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Per se

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Vice versa:

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Alma mater

"by itself"

to change" or "turn "dear/bountiful

around

mother"

Use it to say that you

don't find something

boring per se (by itself,

intrinsically), but that it is

To reverse the order of something.

Denote the college or university from which one

has graduated.

really boring.

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Magnum opus

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Bona fide

"a true masterpiece" "good faith"

Something that is presented

The greatest work done by an without deception or fraud;

artist.

the real deal or truly

authentic.

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Quasi "as if or as though"

Something that resembles something else but doesn't

quite have all the same features.

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Alter ego

Verbatim

Status quo

"a second self" or "another I"

"repeat it in exactly the same words"

"the state in which"

Many people have an alter ego, or another, perhaps

hidden aspect of themselves.

Word for word with no changes and no improvisation.

Designate the existing state or condition of

things.

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Writing

Sic "in brackets like this: [sic] when quoting a statement or writing"

Writing

Id est

"that is"

It indicates that there is a spelling or grammar error (or

just something out of the ordinary) in the original

quotation.

When the speaker or writer wants to give an example or explanation that specifies a

statement.

Writing

Deus ex machina

"God out of a machine"

In ancient Greek and Roman plays, when plots became

too confusing, writers brought in God, lowered in via a pulley (the machine) &

wrap it all up. Today, it describes a plot where an

improbable means of resolving a conflict is used.

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Writing

Exempli gratia

Writing

Et cetera

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Et alii

"for the sake of example"

Term abbreviated to e.g. in writing.

"in the same place"

Commonly seen in research writing in footnotes and

bibliographies to designate that the same source has been cited twice in succession as "ibid."

see it as "et al"

Found in footnotes and bibliographies where writers

refer to a large number of authors without having to

write each name out.

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Everyday Talk

Ad infinitum "to infinity"

Describe something that goes on, seemingly endlessly.

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Ipso facto "by the fact itself"

Something is true by its very nature.

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De facto "from the fact"

To be the case from what is actually the reality.

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In toto "in all or entirely"

Saying "in total"

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Tabula rasa

Terra firma

"clean slate"

"firm ground"

Denotes someone (like a child) not affected by any

experiences and impressions.

To be back on firm ground after a trip through the air

or rough waters.

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Mea culpa

"my fault"

Admit your own guilt or wrongdoing in a situation,

like saying, "my bad".

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Persona non grata "unacceptable person"

Someone who's no longer welcome in a social or business situation.

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In situ

"in place" or "on site"

Designates something that exists in an original or

natural state. Like an artefact found on an archaeological

site.

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In vitro

Ante bellum

"within the living" "before the war"

Two most common examples of this kind of

experimentation are animal testing and clinical trials.

Applied to any war it is most commonly used to refer to the American Civil War and

the Antebellum Era the preceded it.

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Arguments and Logic

A priori

taking a general law /idea & apply it to a particular instance

without experimentation or

observation

"All bachelors are single." You do not need to observe

this to see that it is true because, by definition, bachelors must be single.

Arguments and Logic

A posteriori

based on actual observation or experimentation

Posteriori example of reasoning might be that "some bachelors are happy." This can be based on real life observation isn't a given based on what a bachelor is.

Arguments and Logic

Ad nauseam

an argument that has been taking place to the point of

nausea

Same arguments being rehashed over and over for years until everyone are sick to death of the whole thing.

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Legal Language

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Compis mentis

Subpoena

Ad hominem

an argument that

"in command of one's mind"

attacks someone's

"under penalty" character rather than

addressing a question

/issue at hand

To denote someone who is If someone delivers a By attacking character,

competent to stand trial subpoena to you have to these arguments appeal to

and not encumbered by respond or they'll be some emotions and prejudices

mental illness or

big penalties under the rather than reason or

handicap.

law.

logic.

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