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the g equivalent to the dividing line; and r the character for 4—Meagre or Maugre, will represent 3/4;—5/7 by Elegiac; by Bigpie;—4/1000 by Argueth, &c.
Where the numerator is 1, it need not be expressed, the letter g equally representing the fraction, and such unit only—thus 1/2 may be known by the words gun, gone, gain, &c.—1/3 by game—1/4 by geer or gore—1/5 by gale, 1/10 To by gates—1/11 by go quiet—1/1000 by gоth, &c. &c. I Here there will be no difficulty in recognizing the fractions; for as they are always the last figures in any sum, whenever we find a word, terminating our technical phrase, that has the letter & in it, followed by another letter, expressing the denominator; we know at once that Fractions are included, as in this sentence: Times are quite Meagre—there can be no difficulty in converting it into
| ———— | £130 | 4 | 11+3/4 |
| Times are quiet I agree | 130 | 4 | 11+3/4 |
| Times are quiet again | 130 | 4 | 11+1/2 |
| Friends too are gone | 94,260 | 1 | 4+1/2 |
Although we use g as the sign of fractions where they are wanting, we may still apply it in all cases, where there is no risk of confounding it; even in the same word or sentence, in which fractions are; for knowing that they can be expressed only once in a sentence, and that the word representing them must be the last, if a g be in that word, no danger of erring can arise—as in this example, 236..13..3½ may be written, In good = Time = I go = again.
In these various modifications to produce useful characters for hundreds, thousands, millions, and fractions, there may be a few objections started, in applying some words that are not reducible to the rules laid down; although the instances are very few that can be cited, it may be necessary to mention them.
We shall begin with the doubts that may arise with
