The speaker was —— for a moment, but quickly recovered himself.
At the revelation of such depravity, I was utterly ——.
When sensible of his error, the visitor was deeply ——.
ABBREVIATION ([page 4]).
QUESTIONS.
1. Is an abbreviation always a contraction? 2. Is a contraction always an abbreviation? Give instances. 3. Can we have an abbreviation of a book, paragraph, or sentence? What can be abbreviated? and what abridged?
EXAMPLES.
The treatise was already so brief that it did not admit of ——.
The —— Dr. is used both for Doctor and Debtor.