Fourex or rather XXXX is a brand of Australian beer. Very strong too, from
what I'm told.
 
I like forex because I don't have to decipher e.g., an abbreviation I've
never been able to fathom. Is it latin?

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IIRC, Forex is a brand of condom.

Steve

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i admit i had to think too - Forex can also mean Foreign Exchange markets

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> Hello, Craig Froehle.
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> On Thu, 31 May 2007 13:40:21 -0400 you said:
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> > Totally non sequitur: I just _now_ figured out that your "forex" term
means
> > "for example" -- based on your earlier email, I had thought Forex was a
> > brand of laptop I'd never heard of. ;-)
> >
> > Just curious: why write "forex" when "e.g." has fewer letters _and_ is
> > already well established to mean the same thing? It'd be like writing
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> It's easier to type.
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