AW

English translation: RE (in German)

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German term or phrase:AW
English translation:RE (in German)
Entered by: Joseph Duncan

19:26 Mar 29, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Computers (general) / email
German term or phrase: AW
This goes in the subject line, similar to RE: for reply/respond, and TR: for forwarded. I'm just not sure what it means.

Thanks!
Joseph Duncan
United States
Local time: 03:40
RE (in German)
Explanation:
This always appears in the subject line when I get email replies from German/Austrian clients. Does this help?
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Victoria Porter-Burns
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:40
Grading comment
Thank you for the help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3RE (in German)
Victoria Porter-Burns


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
RE (in German)


Explanation:
This always appears in the subject line when I get email replies from German/Austrian clients. Does this help?

Victoria Porter-Burns
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you for the help!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes it does. It being German would explain why I didn't recognize it in French!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LP Schumacher: http://german.about.com/library/definitions/bldef07b_0508.ht...
1 day 10 hrs
  -> Thanks liesl

agree  David Parry
2 days 14 hrs
  -> Thanks, David

agree  Richard Bartholomew: I've always assumed that AW stands for "Antwort".
3 days 20 hrs
  -> Aaaahh, of course, I always wondered what it stood for. Thanks for the link Liesl!
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