: Re: Is it good style to use Latin phrases in English scientific literature? I don't know how much and deep actual school kids in the US get in touch with Latin. In Europe you can choose it in

Some Latin phrases or abbreviations that any academic will find acceptable are:
i.e., e.g., a priori, a posteriori, in silico, in vivo, in vitro.

but note that foreign language phrases should be in italics, whereas common foreign abbreviations such as "i.e." and "e.g." should not be in italics.

The caveat (which although Latin is also a commonly used word in English and so does not require italics), is that the phrase should be used correctly (its meaning is appropriate in context) and non-redundantly (for science writing, try to be concise; fewer words are better).

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