Which of the following are "correct" ways to abbreviate Nota Bene? N.B. blahblah n.b. blahblah NB. blahblah nb. blahblah NB: blahblah nb: blahblah NB blahblah nb blahblah (etc.) Authoritative sources would be much appreciated.

Jan 1, 2023 · According to my armchair research on common abbreviations of nota bene, it appears that NB is the most common now, with N.B. being more common in centuries past after taking over the "original" nb in the early 1700s. While n.b. is the least common by far. This is very different from i.e. and e.g..

Dec 24, 2015 · The practical answer is, almost no native English speakers use "N.B.". I don't recall ever hearing of this abbreviation before reading this post. So I'm no help to you on "N.B.", but perhaps I can answer half your question. "P.S." technically stands for "post script", as you say, meaning "after signature". Originally it referred to an additional comment that someone added to a …

Jan 28, 2015 · My understanding was that "N.B." meant "note well", meaning "this is important!" and drawing particular attention to what would otherwise be a unobtrusive footnote.

May 10, 2011 · I have received letters for years, and some of the most common things in letters are post-scripts, however, there are also these funny little "N.B." which obviously do not stand for Post Script. Wh...

Aug 24, 2015 · I know how to pronounce nota bene (YouTube can help if your Italian is rusty), but if you were reading an academic paper aloud (or something else that would contain notate bene), how would you go a...

Apr 4, 2011 · More importantly, you cite no references for the advice that no colon should follow. References do not seem easy to come by, but at least Wiktionary agrees with me (and the asker) that a colon should be used. ‘PS/P.S.’ is comparable to ‘NB/N.B.’, which …

What are the differences between "viz." and "e.g." and in which situations each is used? Please also compare the usage with "i.e." if appropriate. Edit: In response to a comment below: I'm asking ...

Aug 13, 2018 · Why does English use "No." as an abbreviation for "Number"? It's a preserved scribal abbreviation like the ampersand & (formed by eliding the letters of et to mean and). The OED has it in use from the 8th century, based on the ablative numerō used for an implied preposition in: X in or according to number. It also gets used by the French based on numéro, which produced Wiktionary's erroneous ...

Feb 2, 2015 · If you look at some job titles on Stack Overflow Jobs you can come across several abbreviations: H/F, M/F, M/W. It does not look programming specific (excuse me if I'm wrong). E.g.: Ruby-on-Rails...