text: I'm an Undergrad Lit. student and, to be honest, every single one of my professors uses either Nota Bene or NB.  Some use both, which is rather redundant, but alas, they have doctorates, and I don't. Over the last 3 years, I'm simply accepted it.  So yes, people still do use the term.  Granted, this is scholarly writing, but it's still writing.  And English is based on Latin, to some degree, so by using Latin in English writing, you're speaking English.