[Genealib] Abbreviation "ms't"

[Drew Smith]

And for completeness sake, let us not forget "prox.", for "proximo", when
referring to the *next* month.
 
Drew Smith
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[mailto:genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu] On Behalf Of Craig R. Scott
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 6:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [Genealib] Abbreviation "ms't"


This just seems to be a day when I have to be disagreeable.
 
Actually it is not "in the current month".  For example if it says, died on
the 20th inst. and it was written the next month on the 5th it means
previous.
 
Inst. always means the current month. If someone died on the 20th inst, you
would be writing in the same month, before the end of the month. If you were
writing on the 5th the following month it would be 20th ult. (which means
the 20th ultimo, which means previous month).
 
C.
 
Craig R. Scott, CG   

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