Reply To: Contraction use Home › Forums › English Braille American Edition › Contraction use › Reply To: Contraction use February 1, 2011 at 6:41 pm #20646 Chris ClemensKeymaster My apologies, I did not see this post mixed in with an old post. I would use a letter indicator for the al-Andulus since al is a short-form word meaning "also." You would definately need it at the beginning of a sentence. Jana