[BRLTTY] Contraction error: benefit

[Lee Maschmeyer]

>I have my doubts that the word "benefic" is being contracted correctly at 
>the
>moment. Right now it's using "en" rather than "be". If my guess is correct 
>as
>to what the rule is then this would be wrong.

Well I'll be darned. i was about to say that benefic isn't a word but it is! 
And you're right: be-nef-ic.
Perhaps a better approach is to check the syllabification at dictionary.com. 
Benefit is ben-e-fit and thus should use the e-n sign; beneficent is 
be-nef-i-cent so should use the b-e sign; beneficial is ben-e-fi-cial so 
should use the e-n sign. Which probably amounts to the same thing Dave said.

Didn't we go over some of this a bit ago? Gotta look up my old messages... 
:-)

Anyway, here are some examples of beneficent:

2nefic5t p{}1 giv+ !m tempor>y br1?+
 2nefic5t _s1 :51 at "s fatal mo;t1 y w
 gratitude 6! 2nefic5t ,god ( ? e>? j
fav|r$ possessor (! 2nefic5t 99
#cb 99 l#ab 2nefic5t3 do+ k9d de$s4

And beneficial:

tranquil look : prov$ h{ b5eficial !
b5eficial *ange2 &1 af a p}iod ( no?+-
b5eficial 6hmf & n (f5sive 6his
%e expect$ ! mo/ b5eficial e6ects4 ,h}
 ,brocklehur/1 b b5eficial 6! 9/itu;n4

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Lee Maschmeyer
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