Facebook has redefined via (?)

[Lisa Galvin]

Perhaps the "via" refers to John's source of the message, rather than yours? That is, John received it via Mary from a third source, and then John posted it to you? 



                                                   



 

> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:46:11 -0600
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> Subject: Facebook has redefined via (?)
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> Poster: Barbara Need <bhneed at GMAIL.COM>
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> I am getting FB updates labeled X via Y where message is posted by X
> who got it from Y. (So if a link is put up marked John via Mary then
> John is a person you know and is the immediate source of the link; you
> may or may not know Mary and she is John's source). I can't get that
> and the OED definition does not seem to work either. I would have to
> say either John from Mary or Mary via John.
> 
> Barbara
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> Barbara Need
> Chicago
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