. .. SHORTHAND (^^i^z^c^rt^^ Tf^rr' SIR ISAAC PITMAN & SONS, LIMITED LONDON , THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES TECHNICAL REPORTING COMPRISING PHONOGRAPHIC ABBREVIATIONS FOR WORDS AND PHRASES COMMONLY MET WITH IN REPORTING LEGAL SCIENTIFIC AND OTHER TECHNICAL SUBJECTS. BY THOMAS ALLEN REED. FIFTH (TWENTIETH CENTURY) EDITION. LONDON SIR ISAAC PITMAN & SONS, LTD., r AMEN. CORNER, E.G. BATH: PHONETIC INSTITUTE. NEW YORK : 2-6 WEST FORTY-FIFTH STREET. TORONTO, CANADA THE COMMERCIAL TEXT BOOK Co. THE COPP, CLARK Co., LTD. Entered at Stationer^' Hail. CONTENTS. PAGE Introduction 3 Mechanical, &c. .. .. I2 Medical 20 Legal 30 Figures, etc. "37 Latin Quotations 4 French Words and Phrases . . . . 57 HOD INTRODUCTION. |MONG the many hand-books published in this country for the benefit of shorthand students it is surprising that there are none especially devoted to technical reporting. This is one of the most difficult departments of shorthand writing, and yet the student has been left almost without guid- ance respecting it. Special contractions without num- ber have been provided for theological terms and phrases ; political and commercial phraseology has been made the subject of suitable abbreviations ; and even legal ter- minology, has not been overlooked. But little or no pro- vision has been made for the more difficult technicalities of modern science which so often embarrass not only young beginners but even proficients in shorthand. Few things are more perplexing to a reporter or pro- fessional shorthand writer than to be called upon to take a full note of a lecture or speech or law case respecting a matter involving minute technicalities of which he has no knowledge, words and phrases which he hears perhaps for the first time, and to which he is able to attach no meaning. In a law case, or in a popular scientific expo- sition, the difficulty is not so great, because the speaker knows that he is addressing persons (a jury or a portion of the general public), who are probably not familiar with the technicalities of his art or science, and to whom, there- fore, it is necessary to be very explicit. It is otherwise when the audience consists of persons who thoroughly 449487 4 TECHNICAL REPORTING. understand the subject, and who have no difficulty in per- ceiving the speaker's meaning even when he is not ex- pressing himself very clearly and distinctly. When, for example, a reporter has to attend a meeting of a scientific society to take notes of a discussion on a highly technical subject, which is, nevertheless, well understood by the members taking part in the debate, or of a lecture to a class of students at a hospital or at a college, he needs to have some familiarity at least with the nomenclature employed if he would -avoid the risk of falling into absurd mistakes. It is obviously impossible for a reporter to make himself acquainted with even the terminology of all the arts and sciences. They have, especially of late years, developed to such an extent that professional scientists and artists themselves find it difficult to keep pace with the ever-ad- vancing tide of knowledge ; and however diligent a reader a reporter may be, his reading can hardly be extensive enough to enable him to master the thousands of technical terms in use in the various departments of study. But the reporter who desires to attain high rank in his pro- fession should do his best to familiarize himself with as many of these technical words and phrases as he can. Many reporters, indeed, conscious of their own deficiencies in this respect, decline to undertake reporting work of a highly technical character ; others, no better qualified, sometimes undertake it, but only to bring discredit on themselves and their profession. Work of this kind should not be lightly undertaken. Of course, a great deal will depend on circumstances. The speaker may be very de- liberate and distinct, in which case the unfamiliar techni- calities may be easily caught, and recorded with sufficient accuracy to enable the reporter to turn them out, if neces- sary, in a dictionary or cyclopaedia. Or, if he is employed to take notes by a scientific lecturer, it may be that he is told not to trouble himself about technical terms which he cannot catch, but to leave blanks for them to be supplied INTRODUCTION. 5 by the speaker himself. Or again, he may have the as- sistance of a friendly editor or other expert who will revise the manuscript and supply deficiencies. In such cases a fairly good shorthand writer may readily enough under- take a reporting engagement of this kind if offered to him. But even here the work may not be so easy as it seems. For in scientific reporting the difficulty does not arise solely from the use of unfamiliar terms. It arises partly and perhaps chiefly from the difficulty of following the ideas and arguments of the speaker when discoursing on a subject of which the reporter knows little or nothing. There may not be half-a-dozen words in the lecture which the reporter has not heard before, and yet he may find the note-taking a difficult task, and may have to strain his attention to the utmost in order to catch the exact words of the speaker. In reporting speeches on ordinary and familiar topics there is no such difficulty in following the train of thought, and hence the work of note-taking is comparatively easy. The memory, too, serves to supply any chance omissions, but no such aid can be relied on when the matter is foreign to the reporter ; nor can he, when transcribing his notes, allow himself the customary latitude in the arrangement of the sentences with a view to giving a better expression to the speaker's meaning. For these and other reasons the reporter's general read- ing should take as wide a range as possible, and include some of these technical subjects to which I have alluded. I am not suggesting that he should seek to memorize the many long and perplexing chemical, botanical, anatomical, and other terms which abound in works devoted to de- tailed expositions of particular branches of science. The labor would to most persons be enormous, and would leave but little time for other study. There need, however, be no great difficulty in making oneself familiar with the general outlines of these sciences and their terminology ; with the names, for example, of the principal geological 6 TECHNICAL REPORTING. strata, with the main features of human anatomy and physiology, with some of the principal terms employed in engineering and mechanical science, with military and naval terms, with architectural words and phrases and the like. These are subjects that will almost certainly crop up in the experience of a reporter in extensive practice ; and even for ordinary newspaper purposes some know- ledge of them cannot fail to be useful. Medical testimony of a more or less technical character is often given at in- quests and other legal inquiries ; evidence on geological matters is of common occurrence in the Law Courts ; and the other topics to which I have referred are con- stantly coming within the range of the reporter's duties, quite apart from any special engagements outside his regular occupation. So that -even for every-day purposes some familiarity with the technicalities of the arts and sciences is an important acquisition to the professional reporter ; but for the purposes of general scientific report- ing say for the scientific press it is almost an absolute necessity. A great deal of knowledge on these subjects may be "picked up" in the course of his practice if he is often called upon to deal with them, but at the beginning he may find himself in serious trouble without some little preparation of the kind I have indicated. When the reporter, in note-taking, meets with a technical or other unfamiliar word he should make a point of writing it as fully as possible, expressing phonetically the sounds exactly as they have reached his ear. In order that he may be able to do .this, he should keep as close to the speaker as he can if the subject is of a very technical nature. If he is following at some distance behind the speaker, as in ordinary reporting, he will have no extra time to spare for the careful and fully-vocalized expression of any difficult words that may occur ; but if he keeps close upon the speaker's heels he can easily spare a second or two for the purpose, and (unless the speed is very rapid) INTRODUCTION. 