Midterm Review Flashcards
ch
child
ou
out
sh
shall
st
still
th
this
wh
which
a.g.st
against
a.l.th
although
ch.n
children
f.st
first
h.er.f
herself
h.m.f
himself
m.ch
much
m.st
must
m.y.f
myself
*5.o.f
onself
ou.r.v.s
ourselves
sh.d
should
s.ch
such
the.m.v.s
themselves
th.y.f
thyself
y.r.f
yourself
y.r.v.s
yourselves
Sh!
must be spelled out, since it may be confused with shall
Italic indicator
46 (followed by a symbol, word, passage or terminator indicator)
bold indicator
45 (followed by a symbol, word, passage, or terminator indicator)
underline indicator
456 (followed by symbol, word, passage or terminator indicator)
script indicator
4 (followed by a symbol, word, passage, or terminator indicator)
typeform symbol indicator
23
typeform word indicator
2
typeform passage indicator
2356
typeform terminator
typeform symbol.3
percent
46/356
degrees
45/245
angle
456/246
When CAN’T you use the strong groupsign for ing?
ing must never begin a word, so cannot be used in ingot or ingrown
What are the strong contractions?
the, and, for, of, with
Can you use ST to abbreviate street or saint?
NO you can’t use st to abbreviate saint or street, since it would be confused with still
When CAN’T you use gh, sh, and th?
you can’t use gh, sh, and th when they are pronounced as separate sounds, or when a syllable division occurs between letters, or the h is aspirated, or when in the middle of two joined words in a compound word
Can you use st and th for ordinal numbers?
you can’t use st or th for ordinal numbers since the numeric indicator indicates grade 1 mode
Do you use ED in Airedale?
NO A.i.r.e.d.a.l.e
Do you use ED in battledore?
NO b.a.t.t.l.e.d.o.r.e
Do you use OF in microfilm?
NO m.i.c.r.o.f.i.l.m
Do you use GH in foghorn?
NO f.o.g.h.o.r.n
Do you use ED in firedrill?
NO f.i.r.e.d.r.i.l.l.
Do you use TH in boathouse?
NO b.o.a.t.h.ou.s.e
Do you use ER in aerobic?
YES a.er.o.b.i.c
Do you use ED in Oedipus?
YES o.ed.i.p.u.s
Which contraction/groupsigns should be used in other?
the - o.the.r
Which contraction/groupsigns should be used in thermal?
the - the.r.m.a.l
Which contraction/groupsigns should be used in bathed?
the - b.a.the.d
Do you use GH in Brigham?
YES (why??) B.r.i.gh.a.m
Do you use SH in mishap?
NO m.i.s.h.a.p
Do you use SH in Chisholm?
NO C.h.i.s.h.o.l.m
Which contractions/groupsigns should be used in wither?
with with.er
Which contractions/groupsigns should be used in adhered?
er & ed (no *5.h!) a.d.h.er.ed
Which contractions/groupsigns should be used in timer?
*5.t.r
Do you use THE in sweetheart?
NO s.w.e.e.t.h.e.ar.t
Do you use TH in sweetheart?
NO s.w.e.e.t.h.e.ar.t
Do you use OF in profess?
YES p.r.of.e.s.s.
Do you use AND in Vandyke?
YES V.and.y.k.e
Do you use ED in freedom?
YES f.r.e.ed.o.m
Do you use ST in mistrial?
YES m.i.st.r.i.a.l
Do you use GH in ragholder?
NO r.a.g.h.o.l.d.er
Do you use ED in Airedale?
NO A.i.r.e.d.a.l.e.
Do you use SH in mishandle?
NO m.i.s.h.and.l.e
Do you use ER in forerunner?
NO f.o.r.e.r.u.n.n.er
Do you use ER in sparerib?
NO s.p.ar.e.r.i.b
Do you use ER in erect?
YES er.e.c.t
Do you use ED in predate?
YES p.r.ed.a.t.e
Do you use ED in shakedown?
NO sh.a.k.e.d.ow.n
Do you use THE in another?
YES a.n.o.the.r
Do you use the ER in another?
NO a.n.o.the.r
Do you use the ED in poisoned?
YES p.o.i.s.o.n.ed
Do you used the *5.o in poisoned?
NO p.o.i.s.o.n.ed
Must you repeat a number sign after a period?
NO
Must you repeat a number sign after a comma?
NO #.3.,.4.0.0
Must you repeat a number sign after a simple fraction line?
NO (horizontal fractions)
Must you repeat a number sign after a space?
YES #.1.2. .#.1.3
Must you repeat a number sign after a hyphen?
YES #.2.-.#.4
Must you repeat a number sign after a dash?
YES #.4.0.–.#.1.0.0.
Must you repeat a number sign after an apostrophe?
YES
Must you repeat a number sign after a colon?
YES #.4.:.#.3.0. .P.M.
Do you need a grade 1 indicator for 5b?
YES #.5.:.b (could be confused for number 2 since it is attached to a number and in numerical mode)
Do you need a grade 1 indicator for 6C?
NO #.6.;.C (the capital letter indicator shows that it is a letter, and you are still in numeric mode so no confusion)
Do you need a grade 1 indicator for 7x?
