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echooo23

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Abbreviations on exams

Post by echooo23 » Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:51 pm

My understanding is that abbreviations of names is okay. But what about other words? Okay or not okay? For example, jx for jurisdiction or PJ for personal jurisdiction.

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Re: Abbreviations on exams

Post by Ludo! » Fri Oct 19, 2012 1:57 pm

If its a common abbreviation like that its definitely ok. if in doubt you can always define the abbreviation the first time you use it. I'm sure there will be some anecdote about a professor from hell who deducted points for every abbreviation, but in my experience stuff like PJ, SMJ, jdx, etc is fine

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Re: Abbreviations on exams

Post by echooo23 » Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:13 pm

Thanks!

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Re: Abbreviations on exams

Post by cinephile » Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:13 pm

Or just ask your prof if this is okay.

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