quote:Drill a hole just means drill a hole, pre-drill a hole means drill a hole that you will need later.
quote:Originally posted by Proofreader:quote:Drill a hole just means drill a hole, pre-drill a hole means drill a hole that you will need later.
Why can't you just say "Drill a hole" instead of "Pre-drill a hole". No matter what, you have to use a drill, and you're wasting a prefix.
Also, how can there be a "pre-order"? You can either order something or you can't. I'd consider this a "reservation".