Reply To: Shortforms as parts of longer words Home › Forums › Unified English Braille Literary › Shortforms as parts of longer words › Reply To: Shortforms as parts of longer words September 21, 2016 at 8:25 pm #27436 JanaBraillesModerator My question remains that hereabouts is contracted dot 5 h abs but when the 's is added to whereabout, it is not acceptable. See example on page 138 of rules.