English Abbreviations

Derived from Latin

P.M. post meridiem

after the middle of the day

School lets out at 2:30 P.M.

c. circa around, about (used with dates)

Rome was founded c. 753 BC.

e.g.for the sake of

exampleexempli gratia

Ice cream comes in many flavors, e.g. vanilla,

chocolate, strawberry, cherry…

etc. et cetera and the rest

I love creative “domestic” hobbies like crafts,

scrapbooking, cooking, etc.

i.e. id est that is…

Each year students have a “Senior Skip Day,” i.e., a day when all seniors don’t

show up for classes.

et al. et aliiand the others

(often used with authors)

This book was written by John Smith, Mary Jones, et. al.

A.D. Anno Domini

In the year of the Lord

(used for modern dates)

Graduation will be May 25, 2012 A.D.

A.M.ante

meridiembefore the middle

of the day

School begins at 7:30 A.M.

M.D.Medicinae

DoctorDoctor of Medicine

My best friend got her M.D. degree.

no. numero number, by number

A famous perfume is Chanel No. 5.

Ph.D.Philosophiae

DoctorDoctor of

Philosophy

Some teachers earn their Ph.D.

vs. versus against

The big game was AHS vs. Bay.

pro tem.pro

tempore for the time being

Ancient Aliens abducted Austin, so Erin had to be president pro tem of the

Latin Club.

P.S.post

scriptumafterthought

(lit., “written after”)

Dear Lovey Dovey, I love you a lot. I really do. You’re awesome.From: MeP.S.: I love you!

ibid ibidem

in the same place(used in citing

books and articles)

Jones, Martha. I Believe in Ancient Aliens. p. 42.ibid, p. 50.ibid, p. 76.

ad lib. ad libitumto improvise

(used in acting)

The comedians in the show “Whose Line Is It,

Anyway?” had to ad lib.

v. videsee

(used in research papers)

Ancient aliens are all around us. (v. Jones, p.

76)

cf. confer compare

While cars are required by law to stop at all stop signs (Vehicle Code section 1234

("Cars must stop at stop signs")), pedestrians are not (cf. Vehicle Code

section 4321 ("Pedestrians need not stop at stop signs")).

viz. videlicet that is to say

The original 1960’s “Avengers” roster, viz. Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, Ant-Man, and

Wasp, did not include Captain America until issue

4.

n.b. nota bene note well

When writing directions on the board, the teacher wrote “N.B.” in big letters so the students would note it well.