["In view of the fact that M.C. is also the abbreviation for 'Military
Cross' ... it has been recommended that the abbreviations for the
degrees of Bachelor of Surgery and Master of Surgery be altered from
B.C. and M.C. to B.Ch. and M.Ch."]
In view of the fact that P.M. is also the abbreviation for Prime Minister
and Post-Mortem, the London and North-Western Railway recommend that in
future the abbreviation for afternoon be A.L. (After Luncheon).
In view of the fact that (as every schoolboy knows) D.D. is also the
abbreviation for Double Donkey, the Upper House of Convocation recommend
that in future the abbreviation for Doctor of Divinity be Doc. Div.
In view of the fact that Q.S. is also the abbreviation for Quarter
Sessions, the Committee of the Pharmaceutical Society recommend that in
future the abbreviation for Quantum Suff. be S.W. (Say When).
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"Herbert Spencer made a rough outline of his 'Sympathetic Philosophy'
when forty years old."--_Weekly Paper._
Alas! he never lived to fill in the details.
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