ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Abbreviations</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <link rel="stylesheet" href="rep_writing.css" type="text/css"> </HEAD> <BODY><FONT face=Arial size=4> <P align=center><b>Appendix G ABBREVIATIONS </B> </P></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <P>These abbreviations are often found in texts and references. <P>The full words (usually Latin) are given for those who might be interested. </FONT> <P> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=7 width=100% border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><B><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P> <b>full word</B></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><B><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P><b>meaning</B></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"><B><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P><b>example </B></FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>c./ca.</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>circa</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>around or about (usually with a date) to show that it is approximate </FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>c.1910</FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>cf.</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>confer</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>compare with </FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>c.v.</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>curriculum vitae</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>course of life - used to summarise education and work experience </FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>Send me a copy of your c.v. </P></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>do.</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>ditto</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>the same as above </FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>e.g./eg</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>exempli gratia</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>for example - giving one or more of the possible items - compare with 'i.e.' </FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>... a major program, e.g. Microsoft Word or Excel.</FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>esp.</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>especially </FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>et al.</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>et alia</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>and others </FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>Jones<I> et al.</I></FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>et seq.</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>et sequens</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>and the following </FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>see page 35<I> et seq.</I></FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>etc./etc</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>et cetera</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>and the rest - generally to be avoided</FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>The burglar stole videos, computers, <I>etc. </I></FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>ibid.</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>ibidem</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>in the same place. In a list of references this is used to indicate that this reference comes from the source just mentioned. </FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>i.e./ie</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>id est</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>that is - referring to a specific item - compare with 'e.g.' and 'viz.'</FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>... the most popular word-processor i.e. Microsoft Word </FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>NB/nb</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>nota bene</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>note well</FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>NB We will check for plagiarism </FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>op.cit.</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>opere citato</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>from the work quoted </FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>p./pp.</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>page/pages</FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>.. see pp.34-54 </FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>passim</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>everywhere, in many places. Indicates that there are so many references to this topic that the list would be too long.</FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>q.v.</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><FONT face=Arial size=2><I>quod vida</I></FONT> </TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>'which see' meaning 'look elsewhere'</FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>sic</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>drawing attention to an error in (usually) a quote</FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>...Grainger (1994) said "Macrosoft [<I>sic</I>] is the clear market leader"</FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><I><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>vs</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><FONT face=Arial size=2><I>versus</I></FONT> </TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>against</FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>... the choice was Word vs Excel</FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="14%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P><i>viz.</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="17%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P><i>videlicet</I></FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="41%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>namely, that is to say - compare with 'i.e.'</FONT></P></TD> <TD vAlign=top width="29%"><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P>There are 3 types of wine viz dry, medium and sweet</FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><FONT face=Arial> <P>Source: This is based on a list provided by Anton Dil</FONT> <P><!-- horizontal rule image from Word 97 --> <CENTER><IMG height=4 src="image17.gif" width="75%"></CENTER></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=3> <P align=center><A href="index.html">Intro</A> | <A href="checksht.htm">Back</A> | <A href="grammar.htm">Next</A> </p> <p> <FONT FACE="Arial"><small> &copy; Lisa Payne, Coventry University 1996-2009 (slight modifications Jan 2008, May 2009, August 2009, Sept 2009) </small></FONT></p> </FONT></BODY></HTML>