Hi, English isn't my mother tongue so I was asking myself that question since I first encounted a w/... Back then I was like: "What tf does 'w slash' stand for?" And when I found out I was like "How, why, and is it any intuitive?" But I never dared to ask that until now

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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

... I think it's actually a Latin word, "re,", meaning, "the matter (subject)" not an abbreviation at all.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    yeah this is a real pet peeve of mine.

    In German many people, web mailers and also sometimes even email software use "AW:" (short for AntWort) instead of "Re:" and then some of them don't even recognize the existence of a previous "AW:" or "Re:" giving you such wondrous email subjects as: "AW: Re: AW: Re: AW: AW: Re: AW: Re: really important subject" 🤦

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oh, that totally works with a single language too: "Re: Re: Re:..." or "AW: AW: AW:..." seen both of that often enough.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    yes indeed. i keep being confused how email can still suck so much sometimes when it had decades to mature.

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