TownieDeac
words are futile devices
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Gonna need some commentary on this from wakephan09.
the faithful but not slavish attention to detail re: the games is pretty incredible.
NB: I can no longer edit the original post with new entries, so I'll just add them below:
re
ANONYMOUS poster with a very common usage error. I've previously held my tongue but today was too much
why, why "re:" ?
Are you sending an email? Why have you added a colon? Be like diggler and excise the colon
The word you want, dear anonymous poster and two emailers from this morning is
re
Just re. It's a preposition meaning "concerning" or "about" or "in the matter of"
what is NB and why are you putting a colon after itNB: I can no longer edit the original post with new entries, so I'll just add them below:
Gonna need some commentary on this from wakephan09.
it's an abbreviation for "nota bene" and means something like "take special notice"what is NB and why are you putting a colon after it
No reason it can'tI thought NB stood for No Bitch!
defining correct language would certainly seem to be an attempt to structure the world in a specific wayIs this here because all language is political and the ability to define what “correct” usage or syntax is inherently begs the question of power dynamics?
Help me out, @Kory
my understanding is that re is an abbreviation of "regards" or "regarding" so it would follow that you'd follow it with the typical full stop as in assoc.it's an abbreviation for "nota bene" and means something like "take special notice"
If you're asking to try to draw a parallel between it and "Re:" in the subject heading of a reply email, I'm not sure why the convention is not to use periods (like P.S. after the subscription and signature in a letter) and to use a colon instead.