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Originally posted by diskamyl
I guess there's a phrase like "copy me on --something---" in English. I need to understand what that means.

here's the scenario: There are 2 people called x and y.

X, on his mail, says that I should to direct my inquiry (which is irrevelant for this thread) to Y via mail, and when I do so, I'm suppossed to "copy him (X) on the message."

what does ...[text shortened]... irly good, but I cannot find this phrase anywhere. any help would be greatly appreciated.
Think what you are thinking about is the term: CC. Which stands for carbon copy. It's a term that began back in the days of typewriters and has carried over to the world of computers. Basically, person X is instructing you to reply to person Y, however, he would all like a copy of your reply for his/her (X's) records. This request is usually made by X asking you to, please CC them.

Hope this helps.

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Originally posted by st00p1dfac3
It appears that we're both right, here's my version on Wikipedia, I also found reference to it meaning carbon copy on answers.com - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_copy

Yours is also right according to Wikipedia. You crazy young folk and your crazy new fashioned lingo...

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It's all good!

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Originally posted by Ray Gunz I
Think what you are thinking about is the term: CC. Which stands for carbon copy. It's a term that began back in the days of typewriters and has carried over to the world of computers. Basically, person X is instructing you to reply to person Y, however, he would all like a copy of your reply for his/her (X's) records. This request is usually made by X asking you to, please CC them.

Hope this helps.
it does, thanks.

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Originally posted by mlprior
It's all good!

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Awesome. Wicked awesome, even. 🙂

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cc actually means I am sending a copy to a colleague cos I feel the need to cover my ass, whether or not he needs to read it ! 😛

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In letters, if you put "cc" on the bottom, it means a copy will be going to the person listed on the bottom. Now with email, you may want to send the original to person x, so he would be listed on the top line of your email box. Any secondary individual would go on the second line. They are in effect getting a "copy" of a note intended for person x. I assumed everyone in the second box would get a copy of a note I forwarded, but I have learned only the people in the top box would see anything you forwarded. I hope this helps!