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[darkoshi]

I sometimes use the expression "Re: xyz, ..." in writing to mean "Regarding xyz, ...".

But I was also of the belief that the "Re:" in email reply subject lines was an abbreviation for "In Reply to". So I wondered if I might be confusing people to use "Re:" in regards to topics they haven't brought up in the first place?

So I looked up which it is an abbreviation for, "regarding" or "reply". It's neither! It's an actual word all on its own, from Latin, not an abbreviation! It so happens to mean "regarding" or "with reference to".

https://www.dailywritingtips.com/regarding-re/

Comments

[lhexan]

Ooh, neat. I'm going to start using "re" on its own. :3