[duxuser] Re: nemeth question
- From: Katie.Culbertson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 15:16:30 -0500
Thank you Kaari. That is exactly what I needed to know. What reference did
you find that in? I'm going to mark it with a flag when I get back to my
office so I'll know where to find it in the future.
Katie Culbertson
Teacher of the Visually Impaired
Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist
West Central Joint Services
227-8542 WCJS
243-5510 WCJS Fax
227-4894 Robey
243-5714 Robey Fax
"Kaari Parrish" <kparrish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent by: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
12/05/2007 03:01 PM
Please respond to
duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
To
<duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
cc
Subject
[duxuser] Re: nemeth question
My nemeth reference says the you do indeed use 2 subtraction symbols, but
separated by a dot 5. In print, this is usually done by putting
parentheses around the negative number. In braille, I?ll quote:
?Occasionally, 2 of these signs may be placed sequentially as in plus
plus, plus minus, minus plus, or minus minus. In those cases, the first
sign is often a sign of operation, add or subtract, and the second is used
to indicate a directed numeral, positive or negative. When this occurs,
separate the 2 braille symbols by inserting a dot 5 between them. This
indicates that the second sign is part of a signed numeral. The number or
symbol after the second sign does not require a numeric indicator.?
So 7- -1 should be brailled as (number sign) 7 (minus sign)(dot
5)(minus sign) 1
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Katie.Culbertson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 9:44 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] nemeth question
I'm away from my nemeth references and can't remember the correct way to
braille this.
7 - -1 =
seven minus negative one equals.
Do I use two subtraction symbols?
_____________________________________________________________________________
Scanned by Email Security Management Services.
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
This e-mail and any attachments are from a sender at the Metropolitan School
District of Wayne Township in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are intended for the
named recipients and may contain information that is confidential or privileged
under Indiana and federal law. Any error in addressing or sending this e-mail
is not a waiver of confidentiality and does not consent to copying or
distribution of this e-mail or attachments. If you receive this e-mail in
error, please notify the sender of the error by return e-mail and delete this
e-mail and its attachments. If there is a need to speak to the sender, please
call [317] 243-8251.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Other related posts:
