1880: Re Feb 7, 2020

Re: the preposition re, it is one which is changing meaning in a way that's generally not so common. Traditionally, it is just a preposition used to mean "concerning the issue of", and is often confused with the word 'regarding' but used at the beginning of a sentence—or even sentence fragment—almost always. This view is changing somewhat, because enough people started using it in the middle of sentence. The difference—practically speaking—between using 're' in the middle of the sentence, compared to 'about' or 'concerning' is that those don't sound as much like unnecessary jargon, and many would still find 're' offputting in this place.

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