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[Randall R Schulz <rschulz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 18 November 2008 06:52, Carlos E. R. wrote:
> On Tuesday, 2008-11-18 at 14:25 +0100, Sandy Drobic wrote:
> ...
>
> > No, my reason for inline replies and trimming mails is efficiency.
> > You can read this mail in a few seconds and still see all relevant
> > parts in context.
>
> Absolutely.
> I had an argument recently with someone that accused me of
> tergiversating what he said because I trimmed his emails... which
> sometimes reach 30 KB.

My vocabulary is pretty good, but... What on Earth is "tergiversating?"

Hmm...

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tergiversate [tur-jiv-verse-ate]
Verb
[-sating, -sated] Formal

1. to be evasive or ambiguous
2. to change sides or loyalties [Latin tergiversari to turn one's back]

tergiversation n
tergiversator n
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Well, I can move today from the "a good day to die" to the "a good day" 
category; I learned something.


> ...
>         Carlos E. R.


RRS
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