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	{{pe}}“[[Quod erat demonstrandum]]”. A jolly good {{tag\|Latin}} expression, meaning “the very thing that you were trying to prove”; to be used when you are trying to show off, seem articulate or be witty. But steer clear of it if you are trying to inform, because, [[Q.E.D.]], those without a classical education won’t understand it and may grow restive.		{{a\|latin\|}}“[[Quod erat demonstrandum]]”. A jolly good {{tag\|Latin}} expression, meaning “the very thing that you were trying to prove”; to be used when you are trying to show off, seem articulate or be witty. But steer clear of it if you are trying to inform, because, [[Q.E.D.]], those without a classical education won’t understand it and may grow restive.

	But it was in the ''Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy''.		But it was in the ''Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy''.