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- WiseThat ( @WiseThat@lemmy.ca ) English13•2 months ago
“Exempli Gratia” literally translates to “Example Given”, so I’d say yes, it does stand for that?
- Match!! ( @match@pawb.social ) English6•2 months ago
when i say e.g. I’m actually abbreviating “example given”
- Lyre ( @Lyre@lemmy.ca ) English8•2 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.
- jerkface ( @jerkface@lemmy.ca ) English2•2 months ago
The meme isn’t about what any schmuck thinks it means. Oh, I’m sorry, the COOL GUIDE.
- xkbx ( @xkbx@startrek.website ) English3•2 months ago
You think a bunch of words can stop me? The only letters I fear are 911
- MajorMajormajormajor ( @MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ) English4•2 months ago
I’m sorry to tell ya this, but those are numbers not letters.
- Lime Buzz (fae/she) ( @SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org ) English1•2 months ago
Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
- polonius-rex ( @polonius-rex@kbin.run ) 1•2 months ago
unfortunately in practice knowing this distinction is essentially pointless