In Grade 2, only three additional characters are used:
Contractions
In addition to the four terminal contractions of Grade 1, there are a further four in Grade 2:
In Grade 2, these contractions can be used medially but never at the beginning of a word. They may also be used next to one another, eg:
Word signs
As well as these extra contractions, a number of word signs are used, certain words being denoted by their initial letter only. They are:
| B for but | P for people | |
| C for can | Q for quite | |
| D for do | R for rather | |
| E for every | S for some | |
| F for from | T for that | |
| G for go | U for under | |
| H for have | V for very | |
| J for just | W for was | |
| K for know | X for it | |
| L for like | Y for you | |
| M for more | Wh for which | |
| N for not | Ch for child |
They may also be used next to contractions, eg
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Several words are denoted by abbreviations:
| AB for about | LL for little | |
| AF for after | LR for letter | |
| AG for again | SD for said | |
| CD for could | SHD for should | |
| GD for good | WD for would | |
| NEC for necessary | YR for your | |
In the suffixes -ed and -er the letter E is omitted except in proper names. The letter U is omitted in words such as "colour", "honour", "neighbour" etc.
Moon Abbreviations for Monetary Symbols
The decimal point is a hyphen sign
The numeral sign is omitted between related amounts
Examples:
Royal National Institute for the Blind
224 Great Portland Street, London, W1N 6AA
Moon Branch
Holmesdale Road, Reigate, Surrey
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