Cindy, Not all words are written with Braille contractions. Boy, girl, bus, toy, block, door, radio, are all examples of words that have no Braille contractions. Besides, many of the contractions are made using letters and other signs. Sometime you should take a look at Braille. It's really cool, and my husband Shawn is learning it. Kasondra Payne -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.4/175 - Release Date: 11/18/2005 To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.