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Author Re: Incorrect use of "it's" in package control files -- file mass bug?
Andrew M.A. Cater

2004-09-02, 6:55 pm

On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 01:04:03AM -0700, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote:
> amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk (Andrew M.A. Cater) writes:
>
The above comes from my previous message to this debian-devel mailing
list (debian-devel@lists.debian.org) q.v. loc. cit. [Which (you may) see in the
place mentioned][vbcol=seagreen]
>
> Heheh. Pray tell, what does "q.v." mean? (No fair looking it up now
> that I've asked!) Perhaps give an example of its use in context.
> It's one that people get wrong all the time--at least, on this side of
> the pond.

Quidquid agas, prudenter agas et respice finem [Advice for any good
mailing list e.g. against top quoting and advocating selective editing)
- whatsoever thing you do, do prudently and look to the end.]

Andy


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