Lesson 239.

Names of Women.

A’my Ad’e line A me’li a
Bet’sey A man’da Ar a bel’la
Bridg’et Bar’ba ra Dor o the’a
Char’lotte Be’a trice E liz’a beth
Chlo’e Deb’o rah E van’ge line
Dor’cas E li’za Fe lic’i a
Di’nah Em’i ly Fred er i’ca
El’len Mar’ga ret Ge’or gi an’a
Flor’ence Pris cil’la Is a bel’la
Ja net’ Re bec’ca La vin’i a
Ro’sa Su san’na Vic to’ri a

Lesson 240.

Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing.

A. or Am., Answer.  Bro., Brother. 
A. B., Bachelor of Arts.  C. H., Court-House. 
A. C., or B. C., Before Christ.  Co., Company; County. 
                                   C. O. D., Collect on delivery. 
A. D., In the year of our Lord. 
A. M., Master of Arts; Before Cr., Credit.
noon; In the year of the world.  D. D., Doctor of Divinity. 
                                   Do., or ditto, The same. 
Bart., Baronet.  Dr., Doctor; Debtor. 
Bbl., Barrel; barrels. e. g. (exempli gratia), For example. 
B. L., Bachelor of Laws.

Lesson 241.

Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing.

Ed., Editor; Edition.  H. B. M., Her Britannic Majesty. 
Eng., England; English. 
Esq., Esquire.  Hhd., Hogshead. 
Etc. (et cetera), And so forth.  H.R., House of Representatives. 
Fri., Friday. 
Fahr., Fahrenheit.  Ibid., In the same place. 
F.R.S., Fellow of the Royal Society.  Id.(idem), The same.
                                       i. e. (id est), That is. 
Gen., General; Genesis.  Jas., James. 
Gov., Governor.  Jun. or Jr., Junior. 
G.P.O., General Post-Office.  Lat., Latitude. 
                                       Lb., Pound; pounds.

Lesson 242.

Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing.

LL.  D., Doctor of Laws.  Mrs., Mistress. 
Long., Longitude.  N., North. 
L. S., Place of the Seal.  N. A., North America. 
M., Monsieur.  Ms., Manuscript. 
M. C., Member of Congress.  No., Number. 
Mon., Monday.  N. B. (nota bene), Take notice. 
M. D., Doctor of Medicine. pp., Pages. 
Messrs., Gentlemen.  Per., By the. 
M. P., Member of Parliament.  P. M., Postmaster; Afternoon. 
                                 P.O., Post-Office. 
Mr., Mister; Master.  Prof, Professor.

Lesson 243.

Abbreviations used in Writing and Printing.