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Is there a word called a “preplan”? If so, what's the difference between a plan and a preplan?
Joe Devney
Professional writer and editor, Master's in Linguistics.
Yes, there is such a word. It is made up of English morphemes put together according to the rules of English morphology. It would mean to plan something before executing it. And I have heard it used in business by native English speakers.
But I think it is a word that is not really needed, since planning can only be done beforehand. The “pre” meaning is implicit in the meaning of the word plan.
So you may hear it, and now you know what it means. But I doubt that it will ever become a very popular word, unless we lose plan. It is rare that a language has two words that mean exactly the same thing.
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There you go.
Planning can only be done beforehand. Therefore the "pre" bit is superflous.
Next you will be telling us you have "pre-ordered" a car or summat. Sometimes I am close to despair.
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