Below are ten abbreviations of Latin terms. Do you know what they stand for in Latin and in English?
1. MS or ms.
2. PS or P.S.
3. i.e.
4. e.g.
5. N.B. or n.b.
6. c. or ca.
7. et al.
8. cf.
9. q.v.
10. ibid.
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