Check out our website on Wednesday, March 9 to preorder your championship gear!This ad looks like a jinx waiting to bite. But more importantly to those interested in writing, "preorder" is not a word. There is no way to "preorder" something, even a championship T-shirt. Even the spell checker, which is the dumbest thing I've ever encountered, knows it's not a word.
The prefix "pre" means "before." So wouldn't "preordering" mean that you bought the T-shirt before the team had won the championship? How would that be possible? You could order something in advance, but in advance of what? What does the "pre" in "preorder" actually refer to? Does it mean you get to order your stuff before everyone else, or before it goes onsale? I don't know how that would work.
Usually, the prefix "pre" is used before a noun to form an adjective. For instance, a preseason game is one that occurs before the season starts and a pregame ritual is something a player does before a game begins. The use of "pre" with the verb "order" makes for an awkward word that doesn't make sense.
Good luck Bears!
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For some reason, WVU always refers to the period when students can sign up for classes as "pre-registration." So when are they actually *registering*? I'm with you: it's just silly.
Congrats to the Bears! We actually got to see the game on TV here last night.
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