November 2024 Bonus Questions – Braille Refreshers 2024112101

This month's bonus questions start out with a pretty light one and move into two pairs of tricky maths-focused questions. Please enjoy what best suits you!

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* 1. How did the potatoes feel about Thanksgiving?
They felt a little—smashed.

How many cells does it take to transcribe that last word in contracted UEB, complete with an italic word indicator and a period?

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* 2. **Which option best describes the correct braille for The Nemeth Code 2022 "Example 14-2: Superscript Degree Sign by Itself"? (shown below in Unicode braille patterns)

⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠀⠿⠀⠨⠂⠙⠑⠛⠗⠑⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠸⠩⠀⠨⠡⠀⠸⠱⠲
⠈⠨⠣⠑⠇⠑⠧⠁⠞⠫⠀⠔⠀⠏⠗⠔⠞⠈⠨⠜**

The degree symbol by itself is transcribed in UEB.

The degree symbol by itself is transcribed within Nemeth Code switch indicators in the superscript position, as it is in print.

The degree symbol by itself is transcribed within Nemeth Code switch indicators.

The degree symbol by itself is transcribed within Nemeth Code switch indicators, and a transcriber's note explains that it is superscripted in print.

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* 3. How should one transcribe a degree symbol by itself in UEB?

Using the two-cell symbol

Using the two-cell symbol preceded by a dot locator for mention

Using the two-cell symbol preceded by a dot locator for mention and with a transcriber's note explaining the situation

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* 4. Which option shows UEB's first transcriber-defined symbol used as "the per mille sign, like a percent sign but with two zeros in the denominator"?
(See of §3.26 of the Rules of UEB)

⠼⠉⠑⠨⠴

⠼⠉⠑⠹

⠼⠉⠑⠈⠴⠴

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* 5. Which option shows 99 followed by the per mille symbol of The Nemeth Code?
(See §23.15 of The Nemeth Code 2022)

⠸⠩⠀⠼⠔⠔⠈⠴⠴⠀⠸⠱

⠸⠩⠀⠼⠔⠔⠂⠴⠴⠀⠸⠱

⠸⠩⠀⠼⠔⠔⠈⠴⠀⠸⠱

November 2024 Bonus Questions – Braille Refreshers 2024112101

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* 1. How did the potatoes feel about Thanksgiving? They felt a little—smashed.How many cells does it take to transcribe that last word in contracted UEB, complete with an italic word indicator and a period?

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* 3. How should one transcribe a degree symbol by itself in UEB?

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* 4. Which option shows UEB's first transcriber-defined symbol used as "the per mille sign, like a percent sign but with two zeros in the denominator"?(See of §3.26 of the Rules of UEB)

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* 5. Which option shows 99 followed by the per mille symbol of The Nemeth Code?(See §23.15 of The Nemeth Code 2022)

* 1. How did the potatoes feel about Thanksgiving?
They felt a little—smashed.

How many cells does it take to transcribe that last word in contracted UEB, complete with an italic word indicator and a period?

* 4. Which option shows UEB's first transcriber-defined symbol used as "the per mille sign, like a percent sign but with two zeros in the denominator"?
(See of §3.26 of the Rules of UEB)

* 5. Which option shows 99 followed by the per mille symbol of The Nemeth Code?
(See §23.15 of The Nemeth Code 2022)