NO #.7.x (since there is a number first, the word is in numeric mode, and x will not be confused with a number)
Do you need a grade 1 indicator for 8-d?
YES #.8.-.:.d (the d could be confused for do)
cent sign
4/14
dollar sign
4/234
euro symbol
4/15
British pound symbol
4/123
’ (foot/feet)
2356
” (inch/inches)
2356/2356
Do you use *5.e in severing?
YES s.*5.e.ing (first syllable of ever is emphasized, so can use *5.e)
Do you use ER in zero?
YES z.er.o
Do you use ER in erupted?
YES er.u.p.t.ed
Do you used ST in mistake?
YES m.i.st.a.k.e
Do you use OF in sofa?
YES s.of.a
Do you use ED in predictable?
YES p.r.ed.i.c.t.a.b.l.e
Do you use *5.o in phonetic?
NO p.h.o.n.e.t.i.c
Do you use TH in potholder?
NO p.o.t.h.o.l.d.er
Do you use ST in mistook?
YES m.i.st.o.o.k
Do you use ING in ingredients?
NO i.n.g.r.ed.i.e.n.t.s (ING cannot start a word)
Do you use ED in firedrill?
NO f.i.r.e.d.r.i.l.l
Do you use ED in redress?
YES r.ed.r.e.s.s.
Do you use ED in boredom?
YES b.o.r.ed.o.m
Do you use OF in profile?
YES p.r.of.i.l.e
Do you use *5.s in blossomed?
NO b.l.o.s.s.o.m.ed (some is not used as a word in a compound word)
Do you use *5.o in honesty?
YES h.*5.o.e.st.y
Do you use GH in Shanghai?
NO Sh.a.n.g.h.a.i
Do you use *5.p in partaking?
YES *5.p.a.k.ing
Do you use *5.o in pioneer?
NO p.i.o.n.e.er
Do you use ED twice in redyed?
YES r.ed.e.y.ed
Do you use GH in aghast?
YES a.gh.a.st
Do you use the *5.e. in severed?
YES s.*5.e.ed
Do you use the *5.h in adhere?
YES a.d.*5.h
Do you use ED in unpredictable?
YES u.n.p.r.ed.i.c.t.a.b.l.e
Do you use *5.p in partook?
YES *5.p.o.o.k
Do you use *5.e in several?
YES *5.e.a.l
Do you use *5.e in persevere?
NO p.er.s.e.v.er.e
Do you use *5.s in somersault?
NO s.o.m.er.s.a.u.l.t (some should be a whole word in a compound word)
Do you use *5.s in Somerville?
NO S.o.m.er.v.i.l.l.e. (some should be whole word in a compound word)
Do you use ER in derived?
YES d.er.i.v.e.d
Do you use SH in Sh!?
NO S.h.! (otherwise it would be mistaken for shall)
Do you use *5.h in wherever?
NO wh.er*5.e
Opening quotation marks
236
Closing quotation marks
356
Single (inner) opening quotation marks
6/236
Single (inner) closing quotation marks
6/356
Round parentheses opening (
5/126
Round parentheses closing )
5/345
Square brackets opening [
46/126
Square brackets closing ]
46/345
Curly brackets/braces opening {
456/126
Curly brackets/braces closing }
456/345
Angle brackets opening
4/126
Angle brackets closing >
4/345
Simple fraction line (when fraction is small/reduced and written vertically or near vertically)
34
Forward slash (when fraction numbers stay full size, not reduced and written horizontally)
456/34
Does a simple fraction need a new number indicator for the denominator?
NO - #.7./.8 it remains in numeric mode
Does a fraction with a forward slash need a new number indicator for the denominator?
YES - #.7.I/.#.8 a forward slash ends numeric mode
In a mixed number, is a new number indicator needed before the fraction part?
YES #.1.#.1./.2 (but no space between whole number and fraction)
When can you use *5.e (ever) as part of a word?
When the stress is on the first “e” and the letters are not preceded by “e” or “i”
When can you use *5.n (name) and *5.h (here) as part of a word?
When the letters they represent are pronounced as one syllable and other rules don’t prevent their use
When can you use *5.o (one) as part of a word?
When the letters it represents are pronounced as one syllable, or are a word ending in “oney” or in the words/derivatives of “honest” or “monetary.” Cannot be used when preceded by the letter “o.”
Can you use *5.o in honey?
YES - h.*5.o.y
Can you use *5.o in colonel?
NO - c.o.l.o.n.e.l
When can you use *5.s (some) as part of a word?
When the letters it represents form a complete syllable of the base word.
When can you use *5.t (time) as part of a word?
When the letters it represents are pronounced as the word “time.”
When can you use *5.u (under) as part of a word?
Always, except when the letters it represents are preceded by an “a” or “o” or the letters “un” are part of a prefix
Can you use *5.h in heresy?
NO h.er.e.s.y
Can you use *5.e in severe?
NO s.e.v.er.e
Can you use *5.h in Hereford?
NO H.er.e.for.d
Can you use *5.e in persevere?
NO p.er.s.e.v.er.e
Can you use *5.u in underived?
