JanaBrailles
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Jan,
I believe either way is correct. When I asked two separate braille users which one they would prefer reading, I was told the single capped letters and that is why I presented it that way. Both are former print users. 🙂
We decided to follow 13.2a
Capitalization in abbreviations. The double capital indicator is used only where two or more capital letters in an abbreviation follow one another with no intervening periods.
So we did
double cap SSS single cap Spy
Thanks.Ok maybe no one is answering this because I'm being too general with my question?
So at 2.5a it says this about spacing with dashes:
"Print is often inconsistent in the spacing before and after a dash. In braille, no
space is left between a mid-sentence dash and the words that immediately precede and
follow it, regardless of print spacing."It then shows an example:
He is tall -- six feet anyway.
and the brailled sentence indeed has no spacing before or after the dash. So far so good...
But then later on page 2-7 it says this regarding spacing and incomplete sentences:
"One space is always left before beginning a new braille sentence. Thus, if a dash
begins an incomplete sentence, or a fragment of a sentence or thought, it is preceded by a
space. And, when a dash falls at the end of an incomplete sentence or thought, it is
followed by a space. Examples:Oh, my— Jessica wept."
And the brailled sentence above does have a space between the dash and Jessica. Maybe I just don't know what an incomplete sentence is but in the first example "he is tall -- six feet anyway" the second part seems like an incomplete sentence to me so why isn't there space between the dash and "six"?
For that matter...another rule says: (also on 2-7)
"When a dash represents a pause and separates complete sentences, it is recommended
that spaces be left before and after the dash."Hooray! We won. — Oh, boy! — I am truly happy.
And if I go back to the original first sentence "he is tall -- six feet anyway" one could argue that there is a pause there...and if so...there should be some spacing after the dash.
Good morning!
In regards to Biblical citations, you don't provide me with a print copy of what you are referring to so I can only go by what you stated. IF the book you are transcribing is NOT primarily devoted to religious topics, I would follow print. 17.5b (5th edition) states: In standard prose, references to the Bible, Koran, and other religious works should be brailled as they appear in print. There is not an example showing Roman Numerals, however, I believe the "follow print" rule covers you here.
Hope this helps.
Jana
