• Match!!
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    34 months ago

    when i say e.g. I’m actually abbreviating “example given”

    • @[email protected]
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      54 months ago

      Thats the cool thing about language that people dont really seem to understand. Meaning is defined by what we collectively believe, not latin origins.

      • @[email protected]
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        24 months ago

        The meme isn’t about what any schmuck thinks it means. Oh, I’m sorry, the COOL GUIDE.

      • @StereoTrespasser
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        14 months ago

        No, it’s not what you believe. It’s what it is, and it is Latin.