NO u.n.d.er.i.v.ed
Can you use *5.n in enamel?
NO e.n.a.m.e.l
Can you use *5.e in reverberate?
NO r.e.v.er.a.b.er.a.t.e
Can you use *5.e in heretic?
NO h.er.e.t.i.c
Can you use *5.o in coronet?
NO c.o.r.o.n.e.t
Can you use *5.t in centimeter?
NO c.e.n.t.i.m.e.t.er
Grade 1 symbol indicator
56
Grade 1 word indicator
56/56
Grade 1 passage indicator
56/56/56
Grade 1 terminator
56/3
Is a grade 1 indicator needed for U.S.A.?
NO - letters are together, without spaces
Is a grade 1 indicator needed for U. S. A. ?
YES - for U and S, letters are spaced so could be confused with alphabetic wordsigns us and so
a.b
about
a.f
after
a.g
again
b.l
blind
b.r.l
braille
c.d
could
e.i
either
f.r
friend
g.d
good
g.r.t
great
h.m
him
i.m.m
immediate
x.s
its
l.r
letter
l.l
little
p.d
paid
q.k
quick
s.d
said
t.d
today
t.n
tonight
t.m
tomorrow
w.d
would
y.r
your
When can shortform words blind, friend, good, letter, little, and quick be used in longer words?
When they begin the word and are not followed by a vowel or letter y
When can shortform words braille and great be used in longer words?
Whenever they occur
Which 8 shortform words can be used in longer words as long as they are at the beginning and not followed by a vowel or y?
braille, blind, friend, good, great, letter, little, quick
ellipsis
256/256/256
Do you need spaces before/after and ellipsis?
YES
forward slash
456/34
Do you need spaces before/after forward slashes?
NO
Do you need number indicators after forward slashes in a date?
YES #.7.I./.#.2.5.I/.#.2.0.2.0
asterisk
5/35
bullet
456/256
Do you need a space after a bullet?
YES
What should you remember when brailling electronic addresses?
No shortform words are used in electronic addresses
In spatial equations, what do you align?
Align the numeric indicators on the left, and the numbers in columns by place value
horizontal line indicator (for spatial equations)
5 followed by 25.25.25.25…
horizontal line
5/25/25/25…
and
12346
for
123456
of
12356
with
23456
the
2346
@ (at sign)
4/1
+ plus
5/235
- minus
5/36
multiplication sign
5/236
multiplication dot
5/256 (like a period)
division sign
5/34 (like a simple fraction sign)
equals
5/2356 (with space before and after)
less than
4/126
greater than
4/345
In 1 + 1 = 2, how many number indicators would you include?
3 - one for each number! (unlike Nemeth)
Which symbols occur in numeric mode?
the ten digits, period, comma, simple fraction line
Alphabetic wordsigns can be a single unit in a word when joined by a __ or __.
hyphen or apostrophe
period
256
comma
2
apostrophe
3
hyphen
36
semicolon
23
colon
25
question mark
236
exclamation mark
235
dash
6/36
capital letter indicator
6
capital word indicator
6/6
capital passage indicator
6/6/6
capital passage terminator
6/3
couldn’t
cd.n.’.t
immediately
i.m.m.l.y
friends
f.r.s
Littleton
l.l.t.o.n
newsletter
n.e.w.s.l.r
quickly
q.k.l.y
*5. d
day
*5.e
ever
*5.f
father
*5.h
here
*5.k
know
*5.l
lord
*5.m
mother
*5.n
name
*5.o
one
*5.p
part
*5.q
question
*5.r
right
*5.s
some (not side!)
*5.t
time
*5.u
under
*5.w
work
*5.y
young
phone
p.h.*5.o
Brighton
B.*5.r.o.n
have
h
side
s.i.d.e (not a *5!!)
here
*5.h
money
m.*5.o.y
she
sh.e
one
*5.o
out
ou
without
with.ou.t (out can’t be part of a word)
can
c
that
t
this
th
ou
out
it
x
x
it
st
still
still
st
her
h.er
Can you use *5.o in Coney?
YES C.*5.o.y
Do you need a grade 1 indicator for 7B?
NO (still in numeric mode, capital indicator signals letter)
Do you need a grade 1 indicator for 7-B?
YES (hyphen terminates numeric mode, so capital B could be confused with But)
Do you need a grade 1 indicator for 6k?
NO (still in numeric mode, k is not confused with a number)
Do you need a grade 1 indicator for 6-k?
YES (hyphen terminates numeric mode, k could be confused with knowledge)
Do you need a grade 1 indicator for 3c?
YES (the c can be mistaken for 3 in numeric mode)
mistook
m.i.st.o.o.k
How is a decimal in UEB different from Nemeth?
UEB decimal is 256 like a period. In Nemeth it is 46. Don’t confuse them!
are
don’t forget the ar! ar.e
severely
no *5.e! s.e.v.er.e.l.y
nearer
don’t forger the ar! n.e.ar.er
professor
don’t forget the of! p.r.of.e.s.s.o.r
angle QRS
456/246/cap/cap/QRS (different from Nemeth!)
forthright
for.th.*r
righteous
*r.e.ou.s
