Category Archives: Latin

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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Wheelock’s Latin 6th Edition Answer Key

UPDATE: Ignore all of the below (or at least the links!) Textkit.com no longer hosts the answer key. I was able to find it here, however; save it while it’s there, as I’m not sure how long it will remain. … 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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