Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Pre
From: khmiska <khmiska@umich.edu>
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2000 14:52:20 -0500
References: <3A2E3652.FD517F51@umich.edu> <3A2E90A9.81491AC3@rabiner.cncoffice.com>

Mark,
Hey, that reminds me. "The Onion", America's finest news source, some monts ago
carried an item that  McDonalds (or one of the junk food companies) offered
predigested fast food for those really in a hurry.
Have fun
Kurt


Mark Rabiner wrote:

> khmiska wrote:
> >
> > Pre-visualization is the same idiotic use of the English language as
> > that favorite word of the airlines who pre-board their passengers. I
> > suppose having a drink before dinner would be pre-drinking. Writing a
> > rough draft of an article would be pre-writing. As a translator, I guess
> > if I read an article in German that I have been asked to translate, I am
> > mentally pre-translating it. Using clip leads to make some temporary
> > electrical connections to a test circuit is pre-wiring. I am certain
> > that LUGers could carry this “pre” nonsense to some wonderful extremes.
> > Merry pre-Christmas
> > Kurt
>
> How about pre-digesting?
>
> I pre digested this meal because i didn't have time to - or wouldn't have later
> time to .....
>
> never mind....
>
> mark rabiner
> :)

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