British Braille 8.5.2 and 8.8.5 Contraction for had may generally be used when the a is short unless the preference rule directs otherwise. The preference rule 8.8.5 is "Simple group signs should generally be preferred to composite contractions provided their use does not waste space. Regards Diana > I entered these two words in Duxbury > Hadley haddock > > Hadley used the had contraction but haddock did not. Can someone send me > the rule about this? > > ANN FOXWORTH, BRAILLE CONSULTANT > DARS/DBS > CRISS COLE REHABILITATION CENTER > 4800 N LAMAR > AUSTIN, TX 78756 > PH: 512-377-0471 > > Diana Monahan Moor End Technology College Dryclough Road Crosland Moor Huddersfield HD4 5JA Tel 01484 485475 * * * * 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 * * *