Session 8: Double-letter part-word Contractions

bb		cc
dd		ff
gg		ea

The key thing to notice about all of these contractions is that they are formed using only lower-cell dots (2-3-5-6), and as such, look like punctuation marks. The rules, reviewed below, are fairly straightforward, but caution must be used in not using these contractions where they might be confused as punctuation marks!

1. Double-letter contractions bb, cc, dd, ff, and gg and the Contraction ea
   1. Are subject to the general rules for the use of contractions and to the rules for lower-sign contractions.
   2. May be used only between letters and/or contractions within a word. May never begin or end a word.
      

      ru(bb)(ed)	g(gg)s	ea(ch)
      sni(ff)s	m(ea)n	ea(st)
      tea	cuff	add

      
      
   3. May not overlap a major syllable division, but may overlap a minor syllable division if this does not obscure recognition of the word.
      

      dumbbell	a(ff)ect	wiseacre
      di(gg)(er)	readju(st)	oc(ea)n
      a(cc)ept	cr(ea)te	p(er)mea(ble)
      h(ea)dress	id(ea)s	a(gg)regate
      a(dd)ress	mileage	efface

      
      
   4. May never be in contact with the apostrophe or the hyphen.
      

      diff'r(en)t	ebb-tide	a(dd)(ed).
      (sh)(er)iff's	cuff-l(in)k	add- (ed).
      s(ou)'ea(st)	cr(ea)te	sea-isl(and)
      e(gg)plant	egg- plant	sea- (sh)ore