Re: RE: what does

It also happens to be a used as a replacement for "in reference to:" at the
head of letters of reply, which was shortened to "reference:" (Still used in
legal docs) and then shortened again in computing (WAY back whan I had just
got my first computer with front panel switches still) to "re:" due to the
saving on memory!!

Here endeth the lesson! (I would put it in latin for Charles, but I only
know Veni Vidi Vici, and that aint true :-)

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Subject: RE: RE:  what does


> And here I thought all you Brits were taught Latin from your earliest days
in school. I suppose that education standards have fallen all over.
>
> "re" is the ablative singular form of res, rei; a fifth declension noun
meaning "thing" or "matter"
>
>                   Singular               Plural
> Nominative        res                    res
> Genitive          rei                    rerum
> Dative            rei                    rebus
> Accusative        rem                    res
> Ablative          re                     rebus
> --
> Charles Knell
> cknell@xxxxxxxxxx - email
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:     "Michael Kay" <mhk@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent:     Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:50:46 -0000
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> Subject:  RE:  what does "AW:" mean?
>
> > I've seen subject lines like
> >    Re: AW:  Syntax Problem
> > What does the AW mean?
>
> Antwort ("Answer" in German).
>
> Now a more difficult question: what does "RE" mean?
>
> Michael Kay
> Software AG
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