I know it sounds very confusing, but it has to do with my brain moving faster than my fingers when I'm typing, so I'm often making errors and not picking it up until later. If the documents or I'm working on are to be sent to someone else, I spell-checker them. However, if I'm journalling or simply copying quotes, I often don't get around to it until much later, when I've forgotten what the original quote was. If I still have the original marked somewhere, I can locate it and correct it; but if not, then I'm in a fix. I hope this makes sense
Cheers! Michele ----- Original Message ----- From: Angel238 <angel...@sbcglobal.net> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Date: Saturday, 29 April 2017 4:36 pm 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 that. 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 "not." 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/
