[duxuser] Re: The EA Contraction
- From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
- To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:56:06 -0000
The 'ea' contraction is obviously syllable-crossing, so it doesn't follow
syllable-division rule.
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From: "Catherine Thomas" <braille@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:41 PM
Subject: [duxuser] The EA Contraction
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).
Catherine
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