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Would a German reader of Braille be able to understand Braille in American English, assuming they spoke English fluently as well? (self.Blind)
submitted by FF7_Expert
**EDIT**: I'll start by saying that I am sighted.
I am sending a gift to a blind couple that I do not know very well. I want to include a note thanking them for inviting me to their wedding. I would like to use some sort of Braille printing service so that they can read the note themselves, and understand what I sent them. I would also like to be able to describe/indicate which chocolates are in what position!
So the trouble here is that I am in the States, and I do not speak German (very well). So I am not sure what the best course of action is. I am not sure if I should send a note in American Braille (they both speak fluent English), German Braille (I would have a fluent friend translate for me), or just plain old print, and they will have eventually have someone read it to them.
I am trying to be as attentive and courteous as possible, please let me know! I just want them to have delicious chocolate.
**EDIT**: Additionally, does anyone know of a good Braille printing service?
I am sending a gift to a blind couple that I do not know very well. I want to include a note thanking them for inviting me to their wedding. I would like to use some sort of Braille printing service so that they can read the note themselves, and understand what I sent them. I would also like to be able to describe/indicate which chocolates are in what position!
So the trouble here is that I am in the States, and I do not speak German (very well). So I am not sure what the best course of action is. I am not sure if I should send a note in American Braille (they both speak fluent English), German Braille (I would have a fluent friend translate for me), or just plain old print, and they will have eventually have someone read it to them.
I am trying to be as attentive and courteous as possible, please let me know! I just want them to have delicious chocolate.
**EDIT**: Additionally, does anyone know of a good Braille printing service?
KillerLag 3 points 6y ago
No, they use different alphabets. And the language itself is different.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Braille
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Braille
If they both speak fluent English, it would probably bne easier to just do it in regular English. You can also have your friend do it in German Braille, but that adds an extra step for things such as mispelled words and such.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Braille
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Braille
If they both speak fluent English, it would probably bne easier to just do it in regular English. You can also have your friend do it in German Braille, but that adds an extra step for things such as mispelled words and such.
dmazzoni 1 points 6y ago
Actually German and English use the same braille patterns for A-Z. So if you limit yourself to just letters and one or two symbols, *uncontracted* braille would be readable by someone who learned German braille but speaks English.
Just avoid contracted, or Grade 2, braille.
Just avoid contracted, or Grade 2, braille.
KillerLag 1 points 6y ago
Really? I thought German had umlats. Or do they not show up often?
dmazzoni 1 points 6y ago
Yes, so to write German braille you need to learn the braille symbol for letters with umlauts. But to write English you don't need those, and the letters without umlauts are the same in both English and German.
Unuhi 1 points 6y ago
In German you would just need ä (dots 345), ö (like a reverse o so 246) and however ß is spelled.
I guess German might not use contractions so you'd be good to go.
Same as in Swedish.
In US English... good luck finding uncontracted material.
Other than a few children's books. If you have a refreshable display, you are luckier as most likely you could set it to display uncontracted no matter what you read.
It used to be even wilder before. So UK and US English used very different contractions before they recently developed UEB.
I guess German might not use contractions so you'd be good to go.
Same as in Swedish.
In US English... good luck finding uncontracted material.
Other than a few children's books. If you have a refreshable display, you are luckier as most likely you could set it to display uncontracted no matter what you read.
It used to be even wilder before. So UK and US English used very different contractions before they recently developed UEB.
KillerLag 1 points 6y ago
Oh, so German braille has an umlaut symbol like the number symbol? That's cool. Good to know!
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