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# That's 'prove' in an original sense
of 'test'. Honest!
(I helped save b3ta! oldpeopleinthecemetery, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 14:53, archived)
# Please clarify further
(I helped save b3ta! AutoPrawn is glad we're living in the future now, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 14:57, archived)
# As plankton said v
there was an older meaning of "prove" which was "test". Certainly the German for "test" is "prufen", which was in use in an Aglicised way. The phrase was coined with this in mind, then the meaning of "prove" changed to something more definite. Dunno how that happened though.
(I helped save b3ta! oldpeopleinthecemetery, Thu 5 Apr 2007, 15:02, archived)