Issue 36
The Bench, Summer 1998
The Bench, Issue 36, Summer 1998.
The strongroom extension is finished and bay E is in use. Aneurin has finished the third Corporation volume. The Greyline contract is at the halfway point and the bench is working late.
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.