7 he will have but little trouble in recovering any ground that he may have thus lost. If he meets with several such words together, it will be no easy task to write them (even if he hears them distinctly, which is not always the case) with sufficient fulness and clearness to be able to decipher them afterwards. Of course, in the cases I am supposing, the reporter will only be able to write the words according to the sounds as they reach him, and this may at the best be but an imperfect guide to the spelling, as to which he will have to seek the assistance of a dictionary. Nor is this always so simple a matter as it may seem. In the first place, technical terms are not always to be found in ordinary dictionaries, and the necessary books of reference are not always at hand. In the next place, the reporter may not be so sure of the beginning of the word as to know certainly under what letter to look for it ; and even if he has caught the sound correctly he may still be misled as to the commencing longhand letter. Hearing and writing, for example, such a word as pterygoid, or psoas, in which the initial p is not sounded, it might never occur to him to look out the words under that letter. So the word quoin, pronounced coin, might not be known to him, and he would hardly think of turning it out in the dictionary under the letter q. In such cases something more than a dictionary is needed, namely, a text-book on the particular subject in hand. Another difficulty in connection with technical reporting is, that the reporter is more than usually liable to clashes in connection with words containing the same consonants. Thus, if unacquainted with chemical terms he may readily enough confuse sulphate, sulphite, and sulphide; and in reporting a horticultural address he may get considerably "mixed" with indigenous and endogenous. Here is an additional difficulty arising from the greater attention re- quired in such reporting work to the mechanical effort of reporting, which necessarily abstracts the mind from the 8 TECHNICAL REPORTING. subject of the discourse, and, as I have said, prevents it from following readily the line of thought pursued. This is another reason why it is important that the reporter should endeavor to familiarize himself with the terminology of the subjects on which his pen is likely to be engaged. He is thus able to relieve himself from the strain otherwise put upon his attention by the frequent occurrence of words which require more care and longer time to write, and can devote all his thoughts to following the subject upon which he is writing, without which, it need hardly be said, his work can never be satisfactorily performed. When a reporter knows that he has a speech or lecture to report which he has reason to believe will abound in technicalities, if the subject is, like Parisian French to Chaucer's Prioress, " to him unknowe," he should turn to an article in a cyclopaedia or text-book on the subject, and devote an hour or two to its study. Not that he will be likely to acquire much knowledge of it in so short a time, but he may gather something from his labor which will enable him the better to follow the speaker, both with his pen and his brain. If, as often happens, diagrams or tables are likely to be used, the reporter should make a point of attending early, say a quarter of an hour or more before the commence- ment of the proceedings, with a view of getting such as- sistance from them as they can render, and if necessary, copying some of them into his note-book. They may contain some of the terms and phrases which might, being unfamiliar, puzzle and retard him in his note-taking. These should be noted at once and have appropriate shorthand forms assigned to them, so that they may cause no hesita- tion when they occur in actual writing. Even if the words should not occur, the labor will not have been thrown away. Some knowledge will have been gained, however little, which may excite an interest in the subject and lead to further reading ; and on some future occasion the in- INTRODUCTION. 9 formation thus acquired will be sure to prove serviceable For, as I have elsewhere endeavored to point out^ 1 ) the reporter can hardly acquire any knowledge in literature, science, or art, that will not at some time or other be use- ful to him in his professional work, and this quite apart from its value as contributing to his own mental culture. It is to assist the reporter in work of this kind that I have compiled the following lists of words and phrases that are frequently met with in technical reporting. I have not included theological terms, as these have been amply provided for in the Pitman text-books ; nor have I at- tempted to deal with the constantly increasing nomencla- ture of chemistry, botany, and other departments of natural history. To compile lists of outlines, full or abbreviated, for the names of all the plants, animals, chemical com- binations and the like, would require a much larger volume than the present, and would hardly be worth the labor which it would involve. Few shorthand students would give themselves the trouble to study them. Words of this character, though often met with in books, do not frequently occur in actual reporting, even in connection with scientific subjects. My object has been to give the student suitable forms for such technical words as he may expect to meet with if he attempts technical work. They are words that I have constantly had to write in my own practice, and for which I have thought it desirable to provide brief and facile forms. In some cases it will be seen that the words are written in full, that is, with all their consonants ex- pressed, while in many others I have given special abbre- viated outlines which my experience has proved to be ser- viceable in rapid writing. The unabbreviated words are included in these, because they are of common occurrence and because I have thought it might be useful to give the student what appears to me to be the best forms (out of many possible ones) for their representation. i. See " The Shorthand Writer." ]0 TECHNICAL REPORTING. I do not suggest that the student should endeavor (o commit to memory all the lists that I have given. They should, however, be read and studied with some care, es- pecially those which the reader thinks will be likely to be of use in his own work. It will be good practice to copy them several times, turning out in the dictionary all the words of which the meaning is not known. These lists, as I have said, are by no means exhaustive, but I think they will be found sufficient for