Issue 29
The Bench, Summer 1994
The Bench, Issue 29, Summer 1994.
Rosalind has been photographed at the bench for the county paper, which she did not enjoy. The photographer counted the things on her bench and asked whether she always kept exactly that many.
House abbreviations
Printed in every issue, for the benefit of anyone reading a bench note.
| Short | Long |
|---|---|
| hv | have |
| cntd | counted |
| twce | twice |
| b | by |
| hnd | hand |
| btch | batch |
| svntn | seventeen |
| shws | shows |
| shrtfll | shortfall |
| imgs | images |
| sgnd | signed |
| cmplt | complete |
| & | and |
| rcvd | received |
| encl | enclosure |
| dmg | damage |
| rpr | repair |
| vrfd | verified |
| mnscrpt | manuscript |
| Q | (filler: a short field is padded with Q) |
Counts are written as words, never as numerals. A figure standing in a count is expanded on transcription: 406 is written four hundred and six.