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ctivnan
12/16/08, 11:36 AM
It's Everywhere! Everyday Latin

de facto --- in reality, actually

e.g. --- for example

etc. (et cetera) --- and others, and so forth (I'll get paper, pens, tape, etc.)

ex officio --- by virtue of his or her office

fait accompli --- a deed already accomplished

i.e. (id est) --- that is, in other words

ipso facto --- by the fact itself

lb. (Libra) --- scales; today, lb, is the abbreviation for pound(s)

mea culpa --- through my fault; an acknowledgment of responsibility

non sequitur --- it doesn't follow

per annum --- by the year; for each year

Source: Grammar and Style Book 2nd ed. by S. Thurman
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q_sharon
12/16/08, 05:18 PM
It's Everywhere! Everyday Latin

de facto --- in reality, actually

e.g. --- for example

etc. (et cetera) --- and others, and so forth (I'll get paper, pens, tape, etc.)

ex officio --- by virtue of his or her office

fait accompli --- a deed already accomplished

i.e. (id est) --- that is, in other words

ipso facto --- by the fact itself

lb. (Libra) --- scales; today, lb, is the abbreviation for pound(s)

mea culpa --- through my fault; an acknowledgment of responsibility

non sequitur --- it doesn't follow

per annum --- by the year; for each year

Source: Grammar and Style Book 2nd ed. by S. Thurman
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:thanks: for this post. These Latin expressions are commonly used in business letters and legal documents.