the rules of Braille say you don't contract across syllables, however I believe in a footnote to this rule it says you may contract across syllables in a proper name, like Boston or Minneapolis. Brian Brian K. Lingard E-mail: b.lingard@xxxxxxxxxxxx Tel: +1 (613) 247-0665 Mobile: +1 (613) 725-6602 New York, NY Tel: +1 (646) 797-2862 FAX: +1 (613) 247-9998 Skype: ve3yiab2ji15 This message composed on Dell laptop.