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Unit 6 Strong Groupsigns and Wordsigns (ch, sh, th, wh, ou, st)

The following 2-letter combinations are represented in braille by a one-cell braille shape.


ch sh th wh ou st

Strong Groupsigns

When these braille shapes are used as part of a word, they are called groupsigns. They may be used in any part of a word for the letters they represent.

Example of words containing these strong groupsigns:


cheese hush teeth whale pour waste
⠑⠑⠎⠑ ⠓⠥ ⠞⠑⠑ ⠁⠇⠑ ⠺⠁

Example of words with multiple strong groupsigns:


(ch)ur(ch) (sh)(ou)t (th)ra(sh) (wh)ite (ou)(ch) (wh)i(st)le
⠥⠗ ⠩⠳ ⠗⠁ ⠊⠞⠑ ⠳⠡ ⠇⠑

Strong Wordsigns

When these same groupsigns follow the Stand Alone Rule, they represent a whole word.

Stand Alone Rule:

When a single contraction stands alone with an empty space before and behind it, it has a whole word meaning.

These wordsigns represent the following words:


child shall this which out still

Example of sentences containing these 2-letter whole-word contractions:


This child still wants to go out .
⠠⠹ ⠺⠁⠝⠞⠎ ⠞⠕


Which color shall I pick ?
⠠⠱ ⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗ ⠠⠊ ⠏⠊⠉⠅

They are used whenever the whole word (child, shall, this, which, still, out) is used.



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