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Re:Pirate Library Mirror: Preserving 7TB of books (that are ... by nerdponx on Sunday July 03, 2022 @05:55PM (#31971365)
I've seen it too, and it's a weird mistake to me because I am certain that at least one of my friends who makes the mistake did not make it in the past.

I wonder if there's a kind of memetic effect happening online, where people who lack confidence in their English spelling ability see somebody make this mistake and somehow think that it's correct, so they switch how they write it.

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Re:Pirate Library Mirror: Preserving 7TB of books (that are ... by gjvc on Sunday July 03, 2022 @06:07PM (#31971432)
cf. revert / reply
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Re:Pirate Library Mirror: Preserving 7TB of books (that are ... by bloak on Monday July 04, 2022 @04:14AM (#31974702)
Interesting. What kind of usage have you observed?

I have come across similar use of "revert" in private correspondence from old-fashioned lawyers at small high-street law firms in England. As a rule of thumb, if a solicitor writes that they will "revert to you shortly" you may expect:

* They are fairly close to retirement. * They don't know much about laws that have changed since about 1980. * They almost certainly won't get back to you in a reasonable time unless you repeatedly send reminders. They are probably hoping that they will be able to retire before having to invent a meaningful response to your enquiry.

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