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College Writing Skills, Media Edition, 5/e
John Langan, Atlantic Community College
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shortened forms of words, often used for convenience in writing. Certain abbreviations (such as Mr., a.m., e.g., etc.) are acceptable in formal writing; in general, however, the complete form of words is preferred.










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