RECON

[Meanwood Villa]

Surely deserving of its own thread? Or have I just tempted fate?

[Dave Cooper please]

Nah.

[brian green]

Might be something in it.

[Diablo]

Definition

re
riː,reɪ/Submit
preposition
in the matter of (used typically as the first word in the heading of an official document or to introduce a reference in a formal letter).
"re: invoice 87"
synonyms:   about, concerning, regarding, with regard to, relating to, apropos (of), on the subject of, respecting, in respect of, with respect to, with reference to, as regards, in the matter of, in connection with, referring to, touching on; anent
"correspondence re the formation of neighbourhood watch schemes"
about; concerning.
"I saw the deputy head re the incident"
synonyms:   about, concerning, regarding, with regard to, relating to, apropos (of), on the subject of, respecting, in respect of, with respect to, with reference to, as regards, in the matter of, in connection with, referring to, touching on; anent
"correspondence re the formation of neighbourhood watch schemes"

con
kɒn/
informal
verb
1.
persuade (someone) to do or believe something by lying to them.
"I conned him into giving me your home number"
noun
noun: con; plural noun: cons
1.
an instance of deceiving or tricking someone.
"the Charter is a glossy public relations con"
synonyms:   swindle, deception, trick, racket, bit of sharp practice, fraud; More
Origin

late 19th century (originally US): abbreviation of confidence, as in confidence trick .

[ColinMac]

Chinny