I'm embarassed to ask this, but what does Id mean?
Posted by pamsterdam on 2005-11-15 21:08:16 +0000
From memory, so possibly wrong:
Short for ibid, from (I think) the Latin for "same as above".
Posted by rladew on 2005-11-15 21:11:14 +0000
Im trying to find a source for something and I just got pelted with all these ids...
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Posted by pamsterdam on 2005-11-15 21:13:28 +0000
Hm. Link?
Posted by pamsterdam on 2005-11-15 21:15:03 +0000
Here's the clearer definition.
The meaty bit:
Ibid (Latin, short for "ibidem," "the same place") is the term used to provide an endnote or footnote citation or reference for a source that was cited in the last endnote or footnote. It is also abbreviated "Ib." in legal documents. It is similar in meaning to "idem," abbreviated "Id."
To find the Ibid source, one has to look at the reference right before it.
Also means: This word/phrase/concept also defined in this document.
Posted by tgl on 2005-11-15 21:19:07 +0000
I've been meaning to pick up Ibid: A life. Top eleven unread books.
Posted by pamsterdam on 2005-11-15 21:20:02 +0000
Oops, idem (id) is slightly different from ibid (ib):
Id
idem
EE-dem (L)
ID-em (E)
"the same"
Similar to Ibid, but refers to the previously mentioned author, not the work. "Id., p.102"
Posted by Honar the librarian on 2005-11-16 13:42:06 +0000
Err, sorry pamsterdammy, idem can refer to the work as well--here's the oed def.:
The same word, name, title, author, etc., as mentioned before: used to avoid repetition. Abbreviated id.
and usage (with an example of both ibed and idem):
14.. Nom. in Wr.-Wülcker 732/23 Hec tectura, thak. Hoc tegimen, idem. 1598 FLORIO, Nolatore, hyrer, a hackney man. Noleggiante, idem. Nolesino, idem. 1677 W. HUGHES Man of Sin II. iv. 83 margin, Id. ibid. c. 12.
Posted by rladew on 2005-11-16 13:44:20 +0000
Is there anything more magnificent than the OED?
Methinks not...
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