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Which words do "pros and cons" come from? Surely they are abreviation of words? Also what does oranges and apples mean?
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Which words do "pros and cons" come from? Surely they are abreviation of words? Also what does oranges and apples mean?
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From the Latin "pro et contra"; "for and against."
"Pro" is not abbreviated, but "con" is an English abbreviation for the Latin "contra."

pro=singular, pros=plural
con=singular, cons=plural
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