> On Monday, September 05, 2011 20:55:50 John Little wrote:
>
> > Off topic digression...
> > On Sep 6, 10:31 am, sc <tooth...@swbell.net> wrote:
> > > On Monday, September 05, 2011 16:37:39 Jacky Liu wrote:
> > > > Plus: what does the "CC" mean?
>
> > > cc is a throwback to the days we used typewriters -- carbon
> > > paper was used to make two copies at once, the underneath
> > > copy being called a "carbon copy" of the original
> > Some claim that's a false etymology, use of cc to indicate
> > 'copies' came long before carbon paper was invented.
>
> really! live and learn -- any idea where it did come from?
Just as pp means pages, as in 100 pp, cc was short for copies. Or so
the alternative explanation goes...
Regards, John
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