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Abbreviated Writing

Abbreviated Writing Abstract On first visiting Italy one is struck by the liberal display of a certain abbreviated inscription that, on inquiry, turns out to have been in common use in ancient times. The letters SPQR serve as a constant reminder of the antiquity and glory of Rome, but only to those schooled in Latin and ancient history. One also finds that the letters INRI adorn a number of Renaissance paintings, the meaning of which was undoubtedly better known to the medieval than to the modern (non-Italian) citizen. And how many nontheologians understand the meaning, or know that there are two possible meanings, of the letters IHS, which have for centuries appeared on church altars? Hence, abbreviated phrasing is not new. I do not know how common it was in olden times, but there is no doubt that it is under acceleration now. As far as scientists are concerned, perhaps the real instigators References 1. Forbes GB: Bejeweled nutritionists . Nutr Rev 31:295, 1973. 2. Snow CP: Two Cultures: And a Second Look . London, Cambridge University Press, 1969. 3. Blanshard B: Liberal Education, and Other Talks to Students . La Salle, Ill, Open Court Publishing Co, 1974. 4. Bodmer F: The Loom of the Language . New York, WW Norton & Co Inc Publishers, 1944, pp 479-480. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

Abbreviated Writing

F., G. B.
American Journal of Diseases of Children , Volume 129 (1) – Jan 1, 1975
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1975 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0002-922X
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10.1001/archpedi.1975.02120380007001
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Abstract

Abstract On first visiting Italy one is struck by the liberal display of a certain abbreviated inscription that, on inquiry, turns out to have been in common use in ancient times. The letters SPQR serve as a constant reminder of the antiquity and glory of Rome, but only to those schooled in Latin and ancient history. One also finds that the letters INRI adorn a number of Renaissance paintings, the meaning of which was undoubtedly better known to the medieval than to the modern (non-Italian) citizen. And how many nontheologians understand the meaning, or know that there are two possible meanings, of the letters IHS, which have for centuries appeared on church altars? Hence, abbreviated phrasing is not new. I do not know how common it was in olden times, but there is no doubt that it is under acceleration now. As far as scientists are concerned, perhaps the real instigators References 1. Forbes GB: Bejeweled nutritionists . Nutr Rev 31:295, 1973. 2. Snow CP: Two Cultures: And a Second Look . London, Cambridge University Press, 1969. 3. Blanshard B: Liberal Education, and Other Talks to Students . La Salle, Ill, Open Court Publishing Co, 1974. 4. Bodmer F: The Loom of the Language . New York, WW Norton & Co Inc Publishers, 1944, pp 479-480.

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American Journal of Diseases of Children – American Medical Association

Published: Jan 1, 1975

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