most practical purposes. When other words not included in them are found often occurring, and their full forms are long or otherwise inconvenient, the reporter will have little diffi- culty in extemporizing outlines on the lines here indicated that will answer his purpose. But care should be taken that these outlines are not such as will be likely to clash with other words. This is the principal danger that has to be avoided in the choice of abbreviated forms, and it should therefore never be overlooked. The longer the outline the more distinctive it usually is, and the more it is shortened the greater the danger of its resembling some other forms. Hence the necessity of great care in the selection. I need not say that I have always had this in view in compiling the abbreviations here set forth. In the case of a very long and unusual word occurring in the process of note-taking, it may well happen that the reporter will be extremely puzzled to write it with rapidity and at the same time with accuracy. It is almost impos- sible to analyze exactly a very long and unfamiliar word, to remember the precise order of the syllables, and to think of and write the appropriate symbols for them with the instantaneousness of ordinary reporting. With a poly- syllabic word of this character it will often be found an advantage to break it up into two or three portions, writing them close together, so as to show their connection. Such a word for example as mononitromonobrombenzene it would be almost impossible to write with accuracy on hearing it INTRODUCTION. 11 for the first time ; but the reporter might, if he were very expert, manage to get it down in several stages, as, mono, nitro, mono, brombcnzene. In some cases the reporter does not know whether he is listening to one long word or two or three short ones, and then he will naturally adopt the easier plan in dealing with strange expressions of writing separate forms, uniting the syllables afterwards in his transcript if he discovers that they belong to a single word. The list of foreign and classical words and phrases com- prises those most commonly met with both in reading and in reporting. They will be found useful, especially to the young reporter, and should be carefully read and copied out until he is familiar both with the words and phrases themselves and the mode of representing them. The task will, -of course, be all the easier if he has some knowledge of French and Latin. If he has none my strong recom- mendation to him is that he should lose no time in supply- ing what to a reporter cannot be otherwise than a serious deficiency. In the expression of the French words I have adopted the plan laid down in my little work on French Phonography, that is, following in many cases the or- thography rather than the sound. This, though objec- tionable on theoretical grounds, has the practical advan- tage of giving easier forms to represent the words, and assimilating them in many instances to their English equivalents. MECHANICAL, ETC. Accelerator ^^ automatic g accumulator ^f brake -kzr 11 achromatic ; ^ (i) axle box fa\ o acute angle ~^s Balance weight ^V'? adhesive-sion \>^~ \P ball and socket V" " aerostatic-s ^ ~c| bar iron \-~. affluent ^ (2) barometer V^ ^ air-pump ~\ barometric *\^ amalgam-ate-d ,-V pressure ^ amalgamation ^-v" ' Bessemer process ^\ ammoniacal liquor ^-^^x; ,, steel Y" analysis "JT bituminous V-s_o angle-bar ^"V-^ ,, coal \^-v_J> angle-iron ^ ^ blade A (3) angle of elevation Y\^ blast furnace ^. incidence ^~J pipe S. reflection ~^\ block signal ^ aspirator \^^ ,, System STTTTI astragal x< blow pipe N\ atmosphere UN Board of Trade "Nj atmospheric l^j, Board of Works L _ atmospheric pressure i-oy orickwork c>s> ^ at right angles .&?. Caloric engine ^v . MECHANICAL. circumferential c \_ < y citric acid l_p civil engineer ^^ co-efficient V_^ coffer dam ~~tk cog wheel __ coke oven v^, commutator h compound engine X^ concentric ^_^ conic section ^"^ connecting rod ._/ coupling bar \_ bolt V ,, box N_D chain ~^/ crank axle ^ 13 chromatic crcumference 14, TECHNICAL 1 REPORTING. cubic foot ->c inch - S 7 drainage area Uw drain pipe 1 millimetre _^-^-~ -x. cut-off ^_ driving axle \^b , , bar t^^_^ cutter bar l\ gear \j- ,, block J wheel U-t- cutting chisel -^. 6 ,, machine -. -~\ ii t00 ' y cylinder g ductile-ility L J^ dynamic-s 1 l n dynamic electricity \f \ dynamo-electric v cylindrical &^~ dynamometer \^s- x. Dead weight ^ Eccentric ^^^ decametre 1 x- x. rod -o^r decimetre J x shaft ~~* > ~~'y delivery cock [ effluent ^ (6) i> pi? 6 X^ electric current f ,, valve ii electro-magnetic f~~" destructive distillation 11 electrometer ( diagonal J5s_ electro motive (" ^ (7) differential J elevator ^\^^^ dioptrics -r embankment *v direct acting engine \=*~j engineer / distant signal \ equilibrium \ donkey engine 1-^(5) equinoctial r ^J double cylinder engine hollow quoin f friction band "^-^ Galvanic horticultural %. horticulture ^ ,, battery ^"^ horse power d\ current galvanism <5"^ per hour d\/ hot water apparatus I s - galvanometer hydraulic cylinder y" gas engine "^ (u) engine Y~J ,, retort . governor f gathering ground " na y-^^- Giffard's injector ' ^ hydro mechanics l^__ 1 _ o , superintendent ^TV. hydrostatic l. longitudinal if pressure \^ seam f^f~* hygrometer section ^^^ hygrometric *" Indicated horse-power >t sleeper *?*\ strain ^ indicator diagram w I low pressure /^/ induction coil w -r~ steam /v^ injector ^~7 low water mark /^-K Institution of Civil "*~f Magnetic ^ Engineers ^- * ,, current ^^"^ inverse proportion a\ iron __ magneto electric ^ iron-clad . ^ marine boiler s-~*/\f ^ (14) isometrical X/ 4 material s ~^~ isothermal ) mechanical engineer s~*^ Kilometre Laboratory i^' (!3) Lancashire boiler ^\^~~\ lattice bridge /'I girder /^]_ work ^3^ melallurgy-ical ^/7 ^"/ meteorology-ical ^v] millimetre ^-^' x mineralogy-ical '^*~f ^^~~l molecular disturbance ^-^^\ level crossing ^\,r-<2^ molecule --V - locomotive /T ,, boiler 'Ix^ multitubular '~^ obtuse angle ^^ MECHANICAL. 17 oxide of iron f^ 05) ailway bridge X Parallelogram < \S C ~ carriage -/^/ passenger engine ^-i company -?* traffic i signal ^ percolation \ train ,$ permanent way ^* / reciprocal /\/ motion NXv^j reciprocating engine / petroleum \ rectangle-ular >* phosphorus-ic ^9? ^~^ rectilinear ^\ phosphoric acid V_o recuperator / \^ physicist ^-P regenerative ^ y furnace ^ pig iron N , piston rod V, regenerator ^^_^, plate ^ (16) "' retaining wall ^l/' plummer block V-v/V reversing gear X^~ ^ pneumatic right angle ... jTTl pump L--v 1 Q^ Jf 1 rising gradient -^ J potential ~^_j rivet-er /V /\^^ pressure gauge J-, rolling stock "\Jt Quadrangle ular -^ rotary engine Af~3 quadrilateral ^f Safety valve "^-v Rack and pinion x V screw propeller \, radiometer /\, x sectional area o~^ railroad sff semi- circular 60 railway arch <^ Siemens-Martin steel 2 18 TECHNICAL REPORTING. six foot way -c / temper K - (18) ff slide box 6\o temperature ..]...... (19) valve d ^_ tensile strain l^g. smoke box f- ^ n solar spectrum o^. - strength l_. tidal river -|j^\.. specific gravity % i torpedo boat IN. spectrum analysis > ^ traction engine 1 , o "*-/ speetroscope-copic \_ \^=_ i v transmitter J -^ spring tide "^^ triangle-ular T* square foot ^^ tube plate _l _ inch e ~^-/ tubular bridge -L-.. ll -^ ,, root G -^] turn table U t , yard Ci--> tuyere \/ mile t./' Ultimate strain n steam engine as this form is required for carbonic aciJ. 5. Care should be taken to make the d thick in order to distinguish the outline from tank engine. 