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    While working at an English University 30 years ago, I had it drummed into me that "c." at the end of a letter stands for "copy to" and cc. is the plural when a letter is sent to more than one additional recipient. This was compared to f. "and the following one" and ff. "and the following ones". Does anyone else still write c. for "copy to" and cc. only for "copies to"? - or does it count as wrong these days?
    Authorowzy16 Feb 11, 13:43
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    "cc" stands for "carbon copy," AFAIK, and yes, it's still used, even in e-mail where you obviously can't carbon copy anything. :-)
    #1Author dude (253248) 16 Feb 11, 14:03
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    Reaching far (very far) into the depths of my education, I seem to remember that this custom has Latin roots, like pp for pages (plural). But that is probably as obsolete as I am becoming (not to mention Latin).

    Anyway, cc today also stands for carbon copy or circulated copy (possibly just inventions of people who didn't know where the 2nd c came from - no idea). Tempus fugit.
    #2Author krazy_mom (D) (238333) 16 Feb 11, 16:05
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    Thank you both for your very different answers. Looks like it's time to make a break with the past! Ow!
    #3Authorowzy17 Feb 11, 11:17
     
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