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Jim Pemberton

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I had a discussion about this with Lee Saturday.

I don't know where this started but:

It isn't "Pre Inspection", it should be "Inspection"

It isn't "Pre Testing", it should be "Testing"

It isn't "Pre Qualification", it should be "Qualification"

and of course it isn't "Pre Vacuuming"

I have been so guilty of this, and have a ton of editing to do in my writing.
 

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I had a discussion about this with Lee Saturday.

I don't know where this started but:

It isn't "Pre Inspection", it should be "Inspection"

It isn't "Pre Testing", it should be "Testing"

It isn't "Pre Qualification", it should be "Qualification"

and of course it isn't "Pre Vacuuming"

I have been so guilty of this, and have a ton of editing to do in my writing.
Maybe you shoulda pre-edited?
 

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I disagree. It's vacuuming if that's all you're doing. If you vacuum before you clean the carpets, it's pre-vacuuming because it is a step you do before the main event. Same with post vacuuming. It just dictates when you are performing that step. If you hire me to vacuum your carpets, I will come and vacuum your carpets. If you call me to clean your carpets, I will probably vacuum them first, before cleaning. That's, pre-vacuuming.
 

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I started the whole idiotic term of "Pre"
Say those stupit terms in front of a customer and they will think you be an idiot.
 

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pre-​


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pre-​

(word root) before
Examples of words with the root pre-: predestination
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pref.
1.
a.
Earlier; before; prior to: prehistoric.
b. Preparatory; preliminary: premedical.
c. In advance: prepay.
2. Anterior; in front of: preaxial.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin prae-, from prae, before, in front; see per in Indo-European roots.]
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prefix
before in time, rank, order, position, etc: predate; pre-eminent; premeditation; prefrontal; preschool.

[from Latin prae-, from prae before, beforehand, in front]
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a prefix, occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin, meaning “before, in front of,” “prior to, in advance of,” “surpassing” (predict; preeminent; preface; premaxilla); in English, esp. productive in forming verbs that specify an activity taking place before or instead of the usual occurrence of the same activity (preboard; precook; prepay), or in forming adjectives that specify a period of time prior to the event, period, person, etc., denoted by the headword (pre-Columbian; preschool).
Also, prae-.
[< Latin prae-, prefixal use of prae (preposition and adv.)]
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