Higher Lessons in English - A work on english grammar and composition by Brainerd Kellogg;Alonzo Reed
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Alabama, answer, Arkansas, California, colonel, Delaware, England, esquire, Friday, general, George, governor, honorable, Illinois, Indiana, major, Monday, Nevada, reverend, Saturday, secretary, Sunday, Texas, Wednesday, Wisconsin, and the names of the months except May, June, and July. _These by writing the first two letters_:-- Company, county, credit, example, and idem (the same). _These by writing the first letter_:-- East, north, south, and west. [Footnote: When these words refer to sections of the country, they should begin with capitals.] _These by writing the first and the last letter_:-- Doctor, debtor, Georgia, junior, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Master, Mister, numero (number), Pennsylvania, saint, street, Vermont, and Virginia. _These by writing the first letter of each word of the compound with a period after each letter_:-- Artium baccalaureus (bachelor of arts), anno Domini (in the year of our Lord), artium magister (master of arts), ante meridiem (before noon), before Christ, collect on delivery, District (of) Columbia, divinitatis doctor (doctor of divinity), member (of) Congress, medicinae doctor (doctor of medicine), member (of) Parliament, North America, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, postmaster, post meridiem (afternoon), |
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