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4.2.6Where a modifier is shown in print without an associated letter, as in a dictionary entry or in instructional material, follow print.
Refer to: Sections 3.6 and 3.25, General Symbols and Indicators, for the caret and the tilde (swung dash); and Section 7.1, punctuation, for the solidus (forward slash) when these are separate characters rather than modifiers. | |
4.2.7Use the modifiers listed above only in foreign language words and phrases in English context intended primarily for leisure reading, in English words or in anglicised words and phrases.
Where a significant knowledge of a foreign language is presupposed or is being taught, use signs from the indigenous foreign language braille code.
Refer to: Section 13, Foreign Language, for more guidance. | |
10.13.9Do not use the lower groupsign for "be", "con" or "dis" when the
letters it represents precede the hyphen or fall at the beginning of
the braille line in a word divided between braille lines. | |
10.13.8Retain the braille form of the lower wordsign for "enough" or "in" in
conjunction with the dash even when divided from the dash by the
end of the braille line. However, it is also necessary to follow the
lower sign rule. | |
4.2.8Use the modifiers in this section for linguistic accents and diacritics only and not for modifiers in mathematics or for symbols in computer programming even if their appearance is visually similar in print.
Refer to: Guidelines for Technical Material. | |
10.13.7Do not use the lower wordsign for "be", "were", "his" or "was" before
or after a dash, even when separated from the dash by the end of
the braille line. | |
10.13.6Words joined by a dash may be divided at the end of a braille line
either before or after the dash. | |
5.1.1A grade 1 indicator is used to set grade 1 mode when the grade 1
meaning of a symbol could be misread as a contraction meaning or a
numeric meaning. | |
10.12.13For a word with omitted letters, follow print and follow the rules of
Section 5, Grade 1 Mode, and the basic contraction rules of Sections
10.1 to 10.11. | |
5.1.2The extent of grade 1 mode is determined by the grade 1 indicator in
use. | |