NB

Mark this well

NB is an abbreviation for the Latin *nota bene*, meaning "note well" or "take notice." It flags important information the reader shouldn't miss: NB: The deadline has changed to Friday.

In contemporary usage, NB also abbreviates nonbinary, describing gender identity outside the male-female binary: They identify as NB.

attention

heed

Give careful attention

consider · regard · bear in mind · take note · pay attention · be aware · remember · mind · watch · caution

abbreviation

nota bene

Latin attention directive

PS · FYI · e.g. · i.e. · etc. · cf. · viz. · ibid. · et al. · sic

Categories
Opposites
importance signaling

NBaside

Brief theatrical digression

parenthetical · minor point · unimportant · negligible · incidental

attention directive

NBignore

Refuse to notice

disregard · skip · never mind · overlook · pass over

importance marking

NBBTW

Texted "incidentally"

by the way · incidentally · as an aside · parenthetically · in passing

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G