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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

footnotes

What does the abbreviation Sp. mean in the footnotes to a text in English?
  

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It could mean Spanish or spelling . Generally " spelling " is used in editing to mark a misspelled word and is not in the final text.

— AlpheccaStars

  • It could mean Spanish or spelling .
  • Generally " spelling " is used in editing to mark a misspelled word and is not in the final text.
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It could mean Spanish or spelling. Generally "spelling" is used in editing to mark a misspelled word and is not in the final text.
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AlpheccaStarsIt could mean Spanish or spelling. Generally "spelling" is used in editing to mark a misspelled word and is not in the final text.
Right. But within a text (probably not formal), it could indicate that the writer is not sure of the spelling, but it would then have ? after it. I'm going to Skenecdaky (sp?) in New York state this weekend
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