[Ads-l] Roe vee Wade

[Michael Everson]

In Britain and Ireland one would say and write Roe v. Wade. 

Michael Everson
http://evertype.com

> On 20 Sep 2024, at 20:24, James Landau <00000c13e57d49b8-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
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> It seems to me that most public references to the Supreme Court case "Roe vs. Wade" call it "Roe vee Wade" rather than "Roe versus Wade".
> I believe I have heard lawyers refer to Supreme Court cases as "X vee Y" but I don't recall hearing laypeople (such as newscasters) using "X vee Y' rather than "X versus Y" e.g. "Brown versus Board of Education" not "Brown vee Board of Education".
> Am I tone deaf or is there a trend here?
> James Landau
> jjjrlandau at netscape.com
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