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A circled abbreviation or numeral instructing that it be written in full.
Also known as: Spell out, Circled number on a proof
A ring around a numeral or abbreviation with 'sp' in the margin. Circling in the text means 'this is wrong as set'; circling in the margin means 'this is an instruction'. The same gesture does two jobs depending on which side of the line it is on.
A ring drawn around a numeral or abbreviation in the text, with 'sp' in the margin, instructing that it be written out in full.
Illustrates the two senses of circling in the system: a ring in the text marks something wrong as set, while a ring in the margin marks an instruction rather than copy. The gesture is the same and the side of the line decides the meaning.
A ring drawn around a numeral or short abbreviation within the line of text, with the letters s and p in the margin.