verse = compete vs. (1984)

[Fred Shapiro]

On Sat, 1 Oct 2005, sagehen wrote:

>  I hear Roe vs. Wade, e.g., spoken as "Roe vee Wade" more often than "Roe
> versus Wade," nowadays.

"vee" is the usual term in the legal world.

Fred Shapiro


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