Typographical "Mysteries"
viz.
adverb chiefly British
namely; in other words (used to introduce a gloss or explanation):the first music-reproducing media, viz. the music box and the player piano
Origin:abbreviation of videlicet, z being a medieval Latin symbol for -et.
op. cit.
(adverb)
/ˌɒpˈsɪt//ˌɑːp-/ formal abbreviation
used by writers to avoid repeating the details of a book or article that has already been referred to
Johnson (op. cit., page 53) calls this phenomenon 'the principle of minimal effort'.
cf.
(also cf ) /siːˈef/ formal
used in writing when you want the reader to make a comparison between the subject being discussed and something else
ff.
written abbreviation for and the following pages
sc.
that is to say (introducing a word to be supplied or an explanation of an ambiguity):
it [sc. gouache] was also popular in France
sic.
(adverb)
/sɪk/
a word written in brackets after a word that you have copied to show that you know it has been spelled or used wrongly
The notice outside the cinema said 'Closed on Wedensday' [sic].
ibid.
(adverb)
/ˈɪb.ɪd/ specialized
used in formal writing to refer to a book or article that has already been mentioned
pace
(preposition)
with due respect to (someone or their opinion), used to express polite disagreement or contradiction:narrative history, pace some theorists, is by no means dead
Origin:Latin, literally 'in peace', ablative of pax, as in pace tua 'by your leave'
(Definitions from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
adverb chiefly British
namely; in other words (used to introduce a gloss or explanation):the first music-reproducing media, viz. the music box and the player piano
Origin:abbreviation of videlicet, z being a medieval Latin symbol for -et.
op. cit.
(adverb)
/ˌɒpˈsɪt//ˌɑːp-/ formal abbreviation
used by writers to avoid repeating the details of a book or article that has already been referred to
Johnson (op. cit., page 53) calls this phenomenon 'the principle of minimal effort'.
cf.
(also cf ) /siːˈef/ formal
used in writing when you want the reader to make a comparison between the subject being discussed and something else
ff.
written abbreviation for and the following pages
sc.
that is to say (introducing a word to be supplied or an explanation of an ambiguity):
it [sc. gouache] was also popular in France
sic.
(adverb)
/sɪk/
a word written in brackets after a word that you have copied to show that you know it has been spelled or used wrongly
The notice outside the cinema said 'Closed on Wedensday' [sic].
ibid.
(adverb)
/ˈɪb.ɪd/ specialized
used in formal writing to refer to a book or article that has already been mentioned
pace
(preposition)
with due respect to (someone or their opinion), used to express polite disagreement or contradiction:narrative history, pace some theorists, is by no means dead
Origin:Latin, literally 'in peace', ablative of pax, as in pace tua 'by your leave'
(Definitions from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
Hints on Pronouncing Ancient Greek Names
Here are a few suggestions to help you pronounce ancient Greek names (and other ancient Greek words) in their usual Anglicized way (i.e., not in reconstructed ancient Greek pronunciation). This is at best a guide; to be sure you will have to look in a dictionary. For the most part, pronounce the name like an English word, but with the following exceptions:
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- Final "e" is always pronounced: Athene = a-THEE-neh.
- "Ch" is pronounced like "k," never as in "church."
- "C" is pronounced soft (like "s") before "e" and "i" sounds, otherwise it's pronounced hard (like "k"). (This is quite unhistorical; in ancient times all "c"s were hard, but we are used to pronouncing "Caesar," "Circe," etc. with a soft "c.")
- The same applies to "g"; soft (as in "giant") before "e" and "i" sounds, hard (as in "gate") otherwise.
- "Th" is always smooth, as in "thigh," never rough, as in "they."
- You can pronounce the vowels as in English, but you will be a little closer to the ancient pronunciation if you pronounce them as in Romance languages (Italian, Spanish, etc.).
- "Ae" and "oe" can be pronounced like "e."
- General rules of accent:
- If a name has two syllables, accent the first.
- If a name has three or more syllables, then:
- accent the second-to-last syllable, if it's long;
- accent the third-to-last, otherwise.
- Examples: Aeschylus = ES-kih-lus or EE-skih-lus, Aphrodite = ah-froh-DI-tee, Herodotus = heh-RAH-do-tus, Thermopylae = ther-MO-pih-lee, Thucydides = thoo-SIH-di-des.
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