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By: jameswatt

jameswatt — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:59:55 +0000

In the post above there is a casual reference to the Latin word SIC. This in fact is short for sicut, meaning: as, just as, etc.
In English this is used along with a citation containing a evident error, intending to affirm that the error is from the original text.

By: jameswatt

jameswatt — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:46:42 +0000

Re: Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

Hereinabove re: is short/er for ref. It is used as part of headers in important correspondence; means concerning, with reference to; and it is necessarily followed by a compelling data that is referenced
Re- prefix. Again: again and in a different way
Re second note of the scale in solfa notation.(music). Anglicized in spelling as ray

Re: Cassell’s Latin Dictionary

Re- prep. Meaning sometimes back, sometimes against, and sometimes again

By: Baraka

Baraka — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:01:17 +0000

Sheila, re the definition of peep(s), also look it up at http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserv.....uptodate3/.

BTW, that is another site that makes my day – just as DWT does. Kudos DWT Team, though, for that much welcome industry in their publishing work on their site..

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:25:38 +0000

Perhaps this has been addressed, but if not – peeps is a term used as a colloquialism for people – mostly used in reference to friends or fans.

I gotta holla at ma peeps. = I’m going to enjoy a short exchange with colleagues or friends.

Where ma peeps at? = I’m either seeking social acceptance, or trying to physically locate a collection of friends.

By: Neelima

Neelima — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:06:46 +0000

In Email’s Subject Line “Re:” most commonly understood as “Reply/Response” to an Email.

“Re: ” is not taken as abbreviation of Regards/Reference.
For Reference, Abbreviation is “Ref.”
For Regards, there is no abbreviation used.