6. See note 2. 7. See locomotive. 8. 1'ireman and foreman (which see) should be carefully dis- tinguished in position, or the vowels should be inserted. 9. See note 2. 10. Fcot- pound and foot-ton should be carefully written, or they may be mistaken for each other. 11. See goods engine. 1 2. See gas engine. 13. The br should be kept short so as to distinguish the word from lilirary. 14. Marine and modern are apt to clash if not carefully dis- tinguished. 15. This WOP! should not be written ~t, lest it should be mistaken for t cast-iron. 16. See blade. These two words should be carefully distin- guished in position, as they are particulaily liable to clash in certain kinds of reporting. 17 Observe the position and be careful not to thicken the t. See note 5. 18 and 19. Temper and temperature (as applied to metals) may easily clash in reporting if not distinguished in position. MEDICAL. Abdominal hernia muscles ring N - viscera abductor | acceleration T^L.. acetabulum \s~^ acetic acid T" actual cautery ~~]/ adductor I adipose tissue L aesthesia albumen albuminuria albumenoid amaurosis ansesthesia-etic \ A anaemia ^^^^ anaemic c^~- aneurism of the aorta angina pectoris l^ anterior ~J^... ( 2 ) anthropology-ical anthropomor- phous aponeurosis \_o apoplectic-xy ^ apopletic seizure \ appendix vermiformis "X^j arsenic acid arsenious acid arterial ~^( arthritis articulate-d (3) aseptic ^ _ (4) asphyxia ^ astigmatism 'L^ astragalus auricle / auscultation <^-, Basi-sphenoid bi -chloride Vrfd. bicuspid _tr^ biology-ical \/ bi-sulphate-ite ."V_h .jC?. (:) bi-sulphuret JL... breathlessness *S VJ_D MEDICAL. 21 Bright's disease T uv coccyx / bruit cerebellum \^- diagnosis | Q cerebral ^^v digitalis 1 cerebro-spinal fluid L_ ^ 22 TECHNICAL eliminnte-d *~ = endosmosis J-Q entomology-ical epidemiology- ical epigastric ^ fi c epilep-tic-sy >. epiphysis ^^ eustachian tube exacerbation exhilaration ._,-r^__ (7) exosmosis exostosis ~p Facial nerve ferri-cyanide \^/ ferro-cyanic cyanide foramen magnum ovale ^- Gastric juice l fever LL gland ^ glandular glosso-pharyngeal gynecology ~ ^ gynecological s gutta serena REPORTING. Haematocele i^b bemiplegia ^\ hoemorrhoid fy hepatic-itis ^N N herpes \^ heterogeneous 1 heterogenesis J histology-ical JJ 6y homoaopathy-ic *~\ ^T hydatid I hydrargyrum \^^ hydro-carbon I y hydro-chloric acid cLo hydro-chlorine J / hydro-cyanic \i_^ acid hydrogen T hydro-sulphuric f\^ hydro-sulphurous f~> hypersemia \p- hyperaemic V-> hyperassthesia V, hypertrophy \ hypochondriac N hypochondriacal > MEDICAL. hypochondriasis \ Lacerate-tion j?___ (^* T hypogastric ^""^ (9) lachrymal duct (t- hyposulphate if^ gland ^^ Ichthyology-ical \ y lactic C | ichthyosaurus \ p acid ( I p idiopathic 4 laminated ' impetigo 1 lanceolate j^f_ infundibulum "~^\ laryngeal /^r inguinal hernia ~~ laryngitis f~ artery ~~*S laryngotomy r^- gland "-^ laryngoscope ^ inorganic ^ larynx CL-~ interarticular ' ^ lenticular f* interior ^ / (10) levator palpebrse ( \\ intermittent fever "^<^ ligamentum teres ( t? interstitial T, latum (\ intestine-al Hr" 7* ligamentous ( ~^~\ intussusception c\j lithotomy C^^ invertebrate ^ lithotrity-ite f\ f\ iridectomy /U-% liquor amnii ^ / ischiatic i. locomotor ataxy C~\ \ isochronous v- 9 longitudinal sinus C^^ iter a tertio ad quar- nj>^ r j. turn ventriculum lumbar vertebrae f^" ^\ / lymph ( V_ Jejunum / ^_^-^ lymphatic-s /^"^ " r jugular Z_ vein L Manganese ^^, ^j> (11) 24 TECHNICAL REPORTING. mastoid nervous centre -^ maxilla-ry s-^~ ^ 6 exhaustion ^^ mediastinum '\_^~. ,, system ' ! ~^-^ medical practitioner f*^ temperament ^^ s^ council -* -_^ neurosis medulla oblongata ^X neurotic 'M membrane-s ^ fl nitrate membrana tympani \^_, nitric acid v ^| membranous nitrite ^ v meningitis-geal ""5 f ~^*~y nitrogen ^ mesenteric ^^^^ nitrogenous ^ metacarpal ' \ nitrous acid p micrometer / "" c nosology-ical ^ ~^y microscope-ic ^~ \ microscopist '^~ >f0 Obstetric V obturator \ micturition ^~- ,,-, ^\ occipital R/" mollities ossium ^~O monomania-c ^^-v_^ ^v^_, mucous membrane ^-^ occipito-frontalis ^^.^ odontology-ical l_- (- oesophagus ^-c multi-articular ^-s-^ ^ muriatic acid ^~J\-c cesophagotomy 4"| ophthalmia-ic A^ *v: muscular ^t, ophthalmology-ical ^ ^y contraction ^TJTT ophthalmoscope '^5 r ~ fibre ^-\^ myelitis C_r. optic nerve Nerve centre CUJ thalamus ^ orbicularis ,, palpebrarum orthopaedic -A osteology-ical j oxalic acid ~l oxidation ~J oxide I of iron oxidize Q oxygen ~f Palpitation pancreas \_ pancreatic papillae paralysis paraplegia pathognomoni pathology-ical N pectoral SN pericarditis perineum peritoneum peritonitis petreous portion of the temporal bone pharmacopoeia Vx^ pharynx-geal is>_. ^j^ V. x^ i. \ MEDICAL. phlebitis phlebotomy phlegmonous v erysipelas \ (^ phosphate VQ (13) phosphatic phosphite physiology-Seal v pia mater ._>^IHl: pituitary \ . . . \\S pitynasis ^p platysma myoides plesiosaurus )f pleuro-pneumonia \/^~ pneumogastric ^-^^ popliteal \ ,, aneurism ^ o_^ arter y \^/ post-mortem \> examination 25 post partum Poupart's ligament practitioner s( prognosis "\ ^ prophylactic ^ prostate gland " j> 26 TECHNICAL REPORTING. protoplasm N^ rupture x^X^ protuberance "^ Saccharine psoas < sal ammoniac b abscess ) sarcocele ^C psoriasis Jx sarcoma ^N ^ psychology-ical / / scarlet fever a ^. pterygoid \/~ scirrhus n ? puerperal N/y sclerotic coat '$~\ fever \/C semi-circular canal e~if~ pulmonary V-j_^ semi-lunar canal cr^^V (H) septic <^ Recto-vesiral ^ septicaemia % . rectus anticus major /"^'""^ septicaemic V^ reflex action / >-" _, sesquioxide <) P regurgitate-tion /^ shneiderian membrane <^_ renal /*Y* sleeplessness --\->-o ,, calculus /2_ small- pox <^T capsule '\\ spectrum analysis N respiration /x/' (15) speculum V^-x rete mucosum /U-^-g-^ spermatic cord V^-c- retroversio uteri /U sphygmograph ^, rheumatic arthritis /^~^ sphincter ^~>*^^> roseola x-' muscle ^_^^- Royal College of Sur- .^-^t ani ^-^ A- geons ' ** spinal cord \- ofPhy- *-*. sicians ^ spindle-shaped cell J* MEDICAL. spinous process ^^ symptomatology ^/ splanchnic i_ synovial ~V. Q membrane CL AC V ' stercoraceous v 7 u sterno-cleidomastoideus ^-*-i ' syphilis-itic > ^-i \ *v hyoideus V.-^i, systole ^T5-^ suppurate \/\ thoracic duct (f | suppuration \? (16) tic-douloureux LL supra-occipital \~^ tincture (_ ^ renal \/( toxicology-ical [e> LD/ ,, orbital \~\^ trachea .J^r. sympathetic 4* tracheotomy J^TT". ,, nerves trapezius V symphsis < \c> muscle L^- symptom-atic vaso-motor ^> velum palati vena cava venesection ventricle vertebra ev \ vertebrae _ t >v vesicle Vs_ vescicular ^e_^^ (22) Veterinary College ,, surgeon vivisection lo X-rays _^ Zoology-ical \ oological museum oophite ) ygomatic arch y V_ MEDICAL. 29 NOTES. 1. Carefully distinguish acceleration and exhilaration, which see. 2. See interior. 3. Reticul separation, .. < ?x^- suppression. 17. See Tritoxide. 1 8. See Ter oxide. 19 See Lacerate. 20. Carefully distinguish the tr and thr in the words ureter and urethra. 21. See vesicular. 22. See vascular. LEGAL. [A number of Latin legal phrases will be found in the list of Latin quotations.] Absconding debtor abstract of title |S accord and satisfaction action of ejectment [_ act of Bankruptcy adjudication / ~> in bankruptcy Admiralty Court U~<- Agricult. Holdings Act alimony pendente lite all matters in difference all matters in dispute Articles of Association arrest of judgment ante-nuptial settlement be it enacted ^_. beneficial owner ^--v between party and party solicitor and client bill of costs \,^r exceptions _\^ir;?... ,, exchange .