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Old 04-12-2012
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Originally Posted by smc View Post
...That doesn't change the fact that the process you describe is a good one, with many benefits for the purchaser. But you didn't "pre-purchase" the game. One cannot "pre"-purchase, only purchase, a good. You purchased a promise...
Exactly what I was referring to in my tongue-in-cheek posting. Like you, I wasn't referring to BlueRaven's use of the term as it has become so commonplace to incorrectly use pre.
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