Author: Rex
Date: 20:11:00 08/05/04
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On August 05, 2004 at 19:41:14, Ed Schröder wrote: >On August 05, 2004 at 18:17:43, James Swafford wrote: > >>On August 05, 2004 at 17:59:07, Ernst Walet wrote: >> >>>On August 05, 2004 at 17:10:39, James Swafford wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>Latin for 'for God' ? >>>> >>>>-- >>>>James >>> >>>Pro Deo means "free of charge". >> >>Seriously? 'Pro bono' is latin for free of charge. > >For Holland that's different. > >The term has its own meaning here because we have the so-called Pro Deo lawyers >who will defend people if they can't afford an own lawyer, thus free of charge, >gratis, null-tariff. And so the intend of the new name is meant. I assumed its >perception would be wordlwide the same, not so. > >Pro Deo in the literal (latin) sense means "For God" which I don't object >because I am a Christian. > >My best, > >Ed Thats nice Ed.. I am sure God would love a FREE copy of Pro Deo. I guess on the 4th day he did create chess-:)
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