Hi! You are exactly right. It does get confusing -- especially when dealing with the lower signs such as was, to, by, in, etc. Knowing when to use the sign and when not to can be a bit tricky.
Take heart, we all forget sometimes. -----Original Message----- From: Nafisah [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 10:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GWN] the correct braille rule Hello everyone! Don't worry, we all make mistakes. I'm working with someone right now who is learning grade 2 and it's hard to remember all these contractions and their rules. But I guess when you are a braille transcriber or are taking the course to become a braille transcriber, you have no choice. Smiles! All the best, Nafisah. -- Original Message ----- From: "Terri Pannett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 4:54 PM Subject: Re: [GWN] the correct braille rule > You're right. I stand corrected. > > Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nafisah" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 7:58 PM > Subject: Re: [GWN] the correct braille rule > > >> Hello Terri and list, >> The lower sign cannot follow a capital sign if there is punctuation >> before the capital sign. I am currently taking a braille transcriber's >> course and this was presented as one of the rules. The lower sign can be >> used at the beginning of a sentence only if it follows a capital sign and >> is not preceded by any punctuation. Only to, into and by can follow >> punctuation and a capital sign because these words are attached to any >> word after them. All the best, >> Nafisah. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Terri Pannett" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 9:37 PM >> Subject: Re: [GWN] the correct braille rule >> >> >>> Yes, you *can* use a lower cell sign at the beginning of a sentence. >>> The capital sign before the lower sing and the space after the lower >>> sign would distinguish it from anything else. But if there is a >>> punctuation mark, like an opening quotation mark and the word is *not* >>> capitalized, then you must spell out the lower sign. >>> >>> Terri Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Paulette Vickery" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 11:03 PM >>> Subject: RE: [GWN] the correct braille rule >>> >>> >>>> I'm a bit rusty, but I think that you are correct, the sentence >>>> should >>>> begin >>>> with a W. I believe this is because when a sentence begins with a >>>> braille >>>> contraction that is in the lower part of the cell, the word is spelled >>>> in >>>> grade one braille. I think this is so the word cannot be confused with >>>> the >>>> capital sign, or numbers in Neimeth code, which are all in the lower >>>> part of >>>> the cell. >>>> >>>> Paulette >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Joe Giovanelli [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 11:26 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: [GWN] the correct braille rule >>>> >>>> Hi, Every One, >>>> >>>> What is the correct Braille rule as it applies to this sentence: >>>> >>>> Was she here? >>>> >>>> When that sentence is translated from ASCII, it comes out with: >>>> >>>> dot six lower j >>>> >>>> I thought that it should be a capital w. >>>> >>>> If the former is correct, so be it. If the latter is right, we >>>> have a translation error which needs to be reported to GW. >>>> >>>> Thank you. 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