Note.—It is much better to write the full name rather than the abbreviation whenever the former would make the address clearer, especially as regards similar abbreviations, such as Cal. and Colo.
Exercise 45—Abbreviations of Commercial Terms
| A 1, first class | doz., dozen |
| @, at | E. & O.E., errors and omissions excepted |
| acct., account | ea., each |
| adv., advertisement | e.g., for example |
| agt., agent | etc., and so forth |
| a.m., forenoon | exch., exchange |
| amt., amount | ft., foot |
| app., appendix | f.o.b., free on board |
| atty., attorney | gal., gallon |
| av., average | i.e., that is |
| avoir., avoirdupois | imp., imported |
| bal., balance | in., inches |
| bbl., barrel | inst., this month (instant) |
| B/L, bill of lading | Jr., junior |
| bldg., building | kg., keg |
| B/S, bill of sale | lb., pound |
| bu., bushel | ltd., limited |
| C.B., cash book | mdse., merchandise |
| C., hundred | mem., memorandum |
| coll., collection, collector | mo., month |
| Co., company | M.S. (MSS)., manuscript |
| C.O.D., cash on delivery | mtg., mortgage |
| cr., creditor | N.B., take notice |
| cwt., hundredweight | no., number |
| D., five hundred | O.K., all right |
| dept., department | per, by |
| disc., discount | p.m., afternoon |
| do., ditto | %, per cent |
| dr., debtor, debit | St., street |
| pkg., package | str., steamer |
| pp., pages | ult., last month |
| pr., pair | U.S.M., United States Mail |
| pc., piece | viz., namely |
| pk., peck | vol., volume |
| prox., next month | W/B, way bill |
| pt., pint | wt., weight |
| Sr., senior |
CHAPTER IV
WORD ANALYSIS
To learn English words thoroughly we must spend some thought on the way in which they are made up, on the language from which they have been derived, and on the changes in meaning made by adding prefixes and suffixes. Three important influences in building the English have been the Anglo-Saxon, the Greek, and the Latin languages. The simplest words in the language are Anglo-Saxon. The following exercises illustrate how words have been multiplied by Anglo-Saxon prefixes and suffixes.
Exercise 46
Name as many words as you can that make use of each of the following prefixes. Give only such as are recognizable English words without the prefix.