[access-uk] Re: Braille readers, did you know?

No, dot 5 l is always for lord and not a religious contraction. I would 
assume this is because Lord does not simply refer to Our Lord, but can mean, 
lord of the manor or similar.

Best wishes,

Joan.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David W Wood" <g3yxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 11:54 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille readers, did you know?


> All:
>
> I  haven't checked S.E.B. for a few years but it was the
> case that religious texts had particular contractions.
> The dot fives were:
> C Christ
> G god
> L lord
>
>
> Another that comes to mind is
>
> Hl holy.
>
> David
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Angel
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 3:44 AM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille readers, did you know?
>
> I was just teasing about writing dot five c for Christmas.
> I think the reason these signs can not be used is because
> both are two syllables.  I don't think you can use a sign
> like that if a word is two syllables.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christine Weetman" <goatmum@xxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 2:39 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille readers, did you know?
>
>
>>O No no no, you Can't and Never Could use dot five C in
> Christine!  My
>>name  and my dear English/braille teacher taught me Never,
> Never to do
>>that, I  never did and resented anyone else trying to do
> that. dot five
>>c is for  christ and not for Christine nor Christmas!
> lol----- Original
>>Message -----
>> From: "Peter Beasley" <p.beasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 4:37 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille readers, did you know?
>>
>>
>> No it wasn't specific.  For instance, you could use dot5 c
> in the name
>> Christine.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Angel" <Angel238@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 4:27 PM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille readers, did you know?
>>
>>
>> I hadn't thought of that about the Christ sign, though if
> that word
>> appears in another faith's religious context couldn't the
> sign be
>> used?  I think what I meant is it is not faith specific.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 3:05 AM
>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille readers, did you know?
>>
>>
>>> Hi Angel,
>>>
>>> I don't think all of them encompass all faiths, for
> example Christ is
>>> definitely Christian.  For my part, I am glad they are
> gone.  We are the
>>> only country that used them in terms of Braille, so it
> didn't make any
>>> sense.  Mind you, I hate Grade 2 anyway, it is so
> ambiguous, and gives
>>> people writing translation software a big headache.
>>>
>>> All the best
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Angel
>>> Sent: 28 April 2007 06:49
>>> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Braille readers, did you know?
>>>
>>> I always wondered whatever happened to those signs.  I
> didn't know they
>>> had
>>> been scrapped.  As they encompass all faiths I don't
> think they ought to
>>> have been.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Christine Weetman" <goatmum@xxxxxxx>
>>> To: <"Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@freelists.org>
>>> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 9:42 AM
>>> Subject: [access-uk] Braille readers, did you know?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi all, I have just heard of some Important braille
> signs which I always
>>>> used have been scrapped, What Is this world coming to?
> They are all
>>>> religious signs we can't use, has this been done so as
> "Not to Offend"
>>>> the
>>>
>>>> non-Christians?  I doube for a mark of respect, what do
> you think? Did
>>>> you
>>>
>>>> know and would you still use them in your personal
> writings?
>>>> The nine religious contractions which should never have
> been scrapped
>>>> are:
>>>>
>>>> 1.   Dot five C for Christ.
>>>> 2.   F T H sign for faith.
>>>> 3.   G L for glory.
>>>> 4.   Dot five G for God.
>>>> 5.   G R for grace.
>>>> 6.   H L for holy.
>>>> 7.   Dot five J for Jesus.
>>>> 8.   S T H sign for saith.
>>>> 9.   Dots four-five-six u for unto.
>>>>
>>>> So what are we going to reuse these signs for now?
>>>>
>>>> Yours, disgusted, Christine W.
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