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Category Archives: Abbreviations
The abbreviation f. (or ff.)
One of the books I’ve been reading recently is Medieval Europe: A Short History by Hollister. He uses, quite often, the abbreviation “f.” or “ff.”, for example: The Golden Age of the Abbasids: 750 ff. I wasn’t sure what the … Continue reading
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The abbreviation N.B. – nota bene
I was just reviewing chapter 6 in my Russian coursebook, when I noticed “N.B.” in the text. I realized that I had a general idea of what the abbreviation signalled – “pay attention to this!” – but I wasn’t sure … Continue reading
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i.e. vs. e.g. – id est and exempli gratia
One of the blogs I read, Copyblogger, posted an article on common mistakes made when writing. One of the things they wrote about was the use (or misuse!) of the Latin abbreviations i.e. (id est) and e.g. (exempli gratia). Here’s … Continue reading
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