Monday, December 21, 2009

What does ';lbid'; stand for - normally used in a footnote?

It is a nerdy and useless way to say ';ditto'; -- you use it in footnotes when you have to cite the same source you just cited and are too lazy to write it out.





Merriam Webster says it is Latin for ';in the same place'; and is abbreviated ';ib.'; or ';ibid.';





It has two pronunciations:


IH bih dem or ih BYE dem





Modern style guides are phasing out ibid. and op. cit. because they are nerdy and don't add anything.What does ';lbid'; stand for - normally used in a footnote?
abbreviation for ibidem


latin for ';in the same place';


It means the second or subsequent times that a note refers to the same book

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