[access-uk] Re: An observation and a curiosity

Wait, couldn't we copy the text from the Windows Live dictionary file and paste it in the default dictionary file? I may go and try this. 

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Taylor" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:58 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: An observation and a curiosity



Well if we want to operate in the sighted world, I think we shouldn't take
that attitude and we should develop a way of using them. If we want to
decide we can't be bothered because it doesn't suit us, why shoul he world
accommodate some of our needs when it doesn't suit them? I just think we
need to go one way or the other, our own world with our own rules, or join
in properly in as many ways as we can!



Cheers

Dave
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Peter Beasley
Sent: 12 November 2008 10:49
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: An observation and a curiosity



Hfere Here!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Carol Pearson <mailto:carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:46 AM

Subject: [access-uk] Re: An observation and a curiosity



Well, here's my take on it!



I don't use winks and smiles, or grins are about all I do use.  The thing
is, I don't remember the signs for them and so just write out the words
within < and > signs to make them perfectly readable.  I'm not on lists
where there are more sighted people than blind, so why should I care!
<Smiles>



Hope that clarifies things a little for you!



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---- Original Message----
From: Amro Bilal
To: Access-UK
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:24 PM
Subject: [access-uk] An observation and a curiosity


Hi all,

This might be OT, not really sure but here goes.

I noticed on this list that people don't use smileys and winks such
as :) ;) etc. People rather write smile, wink and what have you. I've
never come across this practise on any other emailing list or
internet forum. It struck me that even literate computer users on
this list do that. So I wander, is there a reason for this practise?
Do Braille users find wink signs confusing for instance? Excuse my
ignorance, but I rely on my screen reader's speech output and I've
never had any problems with reading winks. I started doing what
everyone else does on this list and the Jaws list but never asked
why!

If there's a good reason behind this I'd be glad to learn it. If
there isn't, then IMHO this is a bad habit. What applies to other
internet forums I believe should apply here too unless there's a
justification for doing otherwise. Am I being pedantic? Would love to
here other people opinions!

Cheers,
Amro





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