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Originally Posted by sextile
-- In this case 'Vice.' means in stead of.
- Economy of effort - one word in stead of three!
-- The Latinists amongst us will recognise the word 'Vice.' used as a preposition* derived from the Latin noun 'Vicis.' - interchange, alternation, succession; recompense, retaliation; fortune, changing conditions; duty, function, place.**
-* Hamlyn Encyclopedia World Dictionary. - 1979.;
-** Collins Latin Dictionary & Grammar. - 2005..
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I don't need your latin lessons or your superior attitude.
The CFS members who have English as their second language probably have some level of difficulty to fully understand anyway, perhaps you might remember your own previous comments some time back about all English.
11th November 2013, 02:19 AM
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