Phrases/words that set your teeth on edge.

[teamsaint]

Were they not called advance orders at one stage?
I can certainly understand their use in sorting out print runs.

As far as I am aware, ( and taking account of the fact that I have only been in publishing for about 15 years, and that in order to not be a trade newbie you need to remember the abolition of the Net Book Agreement like it was yesterday ) the almost universal use in the trade , (that is between retailers and publishers) of the term “Subs” has it origins a very long way back. It is still the common term of use. The terms “ Dues” is also used within the trade, but this applies really to orders as they are placed , or that have been placed.
I’m sure that people do sometimes use the phrase “ advance orders” ( and of course organisations do use individual terminology) but the usual terms in use are as I mentioned.

Perhaps retailers have tended to refer to “ advance orders” when discussing with customers, so as to avoid jargon ?

[LMcD]

Many years ago, during the summer our local cinema used to show 'pre-release' films, presumably in an effort to entice holidaymakers off the beach or help them fill their evenings.

[kernelbogey]

TS, I imagine that the term 'subs' may have originated when subscribers (and cf magazine and journal subscribers) contributed to the success of a book by subscribing to it before publication, and they would then have their name printed as a subscriber in the book.

[LMcD]

I've just been reading a report about troubled company Interserve, which apparently has a deleveraging plan.

[Bryn]

I've just been reading a report about troubled company Interserve, which apparently has a deleveraging plan.

'swhat the grocer's daughter tried. Selling the family silver to the family members to cover some of the family debts.

[cloughie]

Pre-slit looks better though, I would think, otherwise it could be referring to fanzines for Elvis Presley! I always think hyphens help with such prefixes.

..or The Troggs!

[teamsaint]

TS, I imagine that the term 'subs' may have originated when subscribers (and cf magazine and journal subscribers) contributed to the success of a book by subscribing to it before publication, and they would then have their name printed as a subscriber in the book.

Yes, as far as I am aware that is the origin of the use, KB.

[Serial_Apologist]

'swhat the grocer's daughter tried. Selling the family silver to the family members to cover some of the family debts.

Then I misread it as "deleaver us from evil"!

[LMcD]

Then I misread it as "deleaver us from evil"!

The other night I woke up in the small hours and found myself listening to a discussion on Radio 5 Live about the FA Cup, concerning in particular how fans should react if their team had been 'giant-killed'.

[cloughie]

The other night I woke up in the small hours and found myself listening to a discussion on Radio 5 Live about the FA Cup, concerning in particular how fans should react if their team had been 'giant-killed'.

Surely they’ve been ‘Jacked’.

[LMcD]

Surely they’ve been ‘Jacked’.

In Ipswich's case, (Stanley) knifed!

[Boilk]

I can just about cope with the 'pre' in preheat: before you do anything else, heat the oven or the pan you're going to do the cooking in. Though even there, heat seems to work just as well.
But the other uses of 'pre' (such as preorder, prebook), meaning little more than 'before the ordering/booking period officially opens', seem a bit of a marketing ploy stretch of the real sense of the prefix to me.

There are plenty of preludes (and some postludes for that matter) but no actual ludes that I've ever come across. Of course, the etymology is from prae (before) + ludere (to play), but I'm surprised no one has titled a piece simply Lude given some of the play-on-word titles there have been (e.g. Babbitt)

[Pabmusic]

... I'm surprised no one has titled a piece simply Lude given some of the play-on-word titles there have been (e.g. Babbitt)

Six Lude Pieces might work. :)

[LeMartinPecheur]

There are plenty of preludes (and some postludes for that matter) but no actual ludes that I've ever come across. Of course, the etymology is from prae (before) + ludere (to play), but I'm surprised no one has titled a piece simply Lude given some of the play-on-word titles there have been (e.g. Babbitt)

Half a point for Hindemith Ludus Tonalis??

[vinteuil]

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... and a possible nother half-point for thissun :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2cJ1UnQSts

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