\begin{table}%t6
\caption{ Element abundances in N88 A \& B in the form (12+log[$N$(X)/$N$(H)]), derived from spectra obtained with 2$\arcsec$ and 4$\arcsec$ 
slit widths.}\label{t6}
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Name         &     O         &  N           &  Ne          & Ar           & S        
& He   & $c$(H$\beta$)& slit \\
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               &               &              &              &              &            
&     &     &($\arcsec$)    \\
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N88A$_{\rm av}^{91}$           &   $7.98  \pm 0.02$             &$6.56 \pm 0.05$              &$7.23 \pm 0.04  $          &$5.68    \pm 0.04$           &$6.36 \pm 0.05$  &10.90&0.65 &$2 \times 4$ \\
N88B$_{\rm av}^{91}$   &$7.97   \pm 0.04$                 &$6.49 \pm 0.06$               & $7.14 \pm 0.05  $             &$ 5.72   \pm 0.06  $       &   & 10.93        &   0.29   &$2 \times 4$\\
N88A$^{97}$         &$7.98   \pm 0.04 $            &$6.46   \pm 0.06 $             & $7.35  \pm 0.04  $           & $5.62  \pm 0.05 $       & $6.35 \pm 0.06$&10.90         & 0.52&$4 \times 4$  \\
                            &                       &                       &                      
&                     &                 &                  &       &      \\
SMC$^{\rm RU}$         &$8.03\pm 0.10$ &$6.63\pm 0.20$&$7.27 \pm 0.20$& 
$5.81\pm0.08$&            &10.91&     &      \\
SMC$^{\rm D}$           &$8.02\pm 0.08$ &$6.46\pm 0.12$&$7.22 \pm 0.12$& 
$5.78\pm0.12$&            &10.92 &      \\
SMC$^{\rm RE}$         &7.96           &6.55          &7.17          & 5.72         
&6.32        &10.91&     &      \\
SMC$^{\rm G}$           & 8.0           &6.5           &7.2           &5.9           
& 6.3        &     &     &      \\
               &               &              &              &              &            
&     &     &      \\
N88A$^{\rm K}$     &$8.05\pm 0.08$ &$6.59\pm 0.08$&$7.26\pm 0.05 $   &$5.69 \pm 
0.07$   & $6.42\pm 0.11 $     &10.91&0.66  &$2 \times 330$      \\
N88A$^{\rm VH}$    &       7.89    &6.38          &6.97          &    5.66          
& 6.08       &&  &   1.7   \\   
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$^{\rm D}$ Dufour et al. (\cite{Dufour82}),
$^{\rm G}$ Garnett (\cite{Garnett99}),
$^{\rm K}$ Kurt et al. (\cite{Kurt99}),
$^{\rm Ru}$ Russell et al. (\cite{Russell90}),
$^{\rm R}$ Reyes (\cite{Reyes99}),  
$^{\rm VH}$ Vermeij (\cite{Vermeij02}),  
 $_{\rm av}^{91}$  averaged frames from 1991 observations.  \\
$^{97}$  1997 observations.
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