There are a lot of fancy names for the different types of contractions. And lots of specific rules for their use in writing. There are many braille differences from print. For instance, capital letters have to be signified by an extra symbol.
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Braille Letters
This document uses font Braille AOE.
The Braille alphabet is different from the regular alphabet in that capital letters need an extra symbol, rather than a different shape. Also, there is an indicator for multiple capital letters in a row.
Capital Letter Indicator
Multiple Capital Letter Indicator (UEB)
Lower Case Letters
a b c d e f g h I j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
Capital Letters
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Letter Sign Words
One letter equals a word.
b but
c can
d do
e every
f from
g go
h have
j just
k knowledge
l like
m more
n not
p people
q quite
r rather
s so
t that
u us
v very
w will
x it
y you
z as
Contractions - Strong Word Signs
A single sign that equals a whole word.
C child
U out
S shall
Z still
T this
W which
Contractions - Strong Group Signs
A shortcut which represents a pair of letters within a word.
A ar
C ch
D ed
R er
H gh
G ing
U ou
O ow
S sh
Z st
T th
W wh
Lower Word Signs
Lower braille letter symbols that equal a word.
B be
N enough
? his
I in
Y was
) were
Lower Group Signs
Lower Braille letter symbols that equal a set of letters within a word.
B bb
B be
K cc
K con
. Dis
E ea
N en
! ff
) gg
I in
Two Sign Contractions
The first symbol has a single dot in the middle of the right column. Sometimes called a middle right A. The second symbol is usually the first letter of the word.
@d day
@e ever
@f father
@h here
@k know
@l l lord
@m mother
@n name
@o one
@p part
@q question
@r right
@s some
@t time
@u under
@w work
@y young
@+ there
@C character
@T through
@W where
@U ought
Two Sign Contractions
The first symbol has two dots in the top and middle of the right column. Sometimes called a right B. The second symbol is usually the first letter of the word.
=+ these
=T those
=W whose
=w word
=u upon
Two Sign Contractions
The first symbol has three dots on the right column. Sometimes called a right L. The second symbol is usually the first letter of the word.
|c cannot
|h had
|m many
|s spirit
|+ their
|w world
Two Sign Word Ending Contractions
The first symbol has two dots in the top and bottom of the right column. Sometimes called a right K.
_d ound
_e ance
_n sion
_s less
_t ount
Two Sign Word Ending Contractions
The first symbol has two dots in the middle bottom of the right column. Sometimes called a lower right B.
\e ence
\l ful
\y ity
\t ment
\s ness
\g ong
\n tion
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