\^7 lading \ bills of ladin bill of sale _ Board of Trade Works breach of contract promise Commissioner J> Companies' Act X_9- Companies' Clauses Act \_p concurrent jurisdiction cf Debtor summons \\ declaration of legitimacy J 1< - decree nisi 1 ^ deed of assignment 1 settlement 1^ Contagious Diseases Act || defendant I Contempt of Court Lr- contingent remainder L^ deposited plans J Divisional Court /j r~ "S contributory negligence l^/^-^ do you mean to say U-^ Conveyancing Act ^^si- ,, recognise k/*-* co-respondent /% recollect VS corporeal hereditament ^~ ' ,, remember U>^ Corrupt Practices Act r ,, swear kp-* costs in the cause drawee | counter claim c^-^ dismiss (ed) with costs J-jr* 1 County Council ~^~\ Ecclesias. Commissioners ^^o Court ^""l Employers' Liability Act '^VX" > J ud R e ~H enfranchise-ment g^ ^ ,, Palatine ^~1 enfranchisement of copy- hold J^v Court of Appeal c ~\/^ ,, leasehold f& Arches ^^ ejectment I* Justice y equitable estate c -~) 32 TECHNICAL equitable interest f jurisdiction fiduciary V, relation si relationship i fire assurance insurance final specification foreclosure y~ freehold estate ^ ,, property c^-^ further share \ Gentlemen of the jury //, -o goods and chattels r/ b Grand Jury ^/ Heir-at-law ..L^~ High Court of Justice hi REPORTING. holder for value r In arrest of judgment T Income-tax I Commissioners | incorporated ~T^ incorporeal hereditament incumbrancer in bankruptcy indorsee for value J/li indorsement for value in fee simple tail Inland Revenue Commissioners in pursuance of ""^ in possession \ in reversion j v - P in satisfaction ^ insolvent debtor ^-^o h interim injunction order ^>\ interlocutory "j/" injunction interlocutory application interpleader ^\ LEGAL. 33 I am of the same opinion Joint Stock Company _P Landlord and tenant r -L land certificate i^V_ Lands Clauses Act " ,, Consolidation /t_p Act U" lay impropriator f'^^X. /* lease and release ../* leasehold estate .^. property /^\ legacy duty f o legal and equitable 'I personal representv. legitimacy /^7 letters of administration f* patent r* life assurance insurance f.jr annuity .CJ^ estate interest limited liability /f\ liquidated damages |-j Local Board Government Board Lord Chancellor // Justice ^ Lords Justices ^ b Malicious prosecution managing director Married Women's ^ Property Act marriage settlement Master of the Rolls ^ may it please your Honour--*? Lordship >^,- Memorandum of Assocn. /->^-B- ~V 34 TECHNICAL REPORTING. Merchant Shipping Act ^2 'atent specification JL Metropolis Local ~(f^~~l )ayee N^ Management Act ' ^aymaster-General y^ Metropolis Manage- -- 8~^/ ment Act personal estate G_p representative XV misdemeanor '" 7 | petition in bankruptcy ^fcx mortgage oetitioner 'X' ,, deed ' petitioning creditor ^ security Petty Jury Y^ mortgagee ^/ ,, Sessions j in possession ff piece or parcel of land issV" mortgagees in possession s~ policy holder V^ 1 New trial .J of assurance NO, next of kin ^_p_, of insurance V^P Nisi Prius 1 Poor-rate ."\ .. notice of motion rf-^ * i possessory title OH of trial \ power of attorney N/|/ ' to quit ^L post-nuptial settlement \o Official assignee M_ practitioner XN ,, liquidator XT prior publication v>\ receiver \<^ privileged communication^ ,, referee \ Privy Council A^ order of Court ~~^\ Probate *\. originating summons /J-^ Division \J overt act promissory note ^*^~6 Patent agent \, Property-tax \sVf_ office \^ provided also t^) LEGAL. provided always YX^ provisional order '^V'^x specification \<. Public Health Act ^X/^ Quarter Sessions ^, Queen Anne's bounty quinquennial ~f quinquennium r Railway Clauses Act / Consolidation Act real estate ..^C. representative and personal estate /(o_p signed and sealed .T. reasonable and proba- ble cause 35 Savings bank School board s-'X seized in fee < separate maintenance ,, estate ...? set aside f settled estate ^ Estates Act g_ Lands Act P- P | Sewers rate a V| share and share alike -4- show cause J~ registered title ,, proprietor Registrar-General st\A rents and profits /\ reserve fund /%* residuary legatee /y I estate /U respondent /** returning officer reversionary bonus interest /T revising barrister right of presentation rule absolute ., nisi >^ simple contract Special Jury \ specific performance ^s of the contract x stand possessed S^ statement of claim __ defence S-_P statute of frauds subpoena e ... 36 TECHNICAL REPORTING. subpoena duces tecum ^_L Vice-Chancellor *y> summary jurisdiction c/ Visiting Justices S Supreme Court of os^^,.^ voluntary association W^ Judicature ~^ settlement V survivorship c// ^-; Where did you live {/^ ^ Taxing master L^ ft do you live H/K\- tell the jury 1 did you go <^/^~" tenant for life U\ will your Lordship (~\^) in common ^ will you swear ^ ,, in tail IL/- will you tell the jury ^T testator y ^ testator's death *J ,, undertake to say " ( testatrix J- ,, swear (T~^/ i/y . winding-up order ^ \ time immemorial *r*~* , > Tithe Commissioners -(.,-.- ,, petition \ . Commutation Acts .A.,, wind-up ^\ CtP under the super- ,55 title deeds ..|-~. vision of the Court ^ to the best of my (his, X> within the meaning ? your, her) recollection Workmen's Compensa- _ trade mark ^K tion Act \\ ov_ treasure trove V would it surprise you fy. trustee in bankruptcy ^t-^\ ,, you be surprised 2/v , , i writ of error *-^< trust fund ^ ^ Valuable consideration ^J\_. ,, summons /^-^ Vendor and Purchaser's ,^- written contract A*-' Act ^^ wrongful dismissal - / f~^~ NOTE. The use of the disyllabic ing in the words drawee and payee, sign is extremely valuable in report, though not strictly according to rule. FIGURES, ETC. Many attempts have been made to utilise shorthand alphabets for the expression of figures, but there are several objections to this mode' of representation. In the first place, it is easier to mistake one shorthand letter for another than to mistake the ordinary figures, which, being each composed of several strokes, are rarely liable to clash, and as great exactitude is especially necessary in dealing with figures, this is an important considera- tion. In the next place, alphabetic shorthand characters for figures resemble in appearance the other writing surrounding them, while the ordinary figures are so distinct in character that they readily catch the eye, and can be easily referred to when necessary. Although, therefore, the shorthand forms are briefer than the common figures, the latter are more definite and legible, and will be found far preferable for reporting purposes. There are, however, certain contractions in connection with figures which may be used with advantage, and the author recommends the following, which he has for years employed in his own practice. The common fractions, j, \, ^, which, if they occur frequently are much too long for the writer, may be thus abbreviated : \ by a straight stroke above the figure to which it belongs, as 2 = 24; 5 = 5i- j by a straight stroke in the same position, with an initial tick or hook, as l ~\~ = i\ ; ^-=2^. f by a straight stroke in the same position, with a final tick or hook, as ~f= 4 | ; ~\g = i6f . | when occurring by itself, may be written 3^. ; and f may be written Other fractions should be written in the ordinary way, as -^ Ta- in the common phrases, three or four, four or five> five or six, etc., one figure may be placed under the other, so as to save the expression of the word or ; thus, I = ihree or four ; ^ = nine or ten. 449487 38 TECHNICAL REPORTING. Hundreds may be written