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Silvia
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Reading Defoe>s Robinson Crusoe in original language I encountered more than
once the word VIZ. Could anyone explain me what>s the meaning of this word?
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Leslie Danks
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: A question... |
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Silvia wrote:
[quote]Reading Defoe>s Robinson Crusoe in original language I encountered more
than once the word VIZ. Could anyone explain me what>s the meaning of
this word? Thanks a lot
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Does "namely" fit the context:
<http://www.openencyclopedia.net/index.php/Viz>
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Silvia
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 8:30 pm Post subject: Re: A question... |
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"Leslie Danks" <leslie.danks@aon.at> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:48835811$0$7086$91cee783@newsreader01.highway.telekom.at...
[quote]Does "namely" fit the context:
http://www.openencyclopedia.net/index.php/Viz
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Ok it>s really clear! :-)
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Athel Cornish-Bowden
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| Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject: Re: A question... |
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On 2008-07-20 17:26:23 +0200, Leslie Danks <leslie.danks@aon.at> said:
[quote]Silvia wrote:
Reading Defoe>s Robinson Crusoe in original language I encountered more
than once the word VIZ. Could anyone explain me what>s the meaning of
this word? Thanks a lot
Does "namely" fit the context:
http://www.openencyclopedia.net/index.php/Viz
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Viz. was still reasonably common 50 years ago, but it>s disappearing
from everyday use. People who haven>t learned Latin tend to confuse
i.e., e.g. and viz.
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