tête montée, much excited disposition.
triste, sad, painful.
verve, dash, liveliness.
ABBREVIATIONS
USED IN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE
| @ | at. |
| ℀, or acct. | account. |
| Agt. | agent. |
| Amt. | amount. |
| bl. | barrel. |
| B/L | bill of lading. |
| bu. | bushel. |
| C. F. I. | cost, freight and insurance. |
| ℅ | care of. |
| Co. | Company. |
| C. O. D. | cash on delivery. |
| Cr. | creditor. |
|
cts. | cents. |
| cwt. | hundred weight. |
| Dft. | draft. |
| Dr. | debtor. |
| E. E. | errors excepted. |
| E. & O. E. | errors and omissions excepted. |
| F. O. B. | free on board. |
| hhd. | hogshead. |
| hund. | hundreds. |
| Inv. | invoice. |
| inst. | present month. |
| £ | pound sterling. |
| lb. | pound weight. |
| mdse. | merchandise. |
| Messrs. | plural of Mr. |
| mos. | months. |
| No. | number. |
| Nos. | numbers. |
| % | per centum. |
| Obt. or obdt. | obedient. |
| Pay't. | payment. |
| Pd. | paid. |
| Pkge. | package. |
| Pks. | pecks. |
| prox. | next month. |
| pt. | pint. |
| qt. | quart. |
| quar. | quarterly. |
| Recd. | received. |
| ult. | last month. |
| wt. | weight. |
| yds. | yards. |
| yrs. | years. |
USE OF PUNCTUATION MARKS.
[,] The Comma marks the shortest pauses in reading aloud and the smallest divisions in writing.