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In reply to the discussion: Has Anyone Noticed The Number Of Longtime/Newtime DUer's Leaving DU ??? [View all]NanceGreggs
(27,835 posts)... out of my query - but apparently not.
We had quite heated argument about it last summer, in a thread about Snowden's emails. You insisted that the NSA had stated that they had never received a single email from him, and I pointed out that they'd said they didn't have any emails from him wherein he stated his "concerns" about the NSA, not any emails per se.
I then listed some possible emails he might send in the normal course, e.g. queries about his benefits, or confirmation of a meeting time, a note that he would be leaving early due to a doctor's appointment, etc.
You berated me for stating that I "knew" about such emails and their subject matter, and wanted to know how I knew.
It was then that I explained to you that my use of e.g. meant I was offering examples of the type of emails he could have sent, and that that was what "e.g" meant.
I thought you'd get a laugh out of being reminded of that exchange, as you now use "e.g" or "eg" regularly - but apparently not.