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On Both Sides of the correspondence, a letter or word in square brackets is added occasionally to correct a spelling error or to smooth out an awkward sentence.
In general, Freud's letters written in English appear as in the original, with all their errors and idiosyncrasies. Thus Freud's use of “adress” rather than “address,” “advise” instead of “advice,” and “narcisstic” rather than “narcissistic,” for example, is maintained, as is his characteristic disregard for the use of apostrophes; although it may be worth noting that Freud's preference for omitting the apostrophe from “dont” was perhaps not that unusual—indeed Leonard Woolf did as much in his own letters (Spotts, 1989). However, at times Freud employs constructions such as “didnt,” “shant,” “cant,” and “dont” with an apostrophe appearing roughly above the mid-part of the word. In the present volume instances of this usage are treated as “did'nt,” “sha'nt,” “ca'nt,” and “do'nt.”
In Jones's handwritten letters one rarely finds mistakes in grammar, spelling, or punctuation. However, Jones frequently makes mistakes when employing German words or phrases, and his typed letters contain frequent typographical errors. Usually the addition of a letter within square brackets is enough to sort out the problems with the German. Minor mistakes in Jones's typed letters are often silently corrected. Jones also appears to have reread his typed letters and penned in corrections. These are sometimes noted if they reflect an important change of attitude, or display a possible moment of ambivalence.
Abbreviated words, expressions, and titles of books or journals are spelled out in many instances to facilitate readability. The “&” has been replaced by “and” in almost all instances except when it forms part of the title of a book or a company name. Where a special nuance or elegance is manifested by an abbreviation in a particular context, it is left intact, sometimes with an explanatory footnote. The frequently used Greek-letter a