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

Hello Christine,

I'm sure that all of the religious contractions you mention 
were scrapped not just a few years ago but more like two 
decades ago. It seems to me that, whilst they are probably 
extra stuff to learn for every day Brailing which learners 
will be pleased not to have to take on, for the creating of 
specific religious material, like religious magazines, 
bibles, etc, they would still have a purpose. Anyone with 
such a bent could then take the time to learn them on top of 
standard, non-religious Braille.

Oh and yes, I only just finished reading an old NLB book 
from 1929 and if I had not remembered these contractions 
from years ago, I would have struggled to make sense of some 
of it.

BFN,
John.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christine Weetman" <goatmum@xxxxxxx>
To: <"Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@freelists.org>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 2:42 PM
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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