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They certainly were used a lot in British business letters in the past.
We were told at school in the sixties not to use them, I suppose they have been relegated to "officialese" these days. I'm not sure if they were common in the USA or Australia.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted inst. and prox. kummini 05/17/00 05:01 AM Re: inst. and prox. jmh 05/17/00 07:08 AM Re: inst. and prox. tsuwm 05/17/00 04:26 PM Re: inst. and prox. jmh 05/17/00 05:06 PM Re: inst. and prox. tsuwm 05/17/00 05:18 PM Re: inst. and prox. jmh 05/17/00 08:37 PM Re: inst. and prox. lusy 05/17/00 09:11 PM Re: inst. and prox. jmh 05/18/00 06:04 AM Re: inst. and prox. Philip Davis 05/18/00 07:34 AM Re: Latin jmh 05/18/00 09:28 AM Re: Latin Philip Davis 05/18/00 09:46 AM
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