for example pre-plan , pre-book or worst of all pre-prepare
2007-07-19 04:32:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
We are not taught proper grammar these days and it is just a bad habit for some.
2007-07-19 04:36:28 · answer #1 · answered by Jason J 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Technically, you're right, these phrases are redundant. However, they do carry a separate meaning. They imply the first phase or part of the whole action. Pre-planning, would be the shell plan used to form the final plan; pre-booking would be a tentative booking which required confirmation or more information to complete; and pre-prepare would be the acquisition of information or materials required to prepare a task.
2007-07-19 11:38:41 · answer #2 · answered by Terri J 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
You have to be an educated person just to realise that "pre" is sometimes redundant. You even have to know what "redundant" means (a lot of people think it's a posh word for "sacked"...
Sadly, we are a culturally impoverished society.
2007-07-22 17:17:57 · answer #3 · answered by captbullshot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i use the word pre grieving
grief usually implies that is something that applies "after"....a loss
but we can forsee or prepare for grief so its less of a shock..
and actually start to feel those feelings and prepare for them..because they can be so painful
so it becomes pre grieving as there isnt another way to express it...yet
2007-07-20 15:58:34 · answer #4 · answered by tim 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I agree with Jason J. The broadcasting media do not use proper English anymore either, and there are no worthwhile role-models for youngsters to emulate, and so ignorance (in so many things) prevails.
2007-07-19 11:41:14 · answer #5 · answered by Duffer 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
pre as in before?
2007-07-21 14:21:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yaeh it's a bit like when people say " we all agreed unanimously"........
2007-07-19 11:41:57 · answer #7 · answered by john n 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