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But thinking about it the mag is still wrong to define it as an often abbreviated Latin word when in Latin it was two words.

That's a nice point.
How pleasant to meet such erudition on a Summer Solstice morning!

Hey Kemlo, 'semantics is my life'!

I am keen on derivations of, nice differences between and accuracy in words myself, Jim - though some call me pedantic.

(Probably we generally think that it is very important to be accurate - but to the degree of our own expertise .. those who are more expert risk being called pedants. C'est la vie!)

Tut tut then, Kemlo - "Probably we generally think" - hoist by your own petard. Not very precise.

Not so bad; 'Probably' modifies the clause, 'generally' modifies the verb.

Cor!
Thanks for that "Get out of jail" Card, Jim!

(I think that Monopoly uses that spelling..)