Hi, Everyone,
As far as I know, whereabouts is a word while whereabout is not. Also,
abouts is not a word either to my knowledge. So the shortform "about" would
be used in whereabouts but not in abouts. The letters abs on their own would
definitely stand for abs (body part) not abouts.
Just my thoughts.
Peg Mercer
Braille Proofreader, Vancouver, BC
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Lewicki, Maureen
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 11:25 AM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Whereabout and whereabouts
George sounds like Duxbury is correct but the proofreader misread the rule.
What I find curious is the word 'whereabout' as a short form word. I have
never ever used whereabout as a word. Isn't it always whereabouts??
Maureen Murphy Lewicki
Teacher of the Visually Impaired
Bethlehem Central Schools
700 Delaware Ave
It is by battling with the circumstances, temptations and failures of the
world, that the individual reaches his highest possibilities.
Annie Sullivan, Helen Keller's Teacher
Delmar, NY 12054
http://www.bethlehemschools.org ;
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From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf
of George Bell <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 2:12 PM
To: duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Whereabout and whereabouts
Hi,
I am quite sure that Duxbury will correct any errors.
However, I really would like to know the logic behind the rule. Why should
"abs" could cause problems?
George
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Behalf Of Sumwalt, Julie (BRL)
Sent: 20 September 2016 18:22
To: Duxuser <duxuser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [duxuser] Re: Whereabout and whereabouts
Hi Debra,
You can indeed use the "about" shortform in "whereabouts". "Whereabout" is
in the Shortforms List and the rule is that "s" can be added to any word on
the list. The only three words that you can't add "s" to are "about",
"almost" and "him". ONLY those three words. I got this from the top of ICEB
itself and made a note of it.
Braille on,
Julie
From: duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:duxuser-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Debra Bonde/Seedlings Braille
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 12:15 PM
To: Duxuser
Subject: [duxuser] Whereabout and whereabouts
We just did a Hardy Boys book in UEB and the word "whereabouts" was
contracted by DBT using the shortform for "about" but our proofreader marked
it wrong, citing page 229 of The Rules of UEB, Appendix 1: Shortforms list.
According to that list, it's okay to use the shortform for 'about' in the
word "whereabout" but not in "whereabouts". Would you all agree? And if so,
could DBT make that change in the next update? Thank you!
Best wishes,
Debra J. Bonde, Director
Seedlings Braille Books for Children
www.seedlings.org
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