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Ingnorance bay be bliss but I dont want it

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mikehager
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11-14-2005 11:22 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by ohnhai
11-14-2005 6:19 AM

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Way back when in Latin class I was told that it is short for a phrase (the entirety of which escapes me) which is translated as "Thus in the original".
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Much like the notation "i.e" represents "id est" meaning "that is".
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Both of the above are dependent on my memory be accurate, which is chancy at best.
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