In general, avoid these Latin abbreviations except when citing sources:
cf. | compare (confer) |
e.g. | for example (exempli gratia) |
et al. | and others (et alia) |
etc. | and so forth (et cetera) |
i.e. | that is (id est) |
N.B. | note well (nota bene) |
P.S. | postscript (postscriptum) |