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  2. Cornell Notes - Wikipedia

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    This system of taking notes is designed for use by a high school or college level student. There are several ways of taking notes, but one of the most common is the "two-column" notes style. The student divides the paper into two columns: the note-taking column (usually on the right) is twice the size of the questions/keyword column, which is ...

  3. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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    Use a commonly understood word or phrase in preference to one that has a different meaning because of national differences (rather than alternate, use alternative or alternating, as appropriate), except in technical contexts where such substitution would be inappropriate (alternate leaves; alternate law).

  4. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

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    Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A A-1 First class abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so ...

  5. CliffsNotes - Wikipedia

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    Coles published a series of Canadian study guides called Coles Notes, and sold Hillegass the U.S. rights to the guides. [3] Hillegass and his wife, Catherine, started the business in their basement at 511 Eastridge Drive in Lincoln, with sixteen William Shakespeare titles. In August 1958, they shipped their first batch of notes and by the end ...

  6. School of Hard Knocks - Wikipedia

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    An item appearing in the Peninsula Enterprise newspaper about the "School of Hard Knocks" (1918). The School of Hard Knocks (also referred to as the University of Life or University of Hard Knocks) is an idiomatic phrase meaning the (sometimes painful) education one gets from life's usually negative experiences, often contrasted with formal education.

  7. List of Latin phrases (full) - Wikipedia

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    i.e., "to life everlasting". A common Biblical phrase ad vitam aut culpam: for life or until fault: Used in reference to the ending of a political term upon the death or downfall of the officer (demise as in their commission of a sufficiently grave immorality and/or legal crime). addendum: thing to be added

  8. List of Latin phrases (V) - Wikipedia

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    a life done before: The phrase denotes a previous life, generally believed to be the result of reincarnation. vita, dulcedo, spes: Mary, [our] life, sweetness, [and] hope: Motto of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States, which is derived from the Roman Catholic hymn to the Blessed Virgin Mary titled Salve Regina. vita incerta ...

  9. Nota bene - Wikipedia

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    Nota bene (/ ˈ n oʊ t ə ˈ b ɛ n eɪ /, / ˈ n oʊ t ə ˈ b ɛ n i / or / ˈ n oʊ t ə ˈ b iː n i /; plural: notate bene) is the Latin phrase meaning note well. [1] In manuscripts, nota bene is abbreviated in upper-case as NB and N.B. , and in lower-case as n.b. and nb ; the editorial usages of nota bene and notate bene first appeared ...