Unit 7 Shortform Words (Three Letter)
Shortform words do not require any special braille symbol. They are simply shortened forms of common words. They follow the same guidelines as the previously taught shortform words.
Guidelines:
Shortform words can be used as both whole-word and part-words.
Part-word usage is permitted for both compound and divided words.
They can also be used for proper names, as long as the short-form word represents the entire proper name.
Avoid using a shortform word if it would cause confusion in pronunciation.
Three-Letter Shortform Words
This group of shortform words uses three letters or braille characters from the word it represents.
| Word | Short Form | Braille | Word | Short Form | Braille |
| above | abv | ⠁⠃⠧ | always | alw | ⠁⠇⠺ |
| across | acr | ⠁⠉⠗ | braille | brl | ⠃⠗⠇ |
| afternoon | afn | ⠁⠋⠝ | great | grt | ⠛⠗⠞ |
| afterward | afw | ⠁⠋⠺ | neither | nei | ⠝⠑⠊ |
| against | ag(st) | ⠁⠛⠌ | perhaps | p(er)h | ⠏⠻⠓ |
| almost | alm | ⠁⠇⠍ | together | tgr | ⠞⠛⠗ |
| already | alr | ⠁⠇⠗ | immediate | imm | ⠊⠍⠍ |
| although | al(th) | ⠁⠇⠹ | necessary | nec | ⠝⠑⠉ |
| altogether | alt | ⠁⠇⠞ |
Examples:
They play together every afternoon.
⠠⠮⠽⠀⠏⠇⠁⠽⠀⠞⠛⠗⠀⠑⠀⠁⠋⠝⠲
Neither choice is good, although I like the second or perhaps the last choice best.
⠠⠝⠑⠊⠀⠡⠕⠊⠉⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠛⠙⠂⠀⠁⠇⠹⠀⠠⠊⠀⠇⠀⠮⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠏⠻⠓⠀⠮⠀⠇⠁⠌⠀⠡⠕⠊⠉⠑⠀⠃⠑⠌⠲
Above all, stand against evil.
⠠⠁⠃⠧⠀⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠌⠯⠀⠁⠛⠌⠀⠑⠧⠊⠇⠲
That is altogether impossible.
⠠⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠇⠞⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠲
It is almost dark already!
⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠇⠍⠀⠙⠜⠅⠀⠁⠇⠗⠖
We ran across the snowy lawn, and afterward we drank hot chocolate.
⠠⠺⠑⠀⠗⠁⠝⠀⠁⠉⠗⠀⠮⠀⠎⠝⠪⠽⠀⠇⠁⠺⠝⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠋⠺⠀⠺⠑
⠙⠗⠁⠝⠅⠀⠓⠕⠞⠀⠡⠕⠉⠕⠇⠁⠞⠑⠲
These two examples show shortform words used as part of a word.
It is necessary to braille this immediately.
⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠑⠉⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠗⠇⠀⠹⠀⠊⠍⠍⠇⠽⠲
Love is always greater than riches.
⠠⠇⠕⠧⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠇⠺⠀⠛⠗⠞⠻⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠗⠊⠡⠑⠎⠲