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When did the word “versus” turn into the word “verse”?
Posted on 4/26/25 at 10:56 pm
Posted on 4/26/25 at 10:56 pm
I have never heard this until like 5 yrs ago and now it seems to be becoming more prevalent.
Recognize kids: it’s “vs” with an S on the end!
Recognize kids: it’s “vs” with an S on the end!
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Posted on 4/26/25 at 10:57 pm to PenguinNinja
It's never changed. Just been abbreviated.
Like et cetera
Like et cetera
Posted on 4/26/25 at 10:58 pm to PenguinNinja
You must associate with retards.
Posted on 4/26/25 at 10:59 pm to El Segundo Guy
Retardation via Association
And I have never seen an instance of the OPs original thesis
And I have never seen an instance of the OPs original thesis
Posted on 4/26/25 at 11:54 pm to PenguinNinja
I’ve heard “verse” used a few times from color commentators.
I wondered at the time if they were just not very smart, or if they were trying to invent a word or catch phrase.
I wondered at the time if they were just not very smart, or if they were trying to invent a word or catch phrase.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 12:08 am to PenguinNinja
Second vs same as the first!
Posted on 4/27/25 at 12:08 am to Ghost of Colby
quote:
I’ve heard “verse” used a few times from color commentators.
Don't you mean Commentators of Color?
Posted on 4/27/25 at 12:09 am to PenguinNinja
Bunch of pre madonnas in the thread
Posted on 4/27/25 at 12:11 am to PenguinNinja
What's annoying is lawyers dropping the word all together and just saying the letter: "Roe vee Wade"
TV pundits sometimes say this b/c they think it makes them sound smart
TV pundits sometimes say this b/c they think it makes them sound smart
Posted on 4/27/25 at 12:12 am to shutterspeed
quote:not bad
Second vs same as the first!
Posted on 4/27/25 at 12:23 am to PenguinNinja
I've like never literally heard that usage
Posted on 4/27/25 at 12:35 am to PenguinNinja
Why would you axe such a question?
Posted on 4/27/25 at 1:02 am to OWLFAN86
quote:
And I have never seen an instance of the OPs original thesis
I have no idea how that is possible unless you are making the distinction of seen versus heard, "verse" has been spreading across the oral language like a plague of locusts for several years now.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 1:09 am to Kafka
quote:
What's annoying is lawyers dropping the word all together and just saying the letter: "Roe vee Wade"
I went to law school ~35 years ago, and that usage was common then.
What I find more interesting in the legal world vis-a-vis case names is how some are cited in conversation by just one name and others almost always by both.
Brown v Board of Education
Marbury v Madison
Dred Scott
Miranda
Posted on 4/27/25 at 1:30 am to PenguinNinja
quote:
When did the word “versus” turn into the word “verse”?
It has only changed with idiots.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 2:45 am to Obtuse1
quote:
"Roe vee Wade"
I have commonly heard the "vee" in federal court for decades. And also heard it from Dr. Bolner at LSU in 1978 in reference to Supreme Court cases.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 2:50 am to Kafka
quote:
What's annoying is lawyers dropping the word all together and just saying the letter: "Roe vee Wade"
That’s been going on forever v present.
This post was edited on 4/27/25 at 2:51 am
Posted on 4/27/25 at 2:43 pm to PenguinNinja
It's not.
Also, it's still specific, not pacific.
Also, it's still specific, not pacific.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 2:51 pm to UptownJoeBrown
quote:
I have commonly heard the "vee" in federal court for decades
quote:Did I claim this began recently?
That’s been going on forever v present
I said it was annoying.
Posted on 4/27/25 at 2:53 pm to Obtuse1
quote:I don't talk to the uneducated except on here
"verse" has been spreading across the oral language like a plague of locusts for several years now.
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