I fail to understand how any Braille reader who has been reading Braille for
any length of time, or who might be using a Braille display, could confuse
an "ar" contraction with either the letters "n, or t. As the "ar" is dots 3
4 5, the letter "t" is composed of dots 2 3 4 5, and the letter "n" is
composed of dots 1 3 4 and 5. As anyone can touch, there is a significant
difference between the three.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Adrian Spratt" <adr...@adrianspratt.com>
To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Inquiring about Program or Website for Checking
Words
Michele,
I didn't mean to sound as though I was complaining about your two posts. I
was just acknowledging that no one had replied to the first, so I thought
I'd take a stab at your second.
I get what you say about the "ar" contraction in the braille for "bear"
resembling a braille "t" and an "n." Unfortunately, beyond that, I have to
say I don't understand what you're getting at. I'd think that grouping
either "ns" or "ts" endings would be a daunting task, considering that the
pair of two-letter combination occurs all over the place. Clearly, I don't
have enough context, and you probably feel constrained in how much to
explain on-list. Or maybe there's a hint here that, as a thesis advisor
would say, you might need to think through your inquiry again.
I'm wondering if I'm hearing the footsteps of the JAWS relevance police.
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Michele Thredgold
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2017 10:42 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Inquiring about Program or Website for Checking
Words
Hi Adrian and all. I apologize for the repeated post. I'm not sure what
happened the first time but I received a delivery status email and also a
copy of my own post, so I wasn't sure if it got through the first time.
I agree that, normally, a dictionary would be sufficient for looking up
prefixes and a google search would suffice for suffixes. However, when one
is trying to correct Braille or scanning errors, and cannot remember what
the original text was, I wasn't sure if these tools would be enough.
Sometimes the suffixes I'm trying out are less like "tion" or "ology" and
more like "ns" or "ts". These two suffixes possibly have been what was
originally meant when I typed "bear contraction", followed by an so. As an
Braille user will know, the "bear contraction" has similar fingering
positions to a t or an n, except that both latter letters require an extra
dot. So this project requires a bit of lateral thinking, and is quite
exhausting.
By the way, I am telling myself that prevention is better than cure, that
typing a little slower and proof-reading my typing before exiting might
save me trouble later on - all the usual stuff, but when typing to
dictation, even if it's for one's own use and not for professional
purposes, does require quite fast typing and I often forget to check it
straight afterward. (groan, groan).
Anyway, thanks very much for your suggestions and I'll keep them in mind
for the future.
Cheers!
Michele
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Spratt <adr...@adrianspratt.com>
To: "jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com" <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
Date: Tuesday, 25 April 2017 11:45 am
Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Inquiring about Program or Website for Checking
Words
Michele,
I realize this is your second post of this query. What occurs to me is
that a dictionary will automatically give you a list of word that share
the same prefix, right? They'll come right after each other in a
dictionary's alphabetical order. As for suffixes, I wonder what kind of
suffix you have in mind? The "tion" or "ing" ending? If something more
restrictive, such as "philia" or "ology," I bet an imaginative Google
search would do the job.
-----Original Message-----
From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On
Behalf Of Michele Thredgold
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 7:47 PM
To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
Subject: [JAWS-Users] Inquiring about Program or Website for Checking
Words
Hi all. Does anyone know of a program or website where one can enter
prefixes or suffixes and come up with a list of words containing the
same? I am trying to correct some Braille errors from various quotes I
have copied for personal use, and am running up against some real
doozies. I thought a program or website like this might be helpful.
Unfortunately, the dictionary programs on my BrailleSense u2 and
BrailleNote Apex, while great for dictionary and thesaurus references,
are not helpful for something like this.
Cheers!
Michele
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