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For John Moran and anyone else,
i.e. An abbreviation for id est, a
Latin phrase meaning "that is" . It indicates that an explanation or
paraphrase is about to folllow e.g. "Most workers expect to put in a forty-hour
week-i.e., to work eight hours a day
e.g. An abbreviation meaning for
example. It is short for Latin exempli gratia, "for the sake of
all example". A list of examples may be preceded by e.g.: "She loved exotic
cars, e.g., Imperials, Hudsons, Packards and even Jerry53's funky and needy
orphan of a car-a 53 Imperial, albeit not in Imperial condition.
another frequent one you may see when a reference at the end
of an article is repeatedly cited is ibid-an abbreviation for
the Latin ibidem "in the same place". It is used in
footnotes and bibliographies to refer to a source cited in a previous
entry.
OK John, did I pull these out of my head or did I I go pull
The Dictionary of Culteral Literacy by Hirsch ED et al
(and others). If you say I pulled it outta my head I will reward you
severely! Besides, what is an uncultered boy like me doing with a book
like this?
Regards
Jerry Hesch C.O.A., A.D.D.
I don't know what it (COA, ADD) means cause I have
Acronym-Deficit-Disorder,
though my dear Karin tells me that C.O.A. means Creator
Of Acronyms...other Imperialists chime in
n.j.a.-not Jerry again, while some others say g.g.a.j.j.-go get a job
jerry!
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