to pre- or not to pre-

[KenCunningham]

Just read an interesting piece in 'Computing' (UK) magazine, asking why prepending 'pre-' on to words like book and so on seems to have become something of a habit. Surely to book something implies that it's been done in advance, so the pre- in pre-book is superfluous unless perhaps we're talking about before the general availability of the item/event in question?

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

donbott ... I'll pre-tend I didn't read that.

[Cheers]

 

[BoxHead]

I like pre-planning for funeral arrrangements because it distinguishes between plans that are made before dying and those made by others after dying.

I think it helps in keeping people from spitting their coffee across the table at you (ala Danny Thomas) when you tell them, "I planned my funeral this morning."







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