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One downside to Braille is that you have to use your brain. And if you're like me, you get words confused because your brain doesn't always register every dot your fingers feel. So, Lyft becomes Loft. Just, uncontracted if you're reading this in Braille.

One good thing about Braille, though, is you get to use your brain. So, if your TTS or narrator doesn't pronounce a name correctly, you can read it in Braille any way you want. And if you're like me, you really notice the things.

Marie Bayar
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@pixelate Sighted people do something similar. LOL

D.Hamlin.Music
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@pixelate Yep, always have to be sure you didn’t get a concussion when having a discussion.

Devin Prater :blind:
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@dhamlinmusic I'm really glad I'm not the only one that does this. Makes me feel much better about my reading skills.

Rachel Ramos
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@pixelate Yes, you do! I was reading something in braille yesterday, and I came across the word "heuristics". I had to stop, go letter-by-letter, and have my brain puzzle it out. Felt good to really engage with reading that way.

Katy T
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@pixelate I love Braille. I used to do Braille transcription at work. I hope to get back into that one day.

Devin Prater :blind:
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@SeveraSnape When you read it more, do it get better at like, misreading things?

Katy T
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@pixelate hehehe. I hope to be a proofreader so I catch most things pretty quick. But if I'm sleepy, sometimes that can be a problem.

Devin Prater :blind:
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@SeveraSnape Do you have a Braille display of your own? Is that how you clean up fanfics in your folder?

Katy T
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@pixelate I do have one, but I use speech to do it. I should use Braille, but... yeah. It would be good practice for sure.

Devin Prater :blind:
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@SeveraSnape Oh, that's cool. I don't know if I'm on your folder or not. But yeah, Braille seriously helps with like punctuation, and spacing especially. When I write serious documents, I always have to look out for stray spaces and such.

Katy T
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@pixelate Ah, well if you aren't, let me know if interested.

Chad Blanco
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@pixelate Like, how to correctly spell names from sl? Like... Dalinar, and Kaladin? lol. honestly. I agree.

Katy T
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@cublanco @pixelate Oh man, yeah!

Devin Prater :blind:
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@cublanco And Taravangion. Taravangiun? Adonalsium? Whatever his name is. :)