On Tuesday 28 July 2015 12:59:06 Thomas Schmitt wrote: > Hi, > > Lisi Reisz wrote: > > Not in English, it doesn't; resp. is meaningless, unfortunately. > > Blame the dictionaries. I'm just their victim. > > https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/resp.#Abbreviation > http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/resp. > > Yes, various forum users do object loudly. > But you can find any opinion there. > > > Resp. is a German word, derived from an English word. > > No it isn't. We already have our "bzw.". > > It is an illegal alien in english language who is > already registered by the local trade control authorities > and pays taxes.
:-) > (Just like the genitive apostrophe is in german. We will > never get rid of it again.) How on earth does it get used in German? I'd like to know - but you had better reply off list! Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201507281530.21145.lisi.re...@gmail.com