with a straight horizontal stroke by the side of the figure to which it belongs, thus 4 = 400 ; 16 = 1,600. Thousands may be written with a straight horizontal or slightly sloping stroke under the figure to which it belongs, thus, 2 = 7,000 ; 120 = 120,000 ; 3^ = 300,000 ; 5- 1,500,000. Pounds (whether in money or weight), the context distinguish- ing) may be expressed by a dot following the figure to which it belongs, thus I. =1 or i Ib. 5. = $ or 5 Ibs. 4_= ; '4OO or 400 Ibs. jO^ / =/io,ooo or 10,000 Ibs. 3?S = ^300,000 or 300,000 Ibs. 5 = ^400 or ^500, or 400 or 500 Ibs. 1^^= ^"5,000 or ^"6,000 or 5,000 or 6,000 Ibs. One advantage of this method is that when shillings follow the pounds the dot serves as an ordinary dividing mark, thus 5.10 = ^5.10 ; i.3~6 7 = /i. 3- 6f. If the writer, following very closely upon a speaker, writes the horizontal stroke to represent thousands, and finds that other figures follow he can write them under the stroke, instead of erasing it, as, "240 Hundredweights, the phonographic outline for which is rather long, may be written with two dots following the figure to which it belongs, thus, 9: = 9 cwt. 2: = 2| cwt. 2:3.16. =2 cwt, 3 qrs., 16 Ibs. Per cent can be written with the phonographic letter \ / fol- lowing the figure to which it belongs thus, 6 \ =6 per cent ; ? \ = 2\ per cent. Per cent per annum may be written with two /'s "%. follow- ing the figure, thus, i+ ^= 4^ per cent per annum. Feet and inches may be distinguished by writing the former on the line and the latter through it (as chapter and verse are dis- FIGURES, ETC. 39 tinguished in sermon reporting) thus, 6-5- =6ft. 5in. ; 3-^ by 2 -5-- = 3ft. 4in. by 2ft. Gin. Special care, however, should be taken to keep the figures well apart in order to show that they do not belong to one group. e x , a - i square yard \s per square yard e ~v square foot \r~V- per square foot 7 square inch \/ ^-/ per square inch > cubic yard ~~^-/ cubic inch v cubic foot v foot pound v, foot ton Degrees can be written with the ordinary sign "" following the figure, thus, 14 = 14 degrees. Fahrenheit and Centigrade may be expressed by V f and Ad captandum vulgus. To catch the mob rrV. Ad hoc. For this purpose ~t~~ Ad hominem. To the man ; personal ^ Ad idem. To the same ^~- Ad interim. For the meanwhile Ad infinitum. To infinity jH^, Ad libitum. At pleasure J.XV.. Ad medium filum aquae. To the middle thread of the river Ad medium filum vise. To the middle thread of the road Ad nauseam. So as even to create disgust CX Ad valorem. According to the value CL-- /Equo animo. With an equable mind /Ere perennius. More lasting than brass Alio intuitu. With another intent <| Alma mater. A kind mother /^- x Alter ego. A second self \ Amari aliquid. Something bitter LATIN QUOTATIONS. 41 Anguis in herba. A snake in the grass Annus mirabilis. A wonderful year Ante litem motam. Before the commencement of the suit y^~^ Amicus curias. A friend of the court r^-s / Animus furandi. The intention of stealing ~^/ J Anno Domini. A.D. In the year of our Lord T^_ Anno Mundi. A.M. In the year of the world -^ ] Arcades ambo. Both Arcadians (equally ready) Argumentum ad hominem. An argument direct to the man Ars est celare artem. The great object of art is to conceal art Assumpsit. He engaged to pay >" Audi alteram partem. Hear the other part Auri sacra fames. The cursed greed of gold Aut Caesar aut nullus. Either Caesar or nobody B Beati possidentes. Blessed are the possessors [. Bis dat qui cito dat. He gives twice who gives quickly \>| Bona fide. In good faith ^~^i V Bona fides. Good faith ^"^i b Brutum fulmen. A harmless thunderbolt c Cacoethes loquendi. An itch for talking /T Cacoethes scribendi. An itch for scribbling o^ Cadit qucestio. There is an end of the question Capias ad satisfaciendum. You may take him to ip satisfy \o " Caput mortuum. The dead head vv/U. Cardo causse. The hinge of the cause // I . Casus belli. A cause for war 42 TECHNICAL REPORTING. Casus omissus. A case omitted Caveat emptor. Let the buyer be on his guard Certiorari. To be made more certain Cestui qui trust. A beneficiary J n Ceteris paribus. Other things being equal Clarum et venerabile nomen. An illustrious and venerable name Communibus annis. One year with another "\j_p Compos mentis. In the enjoyment of his understanding x & A Consensus facit legem. Consent makes the law 1/7 Coram non judice. Before a person who is not a judge Corpus delicti. The body of the crime p- i Corruptio optimi pessima. The corruption of the best produces the worst er " > \v Credat Judoeus. Let the Jew believe it Cui bono ? For whose benefit ? "V_^ Cum grano salis. With a grain of sail : ^ Cum multis aliis. With many other things ~^^ Cum privilegio. With privilege N Currente calamo. With a running pen <= ^~ Gustos rotulorum. The custodian of the records Damnum absque injuria. Loss without injury I ^ a -i, De bene esse. As being well done for the present k^\ De die in diem. From day to day vV~^ De facto. From the thing done K _ De gustibus non est disputandum. There is no disputing about tastes I T ) J. Dei gratia. By the grace of God ^~)~ De jure. From what is lawful (by law) J De minimis non curat lex. The law takes no notice of extreme trifles LATIN QUOTATIONS. 43 De mortuis nil nisi bonum. Of the dead be nothing said but what is good De lunatico inquirendo. Enquiry concerning a lunatic De novo. Anew | \_ Deo volente. God being willing 'C-, Ps' De profundis. Out of the depths ' V_. I Desideratum. A thing desired \_^ Deus ex machina. A god from the clouds I I ? ' Dies non. No legal day I Dii penates. Household gods - Disjecta membra. Scattered remains i> Distringas. You may distrain d Divide et impera. Divide and rule I I *~*S Dulce domum. Sweet home iV-vr-% Duke est desipere in loco. It is pleasant to play the fool on the proper occasion r) ) dl^, Dulce est pro patria mori. It is sweet (or glorious) to die for one's country rj ) \ \ Dum se bene gesserit. During good behaviour Dum spiro, spero. While I breathe, I hope l^ Dum vivimus vivamus. While we live let us live Durante bene placito. During our good pleasure Durante vita. During life y-[ ^-, E Ejusdem generis. Of the same kind f E pluribus unum. One out of many Ex abundant! cautela. Out of abundant caution Ex animo. Heartily _Q_^_^ Ex cathedra. From the chair I Ex concesso. I r. _o Ex concessis 1 ^ rom what has been conceded "A Ex debito justitiae. From what is due to justice 44 TECHNICAL Ex mero motu. From a mere motion _ s~*/^\ qO Ex necessitate. From necessity Ex nihilo nihil fit. From nothing nothing is made Ex officio. By virtue of his office Ex parte. On one part v\ Ex pede Herculem. You may judge of Hercules from his foot Experientia docet. Experience teaches ~\/y t Experimentum crucis. Trial by the cross *V^ Experto crede. Believe one who speaks from experience a -o Ex post facto. Done after another thing ~ . Expressio unius est exclusio alterius. The naming of one implies the exclusion of another *V ^_p )~~ fL ^ [ Ex proprio motu. From his own motion or will ~o xv- C-H N Ex uno disce omnes. From one learn all v~sj> ) Fac simile. Do the like ^ l) v Habeas corpus. You are to bring up the body (C}) Haud passibus sequis. Not with equal steps '\ x. Hie et ubique. Here and everywhere :'l X Hie labor hoc opus est. This is labour, this is toil : r Hinc iliac lachrymos. Hence those tears ^^-j: Homo sum ; humani nihil a me alienum puto. I am a man ; I count nothing human indifferent to me *-B-N *-_ ' f Horresco referens. I shudder as I tell it Hortus siccus. A dry garden <$d~ Humanum est errare. It is the nature of man to err I Id genus omne. All of that sort . |..t_f !