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What does ie stand for? I think it's used sometimes instead of "for example" or something. What do the letters I and E mean? Apart from Internet Explorer, that is. |
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i.e. abbr. Latin id est (that is). |
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There are some latin phrases that have remained in usage in English Abbreviation Latin English cf. confer compare e.g. exempli gratia for example et al. et alii and others etc. et cetera and so forth, and so on i.e. id est that is N.B. nota bene note well P.S. post scriptum postscript |
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my favorite is ok = oll korrect |
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ok = Ola kala (everything is fine) From the Greek language..... r4Of dude... ha ha... nice one ;) |
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OK is a quintessentially American term that has spread from English to many other languages. Its origin was the subject of scholarly debate for many years until Allen Walker Read showed that OK is based on a joke of sorts. OK is first recorded in 1839 but was probably in circulation before that date. During the 1830s there was a humoristic fashion in Boston newspapers to reduce a phrase to initials and supply an explanation in parentheses. Sometimes the abbreviations were misspelled to add to the humor. OK was used in March 1839 as an abbreviation for all correct, the joke being that neither the O nor the K was correct. Originally spelled with periods, this term outlived most similar abbreviations owing to its use in President Martin Van Buren's 1840 campaign for reelection. Because he was born in Kinderhook, New York, Van Buren was nicknamed Old Kinderhook, and the abbreviation proved eminently suitable for political slogans. That same year, an editorial referring to the receipt of a pin with the slogan O.K. had this comment: “frightful letters... significant of the birth-place of Martin Van Buren, old Kinderhook, as also the rallying word of the Democracy of the late election, ‘all correct’.... Those who wear them should bear in mind that it will require their most strenuous exertions... to make all things O.K.” |
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wrong. see above |
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mmmm no... sorry Eric.--- But most of the stuff comes from the Greek language anyway... + your great theory doesn't make sense. ok=ola kala comes from the greek language |
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IE is also an abbreviation of "Inference Engine" the outfit responsible for "Gravity Well", one of the great unsung ambient classics of the nineties. |
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About OK, one story I heard was that it's from WW1: OK being a status reported to officers, meaning O killed. I doubt it comes from the early 1900's. Also, considering the nature of that war, it must've been one rarely used status report. Thanks for Id Est all. |
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viz.=vizaledict namely |
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prove it |
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What I've always wanted to know is what the fuck does it mean when people say "Mind your P's and Q's" when telling you to be more polite What's the dilly-o? |
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It means "Mind your Please and Thank Q's" :D! |
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I see but surley is should be P's and T's? |
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Yes but that doesn't sound as good :) |
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i prefer chihiro's version. down with eric_hard_jams.. |
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