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Always found it odd how in older books, names were so often abbreviated. William becomes Wm. or Edward to Edwd. for example. Seemed a strange practice as they w
by feintruled 5y ago
Always found it odd how in older books, names were so often abbreviated. William becomes Wm. or Edward to Edwd. for example. Seemed a strange practice as they were no stranger to verbosity in other respects.
- Mountain_Skies 5y agoJas. being an abbreviated form of James used to be common but certainly isn't a relationship I would have guessed between the two.
- TheFreim 5y agoPossibly higher cost per page made it more important to condense as much material while still retaining meaning.