^^ Ignoratio elenchi. Ignorance of the point in question Ignorantia non excusat legem. Ignorance is no plea against the law "^) ^-^ ~ a ~f ^7-, Imperium in imperio. One government existing within another *~^/ In articulo mortis. At the point of death In capite. In chief ^N In curia. In court v ~l_/ In diversa materia. In a different matter In esse. In actual being ) In equilibrio. In equilibrium ^~= ^ p \ In extenso. In full > jn extremis. At the point of death ^~^~ 46 TECHNICAL REPORTING. In flagrant!. In glaring delinquency In forma pauperis. In the form of a poor man In foro conscientiae. At the tribunal of conscience \^ Infra dignitatem. Below one's dignity ~^ I _^ In future. In future ^^/ r^*^ In limine. At the threshold ~^ f In loco. In the proper place " / '~ T ~ In loco parentis. In the place of a parent ^ f \/~~\ In medias res. Into the very midst of the thing ~j^' In medio tutissimus ibis. You will go most safely in the middle ' }- In memoriam. In memory of ^_^^-~^-> ^-^ -A In nubibus. In the clouds \ In pari materia. In a similar matter ^\/1 In partibus. In the parts ko In posse. In possibility '\ In proesenti. At the present moment In propria persona. In proper person In puris naturalibus. In a state of nature \/ In re. In the matter of /* In statu quo. As it was ^~f In situ. In its site [ In terrorem. In terror In toto. In the whole In transitu. On the passage L_c In vacuo. In a vacuum V__ i Inter alia. Among other things ^~ Inter nos. Between ourselves Inter vivos. Among the living ^ Ipse dlx.it. He himself said it Inter se Among themselves j LATIN QUOTATIONS. 17 Ipsissima verba. The very identical words Ipso facto. In the fact itself ) -- 1 J Jam satis. Already enough A> Jus divinum. Divine right 6 U-^~> Jus gentium. The law of nations 6 *-i Labitur et labetur. It flows on and will flow on Labor omnia vincit. Labour overcomes everything / ^> / ^ v ~' V^., Lapsus linguae. A slip of the tongue '~* Lapsus calami. A slip of the pen rjQL/->. *Q I v Lares et penates. Household gods C"^ \ \ i b Laudari a laudato. To be praised by one . who deserves praise l {/(, <\ Laudator temporis acti. A praiser of times past ' U^ | Lex loci. The law of the place f Lex non scripta. The unwritten law f ^^N Lex scripta. The written or statute law f """N Lex talionis. The law of retaliation ( y^ 3 Lis pendens. A pending suit f<_p ^-o Litera scripta manet. The written letter remains ( o v-^, Littus maris. The sea-shore (&~^' Locum tenens. Holding his place Locus in quo. The place in which Locus standi. A place of standing. A right to be heard / C. Longo intervallo. At a long interval ~ Lucus a non lucendo. "A grove" (derived from) " not admitting light." A proverbial illustra- ,., tion of absurd or far- fetched etymologies ( Q_J Lusus naturcc, A freak of nature ^ !/ 48 TECHNICAL REPORTING, M Magna est veritas et praevalebit. Truth is powerful, and she will prevail Magni nominis umbra. The shadow of a great name Magnum bonum. A great good Magnum opus. A great work Mala fide. In bad faith Mala fides. Bad faith Malum in se. An evil in itself r~J~~ " \ Malum prohibitum. An evil from prohibition Mare apertum. A sea open ^ Mare clausum. A sea shut up Mater familias. The mother of a family Materies morbi. The matter of disease Maximus in minimis. Very great in very little things Memento mori. Remember you must die Mens conscia recti. A mind conscious of rectitude Mens sana in corpore sano. A sound mind in a sound body Mirabile dictu. Wonderful to be told Modus operandi. The mode of operation Monstrum horrendum. A monster horrible ^^ d^~^~^ More suo. After his usual manner f /)- Mors janua vitae. Death is the gate of life ^-^ ^ ^-, Motu proprio. . Of his own accord Multum in parvo. Much in little Mutatis mutandis. Changing what should be changed ^\^ __ ts Ne exeat regno. Let him not leave the kingdom -. f Ne plus ultra. No farther LATIN QUOTATIONS. 49 Ne quid nimis. Not too much of anything Ne sutor ultra crepidam. Let not the shoemaker go beyond his last . Nee pluribus impar. No unequal match for many Nem. con. I NQ one contra dicting Nemine contradicente. ) N em ; dis j: 1 No one disagreeing Nemine dissentiente. ) Nemo me impune lacessit. No one provokes me with impunity ^_ Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit. No man is wise at all times .. -^ '--/r Nemo repente fuit turpissimus. No man ever became extremely wicked all at once ^-^r Nihil quod tetigit non ornavit. He touched nothing without embellishing it f ] / Nil admirari. To be astonished at nothing / \^^ Nil desperandum. Nothing is to be despaired of Nolens volens. Whether he will or no ( - J v -T' "I Noli me tangere. Touch me not 7 s-^ ^i, Nolle prosequi. To be unwilling to prosecute ( * Nolo episcopari. I have no wish to be a bishop fx Non assumpsit. He did not undertake ' " ^~Q Non compos mentis. Not of sound mind N JT^ 1 Non constat. It does not appear p Non cuivis homini contingit adire Corinthum. It is not the lot . of every man to visit Corinth \*o^~~~~^ I '{/ i*-^ Non est. Not to be found ) Non est inventus. He has not been found ) ^ 1 Non nobis, Domine. Not unto us, O Lord Non obstante veredicto. The verdict notwithstanding Non omnis moriar. I shall not wholly die 4 50 TECHNICAL REPORTING. Non sequitur. It does not follow Non tali auxilio. Not by such help Noscitur ex sociis. He is known from his companions \/ o a/ Nota bene. N.B. Mark well VA V_^- Nudum pactum. A naked agreement ^"VOs^-x Nulla bona. No goods f \ Nulla dies. No day Y-?. Nulla retrorsum. No step backward / /V*^ Nulli secundus. Second to none "-v_. * I Nunc dimittis. Now lettest thou depart ^^_s ~J Nunc pro tune. Now for then -^^T" O O tempora, O mores ! Oh times, Oh manners ! I**/ *-**? O si sic omnia. Oh that all were thus <) '~~>~s Obiter dictum. A casual saying '"^i I , L-^ . v v ^_ Omnia praesumuntur rite acta. All things are presumed to be rightly done ^^ % -^ /\, Onus probandi. The burden of proving Ore tenus. From the mouth ~>^ (__> Ore rotundo. With round, full voice ">\ 'i^-j Otium cum dignitate. Leisure with dignity ^ ^ l_ !P Palmam qui meruit ferat. Let him who has deserved the palm bear it *\^->^-N ^-^ V/| Par nobile fratrum. A noble pair of brothers vT'V'' % Pari passu. With equal steps \\ Pari ratione. By similar reasoning LATIN QUOTATIONS. 