1. The offer on the table is a 10% wage increase. 2. Cornish Rattler, £2.50/500ml, is a strong, cloudy apple cider. 3. Club members can stay from just £100 per night B&B (until 30/12/10). 4. The pass mark was 75 %. 5. His blood alcohol level was 50% above the legal limit. 6. No one may own more than 10% of the shares. 7. The Esalen Institute, founded in 1962, could reasonably claim to be one of the most influential institutions of the past 50 years. It more or less created the whole mind/body/spirit movement and the team-building/personal development culture now commonplace in the workplace. 8. The employee usually signs the memorandum to acknowledge that he/she has read it. 9. Fractions should be typed with a ‘shilling stroke’:1/2 for ½; 1/4 for ¼. 10. Letters of credit (L/C) have been used for centuries is one form or another to enable travellers to obtain money from overseas banks. 11. The abbreviation B/E for bill of exchange and d/s for days after sight are often used. 12. If the sugar /chocolate craving is overwhelming, get yourself something special and enjoy it with utter pleasure and awareness – you’ll probably eat less. 13. Esq (with or without full stop; abbreviation for Esquire and pronounced / es´kwąiə/ is seldom used now. If used, it can only be used instead of Mr and is placed after the name.