[duxuser] Re: The EA Contraction
- From: Anne Ronco <anne@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:23:14 -0400
Good morning,
I checked with our resident braille guru and he gave me the following
information.
According to BANA braille rules DBT 10.7 uses the "ea" contraction
correctly in "reality," "create," "Seattle," "Minneapolis" and
"permeate." BANA Rule X, 34a, section (2) states that contractions
may be used across minor and/or incidental syllable divisions. Two of
the examples given are the words "Seattle" and "Minneapolis." Both
have the "ea" contraction in the examples given by BANA.
We try to make sure that DBT translates as closely as possible to
current BANA rules, if you are using the English/American literary
tables. Until BANA changes the rules, the "ea" contraction is going
to stay in those words.
In the meantime, though, if you wish to create braille without a
standard contraction you can still do that in DBT by inserting two
forward slashes between the letters that would normally be
contracted. When you translate, DBT won't contact.
Best regards,
Anne Ronco
email: Anne@xxxxxxxxxx
Duxbury Systems, Inc.
270 Littleton Road, #6; Westford, MA 01886-3523 USA
TEL: + 978-692-3000 FAX: + 978-692-7912
Email (general): info@xxxxxxxxxx
Web site: http://www.DuxburySystems.com
Duxbury Systems, the first name in software for Braille - since 1975.
At 06:41 PM 11/12/2008, you wrote:
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Catherine Thomas
braille@xxxxxxxxx /
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* * *
* This message is via list duxuser at freelists.org.
* To unsubscribe, send a blank message with
* unsubscribe
* as the subject to <duxuser-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>. You may also
* subscribe, unsubscribe, and set vacation mode and other subscription
* options by visiting //www.freelists.org. The list archive
* is also located there.
* Duxbury Systems' web site is http://www.duxburysystems.com
* * *
Other related posts:
