Re: Definition of a minor syllable

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From: Simon Buck
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 00:00

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Ysgrifennodd Mark Israel (misrael@scripps.edu):

   Can anyone help with the following query?

   | What is a minor syllable? In braille writing, one is
   | allowed to use "short-cuts", or contractions, if the contraction
   | does not overlap a syllable break, UNLESS the syllable
   | is a minor syllable.
   |
   | For example, there is a contraction for the part-word
   | "and".
   |
   | The contraction and CAN be used in the word handle,
   | since (apparently) the syllable break han-dle is a minor
   | syllable break.
   |
   | Comments?

1  I assume han-dle must be one of those strange American syllable
   breaks: i would split it hand-le anyway, and the problem goes away.

2  I am still looking for my Braille manual - i will reply soon.

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