No one said anything about being confused. All Michele said was that there's a resemblance between n, t and the symbol for ar. The "ar" symbol consists of dots 3, 4 and 5. The letter "t" adds dot 2 to this pattern, while the letter "n" adds dot 1. My apologies to non-braille readers and also for this off-topic post, but I think the record needed to be set straight.
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Angel238 Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2017 3:06 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Inquiring about Program or Website for Checking Words 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 >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
