The ea contraction also appears incorrectly in "seattle", "reality" and "create" just to name a few words. I violates rules of pronunciation as well as other significant braille rules. I've written to BANA about this advocating for the elimination of this contraction. it's space-saving value is minimal, it's similarity to the dot 5 and also to the comma makes it problematical for new or slow braille readers, etc. etc. If anybody want s to read my two-page essay on this, write to me off-list. Just think of the decision-making time it will cut down trying to decide to use or not use ea. Okay, I'll stop now. (smile).
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