Comments on: A Quick Guide To Common Writing Abbreviations

By: The Baldchemist

The Baldchemist — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:49:47 +0000

QED is quad erat demonstrandum which means to be demonstrated. QEF on the other hand is quad erat faciendum which means to be made a fact of or proved.

By: Robin

Robin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:54:03 +0000

Thanks for the tips. This will help, especially with Twitter!
-RFW

By: Common Latin Phrases

Common Latin Phrases — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:00:47 +0000

[...] I spoke about some of the most common writing abbreviations found in English. All of these were derived from Latin so I thought it would be good to follow the [...]

By: Mike Huang

Mike Huang — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:50:37 +0000

Awesome list! I have never heard of almost half of those! lol

-Mike

By: Warsaw Indiana Realty

Warsaw Indiana Realty — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:44:35 +0000

Thank you for sharing such a nice list. I will surely check this out.

By: Dating S.O.S » News » The Meaning of “S.O.S”

Dating S.O.S » News » The Meaning of “S.O.S” — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:46:07 +0000

[...] wonder about the real meaning of “S.O.S”? Blogging Tips published some commonly used abbreviations, and S.O.S is short for the latin phrase “si opus [...]

By: How to use Latin in our language :: Wild Typing

How to use Latin in our language :: Wild Typing — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:40:40 +0000

[...] BloggingTips.com published a great guide to commonly used abbreviations in the English language. Funny enough, they are all actually derived from Latin. Having studied [...]

By: Valeria | TimelessLessons

Valeria | TimelessLessons — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:17:28 +0000

Definitely needed to learn some of these. Thank you for this handy list Kevin.

By: Suzanne Franco ~ Next Blogging Idol?

Suzanne Franco ~ Next Blogging Idol? — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:14:38 +0000

Great list Kevin … I can see that I use the i.e. and e.g. incorrectly some times … so I’ll need to bookmark this list and get those memorized. The others I don’t use as much or I guess when I do I use them correctly … but it is a great list and facinating to see the “real” meaning and where they were derived. Thanks. *SmiLes* Suzanne