The Writer's Desk Book / Being a Reference Volume upon Questions of Punctuation, Capitalization, Spelling, Division of Words, Indention, Spacing, Italics, Abbreviations, Accents, Numerals, Faulty Diction, Letter Writing, Postal Regulations, Etc.

by William Dana Orcutt

THE SIGNATURE

1. The signature should be written on a line by itself, a little to the right of the complimentary close.

2. Women should always sign their full names or indicate in brackets how they should be addressed. Any one of the following forms is proper:

a.(Miss) M. L. Brown

b.(Mrs.) Ellen M. Brown

c.Ellen M. Brown

(Mrs. J. H. Brown)

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3. In letters to all except the family or intimate friends the Christian name and the surname should be signed in full.