Seventy Lessons in Spelling, Revised: A Complete Collection of Difficult Common Words, with Pronunciations and DefinitionsAmerican Book Company, 1906 - 134 pages |
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Page 133 - United States of America ; United States Army. USM United States Mail. USMA United States Military Academy. USN United States Navy.
Page 129 - It appears not ; the case ia not clear. No. (L. numero.) Number. nol. pros. (L. nolle prosequi.) Unwilling to prosecute, or proceed. nom. Nominative. non con. Not content ; dissenting. non pros. (L. non prosequitur.) He does not prosecute — a judgment entered against the plaintiff when he does not appear to prosecute. non seq. (L. non sequitur.) It does not follow. Nos. Numbers. Nov. November. NP Notary Public. NS Nova Scotia ; New Style (since 1752). NT New Testament, nu Name unknown. 0. Ohio....
Page 124 - Exodua. exp. Export; exporter. F. Fahrenheit ; France ; French ; Friday. /. Franc ; florin ; farthing ; foot ; folio. Fahr., Fah. or F. Fahrenheit. FAS Fellow of the Society of Arts; Fellow of the Antiquarian Society. fcp. or /cap.
Page 125 - Fellow of the Statistical Society. Ft.— Foot; feet; Fort. Fth. — Fathom. Fur. — Furlong. FZS— Fellow of the Zoological Society. G. — Guineas.
Page 121 - Bachelor of Arts. Bart, or Bt., Baronet. BC, Before Christ. BCL, Bachelor of Civil Law. BD, Bachelor of Divinity.
Page 125 - FRSL: Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature; Fellow of the Royal Society — London...
Page 123 - He. or she, drew it — affixed to draughtman's name. Delaware; delegate. Dem. Democrat ; Democratic. Dep. or Dept. Deputy; department; deponent. diff. Different; differs. dft.
Page 126 - Hofmusikintendant, superintendent of the courtmusic, etc. hon., honorary. Hun., Hungarian. I., It., Ital., Italian. ib., ibid. (L. , ibidem), in the same place. id. (L., idem), the same. ie (L., id est), that is. Imp., Imperial. incid. music, incidental music (to a drama). incl., including. inst., institute, institution, instr(s)., instrument(s), instrumental.
Page 118 - Boston, July, Wednesday, James Monroe, OW Holmes. VII. Titles of honor or distinction, used alone or accompanied by nouns, should begin with capital letters. Ex. — Earl Russell; the Duke of York; Mr. Wilson ; Mrs. Smith; Dr. Johnson; Gen. Harrison; Sir Robert Peel; George the Third; Charles the Bold; "O had I a thousand a year, Gaffer Green;"
Page 128 - ME Methodist Episcopal ; Military or Mechanical Engineer ; Most Excellent. Me. Maine. MDS Master of Dental Surgery. n»e<J. Medical ; medicine. mem. Memorandum ; remember. Messrs. or MM.