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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 :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: <cknell@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 1:10 AM 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 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Michael Kay" <mhk@xxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:50:46 -0000 > To: <xsl-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > 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 > home: Michael.H.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxx > work: Michael.Kay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > > > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list > > XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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