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'''Some useful Latin terms | '''Some useful Latin terms & their abbreviations and usage''' | ||
[[category:Grammar]] | [[category:Grammar]] | ||
[[category:Writing]] | [[category:Writing]] | ||
[[category:Latin]] | [[category:Latin]] | ||
== Common Latin terms | == Common Latin terms == | ||
=== Carpe diem === | |||
* "seize the day" | |||
=== Festina lente === | |||
* means "make hast slowly" | |||
* used as advice to do something with urgency but care | |||
=== Lorem ipsum === | |||
* "lorem" is not a word | |||
* the term was made up by printers as "filler" or "place holder" text | |||
** i.e., nonsense words used to occupy formatted space | |||
* see: | |||
** https://www.straightdope.com/21343427/what-does-the-filler-text-lorem-ipsum-mean | |||
=== Qui bono === | |||
* = "who benefits?" | |||
** i.e., what is a possible motive? | |||
* when analyzing an event or situation, an investigator will want to ask "qui bono" as to why something occurred | |||
** knowing who benefits will frequently yield both motive and cause | |||
=== Sic transit === | |||
* means "thus passes the glory of the world" | |||
* used to express a moment of fleeting glory | |||
=== Status quo === | |||
* means "existing state of affairs" | |||
* "status quo" is a non-count noun, so it does not change with plurality | |||
== Common Latin abbreviations == | |||
=== c. === | === c. === | ||
* '' circa'' | * '' circa'' | ||
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** ex. "The island was populated c. 1500 bc." | ** ex. "The island was populated c. 1500 bc." | ||
** or "The system processed circa 10,000 data points" | ** or "The system processed circa 10,000 data points" | ||
=== Cf. === | |||
* ''confer / conferatur'' | |||
** meaning "compare" | |||
* used to "signal" to the reader that the source is supportive of the author's text | |||
** as opposed to a direct citation or source | |||
* see [[Citation]] | |||
=== e.g. === | === e.g. === | ||
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* ''id est'' | * ''id est'' | ||
* = "that is" or "thereby" | * = "that is" or "thereby" | ||
** ex. "Junk food is | ** ex. "Junk food is yummie but bad for you; i.e, I shouldn't eat it." | ||
** i.e. is | * usage rules: | ||
** i.e. is lowercase, even at the beginning of a sentence | |||
** i.e. is followed by a comma (i.e., ...) | |||
** i.e. is not a coordinating conjunction (i.e., it does not combine independent clauses; i.e., use a semicolon like this) | |||
** i.e. is often set aside by parentheses (i.e., like this) | |||
=== sic === | === sic === | ||
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== Less common Latin | == Less common Latin abbreviations == | ||
=== N.B. === | === N.B. === | ||
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** see https://abclegaldocs.com/blog-Colorado-Notary/scilicet-ss-meaning-notary-certificate/ | ** see https://abclegaldocs.com/blog-Colorado-Notary/scilicet-ss-meaning-notary-certificate/ | ||
== Latin | == Latin abbreviations used for citations, legal documents and bibliographic or textual references == | ||
=== et al. === | === et al. === | ||
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* = "and others" | * = "and others" | ||
** ex. "The book written by Jones, et al. was most interesting" | ** ex. "The book written by Jones, et al. was most interesting" | ||
=== ex ante === | |||
* ''ex'' = from | |||
* ''ante'' = before | |||
** used to show that an analysis of a future event or prediction is based upon prior evidence | |||
=== ex post === | |||
* ''ex'' = from | |||
* ''post'' = after | |||
** used to analyze past probabilities based on actual events | |||
=== idib. & id. === | === idib. & id. === | ||
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
* [https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/latin-terms-and-abbreviations/ https//writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/latin-terms-and-abbreviations/] | * [https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/latin-terms-and-abbreviations/ https//writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/latin-terms-and-abbreviations/] | ||
* https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/abbreviationsS_Z.aspx | * https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/abbreviationsS_Z.aspx | ||