I
wondered about that! cos I used it lots in my Masters thesis when people couldn`t spell.
I don`t know exactly, but it seems to suggest 'verbatim'.
*shrug* :-D
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Reckless_Rik,
Sat 23 Aug 2003, 1:48,
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indeed
it's latin for... umm... something...
But it basically means the spelling mistake was in the original text
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verbal,
Sat 23 Aug 2003, 1:55,
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