Thursday, January 25, 2007

Common Latin Abbreviations

Abbreviation / Latin / English
cf. / confer /compare
e.g. /exempli gratia / for example
et al. /et alii / and others
etc. /et cetera / and so forth, and so on
i.e. / id est / that is
N.B. / nota bene / note well
P.S. / post scriptum / postscript

N.B. Be careful not to confuse "e.g." with "i.e."