Unit 13 More Modes: Capital and Grade 1 Passages
You have already learned that:
A capital indicator (dot 6) is placed in front of a letter to form a capital letter, and a capital word indicator (two capital signs) is placed in front of a word to capitalize the entire word.
A grade 1 indicator (dots 5-6) puts the next letter or symbol into uncontracted mode, and a grade 1 word indicator (two consecutive grade 1 indicators) puts the next word or letter/symbol sequence into uncontracted mode.
Passage and Terminator Indicators
In order to capitalize an entire passage, or put an entire passage into uncontracted mode, three consecutive indicators are placed in front of the first symbol of the passage.
Like the rules for typeforms, the capital passage indicator or grade 1 passage indicator are used when the mode applies to three or more consecutive words. It sets the mode into effect until the mode is ended by a capital terminator or grade 1 terminator. The terminator is placed directly after the affected passage with no space between the end of the passage and the indicator.
We will use the same formula as the typeform terminator formula applied after the last letter/symbol of the passage to terminate the mode.
Capital Passage
| Letter/Symbol(s) | Mode | Extent | ||
| Last Symbol | Capital | + | Terminator | |
| ⠲ | + | ⠠ | + | ⠄ |
Example:
He drove by the sign that said ONE WAY ONLY! He didn't see the oncoming cars.
⠠⠓⠑⠀⠙⠗⠕⠧⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠀⠞⠀⠎⠙⠀⠠⠠⠠⠐⠕⠀⠺⠁⠽
⠕⠝⠇⠽⠖⠠⠄⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠙⠝⠄⠞⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠮⠀⠕⠝⠉⠕⠍⠬⠀⠉⠜⠎⠲
Grade 1 Passage
| Letter/Symbol(s) | Mode | Extent | ||
| Last Symbol | Grade 1 | + | Terminator | |
| ⠲ | + | ⠰ | + | ⠄ |
Example:
For your spelling test, write these words letter by letter: P-u-m-p-k-i-n, c-a-n-d-y, c-o-s-t-u-m-e, t-r-e-a-t.
⠠⠿⠀⠽⠗⠀⠎⠏⠑⠇⠇⠬⠀⠞⠑⠌⠂⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠀⠘⠮⠀⠘⠺⠎⠀⠇⠗⠀⠃⠽
⠇⠗⠒⠀⠰⠰⠰⠠⠏⠤⠥⠤⠍⠤⠏⠤⠅⠤⠊⠤⠝⠂⠀⠉⠤⠁⠤⠝⠤⠙⠤⠽⠂
⠉⠤⠕⠤⠎⠤⠞⠤⠥⠤⠍⠤⠑⠂⠀⠞⠤⠗⠤⠑⠤⠁⠤⠞⠲⠰⠄
More Examples:
Some kids say the letters l m n o p as one letter.
⠠⠐⠎⠀⠅⠊⠙⠎⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠮⠀⠇⠗⠎⠀⠰⠰⠰⠇⠀⠍⠀⠝⠀⠕⠀⠏⠰⠄⠀⠵
⠐⠕⠀⠇⠗⠲
The sign said, BIG PARTY AT COLLEGE HALL! RSVP.
⠠⠮⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠀⠎⠙⠂⠀⠠⠠⠠⠃⠊⠛⠀⠐⠏⠽⠀⠁⠞⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠛⠑⠀⠓⠁⠇⠇⠖
⠗⠎⠧⠏⠲⠠⠄
NOTE:
The terminator should be used at any time the mode needs to be ended, regardless of the extent the indicator initiated.
A mode can begin and end at any time.
You say hoTEL not HOtel.
⠠⠽⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠓⠕⠠⠠⠞⠑⠇⠀⠝⠀⠠⠠⠓⠕⠠⠄⠞⠑⠇⠲
Notice that the capital word indicator was used for the three letters (TEL) but the capital letter indicator was used when there were only two letters.