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Veronikad Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Abbreviations, such as: E.g. , Loc.cit. , i.e.
Hi!
I found some abbreviation in a text, I know what they mean but how do one pronounce :
E.g.
Loc.cit.
i.e.
What are the words they represent?
I also found:
Ef.
f.
cf.
ff.
What are the words they represent?
Expts............ does this means excerpts?
With kind regard
Veronika
I found some abbreviation in a text, I know what they mean but how do one pronounce :
E.g.
Loc.cit.
i.e.
What are the words they represent?
I also found:
Ef.
f.
cf.
ff.
What are the words they represent?
Expts............ does this means excerpts?
With kind regard
Veronika
Top answer
e. g can be pronounced like the individual letters of the alphabet. Few people remember the Latin originals (id est).
- e.
- g can be pronounced like the individual letters of the alphabet.
- Few people remember the Latin originals (id est).
- org/wiki/List_of_Latin_abbreviations to common Latinate abbreviations.
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Veronika:
i.e. and e.g can be pronounced like the individual letters of the alphabet. Few people remember the Latin originals (id est). Here is a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_abbreviations to common Latinate abbreviations.
i.e. and e.g can be pronounced like the individual letters of the alphabet. Few people remember the Latin originals (id est). Here is a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_abbreviations to common Latinate abbreviations.
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