I think that may have been more the case in UK Braille. I'm positive
that I seldom if ever came across the `ed' or `of' as part of the
`pre' or `pro' prefixes in American Braille.
The rule as james says only concerns compound words and not syllables;
though I would go with common-sense and good practice. With the best
will in the world, the rulebook wasn't handed down on stone tablets.
If using invidual letters -- as opposed to contractions -- makes the
word more readable then so be it. Even statute law is subject to
interpretation, and the UEB cohort are no constitutional draftsmen.
Good luck, Matthew
On 13/10/2016, Bowden, James <James.Bowden@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Judith,
Compound words are treated differently to Prefixes. The rules are shown in
RUEB 10.11. In fact, for prefixes, e-d and e-n and e-r are treated
differently to e-a.
The question about bridging of prefixes is one that I think has gone on for
many years - pre-UEB in fact.
In many cases, prefixes were already not separate in our older Standard
English Braille code. So in fact, many words are unaltered because of the
introduction of UEB. For example reduce, we used the ED sign.
Having said that, there are some words which, upon initial reading, do seem
curious and there are some discussions about certain words internationally.
I trust this helps.
With best regards,
James.
-----Original Message-----
From: ueb-ed-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ueb-ed-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Judith Furse
Sent: 13 October 2016 10:25
To: ueb-ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ueb-ed] What's the Difference?
Hello all,
I wonder if someone can explain something to me?
How come we can do the sensible thing in words like “Southend” but we are
obliged to use “er” and “ed” signs in words with the prefixes “pre” and
“re”?
I think the latter look horrible and, I’m sure there must be occasions when
they impede reading speed and comprehension. So, what is the logic behind
this please?
Kind regards,
Judith
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