Psion WordPro (c)1997 PROTRONICS@compuserve.com  * Common Latin terms *

ad lib      ad libitum, at one's pleasure
c., or ca.  circa, about
cf.         confer, compare
con.        contra, against
c.v.        curriculum vitae, course of life
dram. pers. dramatis personae, characters in the play
e.g.        exempli gratia, for example
et al.      et alii, and others
etc.        et cetera, and so on
et seq.     et sequentes, and the following
fl.         floruit, flourished
ibid.       ibidem, in the same place
id.         idem, the same
i.e.        id est, that is
loc. cit.   loco citato, in the place cited
MS, MSS     manuscriptum -a, manuscript(s)
N.B.        nota bene, take careful note
non seq.    non sequitur, it does not follow
op. cit.    opere citato, in the work cited
pass.       passim, throughout
pro tem.    pro tempore, for the time being
PS          postscriptum, postscript
Q.E.D.      quod erat demonstrandum, which was to be demonstrated
q.v.        quod vide, which see
r.          regnat, reigned
R.I.P.      requiescat in pace, rest in peace
v.          vide, see
vs., v.     versus, against
viz.        videlicet, namely

AWOL        absent without leave
b.          born
CEO         chief executive officer
COD         cash on delivery
CPA         certified public accountant
CST         Central standard time
d.          died
DOA         dead on arrival
DWI         driving while intoxicated
ERA         earned run average
ESP         extrasensory perception
EST         Eastern standard time
ETA         estimated time of arrival
fax         facsimile
FICA        Federal Insurance Contributions Act
FYI         for your information
GDP         gross domestic product
GI          government issue
GNP         gross national product
H.M.S.      His (or Her) Majesty's Ship
HQ          headquarters
H.R.H.      His (or Her) Royal Highness
ICBM        intercontinental ballistic missile
Inc.        incorporated
IOU         I owe you
IQ          intelligence quotient
KO          knockout
MP          military police
OED         Oxford English Dictionary
PAC         political action committee
PD          police department
PO          post office
POW         prisoner of war
PST         Pacific standard time
RBI         run batted in
R & D       research and development
RICO        Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
RSVP        repondez s'il vous plait (French for "Answer if you please")
SAT         Student Aptitude Test
SNAFU       situation normal, all fouled up
TGIF        Thank God It's Friday
TLC         tender loving care
TKO         technical knockout
UFO         unidentified flying object
U.S.S.      United States ship
Xmas        Christmas