51 Particeps criminis. A partaker in the crime Parttiriunt montes, nascitur ridiculus mus. The mountains are in labour, -~- i v _p a silly mouse will be produced X/j^ \, 1/ / i_o Pater familias. Father of the family \ Patres conscript!. Conscript fathers Pax vobiscum. Peace be with you Peccavi. I have sinned ^ w Pendente lite. Pending the suit Per annum. By the year \r" Per capita. By the head *\ \ Per centum. By the hundred Per contra. On the other side N|' Per diem. By the day \ I % Per fas et nefas. By right or by wrong *\ Vo '| Perfervidum ingenium Scotorum. The intense earnestness of Scotchmen Per incuriam. Through carelessness \ Per saltum. By a leap \/* Per se. By itself V) Per stirpes. According to the original stock Petitio principii. A begging of the question Poeta nascitur non fit. The poet is born a poet, not made so N. Pons asinorum. The asses' bridge b , Post hoc, propter hoc. After this, therefore on account of this \> Post mortem. After death Post tenebras lux. After darkness light \ Lj\o f ' Post meridiem. After mid-day 52 TECHNICAL REPORTING. Prima facie. On the first face ^^ Primo intuitu. At the first glance C V T - Primum mobile. The primary motive power Primus inter pares. The first among his equals Principiis obsta. Look to the first beginnings Pro aris et focis. For our altars and our hearths Pro bono publico. For the public good Profanum vulgus. The profane vulgar Pro forma. For form's sake V__ s ^ Pro hac vice. For this turn % " V* Pro rata. In proportion C \/[ Pro re nata. For a special purpose \/ ] Pro rege, lege, et grege. For the king, the law, and the people K // f/ | /, Pro salute animas. For the safety of the soul *X |. Pro tanto. For so much ^ Pro tempore. For the time Proprio motu. Of his own accord Proximus ardet. The neighbour burns (Your neighbour's house is on fire) Q Quails ab incepto. The same as from the beginning Quamdiu se bene gesserit. So long as he shall conduct himself properly Quantum meruit. As much as he deserved Quantum valeat. For as much as it is worth Quare impedit ? Why does he disturb ? e_^ Quern deus vult perdere prius dementat. Him whom God wishes to ruin he first deprives of his senses t_^~^ Qui facit per alium facit per se. He who does a thing by the agency of another does it himself LATIN QUOTATIONS 53 Quid nunc. What now ? j^^_ / _ Quid pro quo. One thing for another Quis custodiet ipsos custodes ? Who shall keep the keepers themselves ? r a ?. tTT Quo animo. With what mind c^_^p Quo warranto. By what warrant c.j/' ] Quoad hoc. Thus far j ~ Quod erat demonstrandum. Which was to be proved c ~~\ /] Quorum pars magna fui. Of whom or r . . . p . . of which I was an important part Quot homines, tot sententiie. So many men, so many minds ] R Rara avis in terris. A bird rarely seen on earth / "^^^ Ratio decidendi. The reason or ground of the decision /? L Rebus sic stantibus. Such being the state of things /*&-f ' Rectus in curia. Upright in the court / [, *- / Reductio ad absurdum. A reduction to an absurdity / v^. \ gj Regium donum. A royal gift //^ L^. Requiescat in pace. May he rest in peace / \ Res angusta domi. Narrowed circumstances at home ^ft "-^f U^ Res judicata. A thing adjudged /? 1 Res gestae. Things done -^T Rudis indigestaque moles. A rude and y undigested mass /t [__ ^~S Rus in urbe. Country in town ^ Rusticus expectat. The rustic waits S Senatus Populusque Romanus. S.P.Q.R. The Roman Senate and people j, Scire facias. You are to let know 54 TECHNICAL REPORTING. Secundum artem. According to the rules of art Semper idem. Always the same a ^ I ^ Seniores priores. The older ones first Si monumentum quaeris circumspice If you seek his monument look aroundyou )v Si quis. If anyone )c_c Si vis pacem, para bellum. If you wish for peace, be prepared for war )v v> jy-~. \/ Sic transit gloria mundi. Thus passes away the glory of this world Lp c / Sic volo, sic jubeo. So I will it, so I command it o__ V/^o / Sic vos non vobis. Thus you labour, but not for yourselves ^^ Silent leges inter arma. Laws are silent amidst arms ^ ^ Similia similibus. Like things by like crV^crW Sine die. Without a day *"|* Sine qua non. Without which, not a ~ < ^ Solvuntur tabulae risu. The bills are I dismissed with laughter * Sponte sua. Of one's own accord \ Stare super vias antiquas. To stand upon old ways [/ \^ Status quo. The state in which L i p Stet processus. Let process be stayed ^v Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re. Gentle in manner, resolute in deed ^^ "l** Sub judice. Under judgment (applied to a case not yet decided) Sub rosa. Under the rose ^s/)' Sub silentio. In silence < *f~) n Suggestio falsi. The suggestion of a falsehood of Stii generis. Of its own kind )

, Valeat quantum. Let it pass for what it is worth Veluti in speculum. As though in a mirror V/1v Venire facias. You are to cause to come together Verbatim et literatim. To the word and to the letter Verbum sap. A word is enough "^V*^ Vestigia nulla retrorsum. No traces backwards j f Vexata quaestio. A disputed question V, p C ~fi Via media. The middle way ^-\" Vi et armis. By force and arms Vice versa. The terms being reversed Vis inertiae. The power of inertness V^, Vis medicatrix. Healing power V^ ^ 1 Vis viva. The living force v^ Viva voce. By the living voice ^, Vix ea nostra voco. I scarcely call these things our own Volenti non fit injuria. No injury is done to a consenting party Vox et prasterea nihil. A voice and nothing more Vox populi, vox Dei. The voice of the people is the voice of God V n^^ V. o K FRENCH WORDS AND PHRASES. A A la bonne heure. Well timed / i A la mode. Fashionable C Ce n'est que le premier pas qui coute. It is only the first step that is difficult Chacun a son gout. Every one to his taste Cela va sans dire. That goes without saying L / a Chef d'oauvre. A masterpiece f * See Introduction as to the method adopted for the expression of French words. 58 TECHNICAL REPORTING. Chevalier d'industrie. A sharper r/ Jl Cheval de bataille. A war horse ; main dependence or support Comme il faut. As it should be _^W Compte rendu. A report ~*/^\ t Conge 1 d'elire. Permission to elect / Conseil d'etat. A council of state Coute que coute. Cost what it may -=^ C'ul de sac. A blind alley J^_ D De bonne grace. With good grace | .A. ^-o Dernier ressort. A last resource \/*^ Double entendre. A double meaning J ^-' E Edition de luxe. A splendid edition L I f En arriere. In the rear ^^C En avant. Forward ^"^^ En famille. With one family ^OV^ Enfant gatd. A spoiled child S ~ A3 I' Enfant perdu. A lost child "^"^ \ v __ Ir a Enfant trouv^. A foundling Enfant terrible. A terrible child ; one who makes ill-timed remarks J l/\ En rapport. In relation En regie. In order ^ En revanche. In revenge En route. On the way V* En suite. In a set Entente cordiale. A cordial understanding Entre nous. Between ourselves ^"^ * FRENCH WORDS AND PHRASES. 59 F Facon de parler. A mode of speaking ~"1 Fait accompli. An accomplished fact *c~\^ Fete champetre. A country festival V^/ ^ Feu de joie. Fireworks J H Hors de combat. Out of condition to fight ^\ |v Hors d'oeuvre. Out of course ; a side dish S L J Juste milieu. A golden mean .. sS 7 ' Le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle. The game is not worth the candle li. f ' y_ .}... t_^ Lese majest^. High treason 'of Mai de mer. Sea sickness Mauvaise honte. False modesty Mauvais sujet. A bad subject \p N Noblesse oblige. Rank imposes obligations ~"So S Nom de guerre. A war name ; an assumed travelling name ^- * | " ^\ Nom de plume. A pen name ^ ^ | ^v-> Nous avons change tous cela. We have ,- changed all that ^-^_ ^f Li. Nous verrons. We shall see ^_c *> O On dit. It is said ^1. P Par excellence. By way of eminence Pjs aller, The worse or last shift * 60 TECHNICAL REPORTING. Point d'appui. Point of support I Pour passer le temps. To pass away the time N-s^ f Preux chevalier. A brave knight *\ Q/ Q Qui s'excuse s'accuse. He who excuses accuses himself n Raison d'etre. The reason for a thing's existence Reculer pour mieux sauter. To retire in order to be able the better to advance Revenons a nos moutons. Let us return to our sheep (our subject) Ruse de guerre. A stratagem of war /I ^ s Sans peur et sans reproche. Without fear and without reproach Sans souci. Without care / Sauve qui peut. Let him save himself who can JL Savoir faire. The knowing how to act ; tact Savoir vivre. Good breeding S/'^ \ T Tant mieux. So much the better " *-% Tant pis. So much the worse \. Tour de force. A feat of strength L I ^- Tout le monde. All the world jLez* V Vive la bagatelle. Long live trifles Vive le Roi. 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