Timeline for Is there an appropriate word to refer to "the letter to which this letter is responding"?
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| May 15, 2014 at 8:45 | comment | added | Steve | @ElliottFrisch - Interesting point on "plied". It would make sense given that the origin of the word seems to be the French "plier" (to fold), and the verb "replier" means "to refold". | |
| May 14, 2014 at 20:32 | comment | added | JeffSahol | In internet slang, A is the "OP" letter. | |
| May 14, 2014 at 18:57 | answer | added | Sven Yargs | timeline score: 2 | |
| May 14, 2014 at 18:29 | comment | added | Elliott Frisch | Archaically, if B is a reply to A, then A was plied to B. | |
| May 14, 2014 at 17:33 | answer | added | Elian | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 14, 2014 at 16:43 | history | edited | Steve | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
To avoid misunderstandings of the intent of the question I have re-phrased it somewhat.
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| May 14, 2014 at 16:41 | comment | added | andi | If you're looking for something in common usage, there is no such word. | |
| May 14, 2014 at 15:56 | comment | added | Steve | To be honest, it's a bit more hypothetical than that. It's just something I got to thinking about when trying to describe relationships between letters, telegrams, emails, etc. For instance, if B is a "reply" to A, then A is a "???" to B. | |
| May 14, 2014 at 15:45 | review | First posts | |||
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| May 14, 2014 at 15:38 | answer | added | oerkelens | timeline score: 2 | |
| May 14, 2014 at 15:32 | answer | added | user66974 | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 14, 2014 at 15:30 | comment | added | andi | This request needs more context. Could you provide the full sentence(s) that you are trying to create? I think there's probably a better way to phrase it entirely. | |
| May 14, 2014 at 15:27 | history | asked | Steve | CC BY-SA 3.0 |