Tuesday, 04/15/03

A few minutes ago, fun was poked in my direction for using the verb "prepend", in the sense of sticking a thing onto the beginning of another thing. I had no idea this usage exists only by way of software programming. It does not appear in American Heritage, and though it's in the OED, that usage dates from 1568 and means, "To weigh mentally, ponder, consider; to premeditate." Who knew? 09:59PM «

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