CIS 150: Latin Terms

What does “ad hoc” translate to?

To this

Ad hoc

For this purpose only

Pro Bono (or Pro Bono Publico)

For the good of the public

What does “de facto” translate to?

In fact

De facto

Usually means most widely accepted/used but not necessarily the best

Sic erat scriptum

Thus it was written

What is sic erat scriptum often written as?

Sic

Argumentum ad hominem

Argument against the man

What is argumentum ad hominem often abbreviated as?

Ad hominem

P.S.

After the writing

What does P.S. stand for?

Post scriptum

Qui Bono

Who benefits

What does i.e. stand for?

id est

i.e.

In other words

What does e.g. stand for?

exempli gratia

e.g.

For example

Pro se

For oneself to advocate in your own behalf in legal proceedings

Why would something be considered between you and me instead of between you and I?

“Me” is a object of the pronoun and in this case me is the object of the preposition between

What is the last comma in a list after “and” in a sentence called?

An oxford, Harvard, or serial comma