Some people think it's an abbreviation for "regarding," which it might as
well be, but originally it was short for "in re," which is Latin for "in the
thing," or "in the case of," "in the matter of," a legal term ("res" being
the Latin term used for a legal case).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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