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Orga Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Re: Letter of Reference for Ahmed

What does "Re:..." stand for? When do we need to use it? Thank you.
  

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"Res" means "thing" in Latin. "Re" is an inflected form in one of the cases that Latin uses for prepositional meanings, so it means "about this thing," and it's used to introduce the subject of the text to follow. That's usually a business letter, which might start June 10, 2015 D.

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  • "Res" means "thing" in Latin.
  • "Re" is an inflected form in one of the cases that Latin uses for prepositional meanings, so it means "about this thing," and it's used to introduce the subject of the text to follow.
  • That's usually a business letter, which might start June 10, 2015 D.
  • Beat Re: Your unpaid balance Dear Mr.
  • Beat, We have notice that you haven't paid your last bill.
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"Res" means "thing" in Latin. "Re" is an inflected form in one of the cases that Latin uses for prepositional meanings, so it means "about this thing," and it's used to introduce the subject of the text to follow. That's usually a business letter, which might start

June 10, 2015
D. Beat
Re: Your unpaid balance

Dear Mr. Beat,

We have notice that you haven't pa
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I thought "Re" was for "Reply". So, we use it to introduce the subject of the letter.
Thank you, Sir.
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You're welcom.

(That should be "noticed" in my made-up letter.)
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