re: When did the word “versus” turn into the word “verse”?

Posted by Fenster

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Posted on 4/27/25 at 3:59 pm to PenguinNinja

It's from that Nirvana song Versus Chorus Versus.

Posted by Hangit

The Green Swamp

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Posted on 4/27/25 at 4:06 pm to PenguinNinja

Aboot 3 and one-half weeks ago.

Posted by BigBinBR

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Posted on 4/27/25 at 4:11 pm to Kafka

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What's annoying is lawyers dropping the word all together and just saying the letter: "Roe vee Wade"

That’s because the v. comes from versum in Latin which is translated to versus in English. Using “v.” was used in England cases well before we were a country and it has been carried over.

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 4/27/25 at 4:14 pm to BigBinBR

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Using “v.” was used in England cases well before we were a country

and now Muslims are taking over

quote:
it has been carried over

we have to stop it while there is still time

Posted by CodyPasbons

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Posted on 4/27/25 at 5:59 pm to UptownJoeBrown

Or like how the cool kids will say “1 v 1”

Posted by cbree88

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Posted on 4/27/25 at 6:12 pm to PenguinNinja

When retards continued to butcher the English language

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 4/27/25 at 6:16 pm to cbree88

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retards continued to butcher the English language

Do you like to onboard new employees?

Posted by UptownJoeBrown

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Posted on 4/27/25 at 6:21 pm to Kafka

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Did I claim this began recently? I said it was annoying

No. I’m just saying. Relax your sphincter.

Posted by Kafka

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Posted on 4/27/25 at 6:31 pm to UptownJoeBrown

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Relax your sphincter

you're not the boss of me