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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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If you order something, you request its future delivery.
If you pre order something, you request its future delivery.

That's why.
(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:02, 3 replies, latest was 11 years ago)
It makes sense that such a phrase is required to differentiate between something that is immediately available or not though.

(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:04, Reply)
one can always 'reserve' goods ahead of release
That's what we did in the old days.
(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:06, Reply)
Pre-order is better soz

(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:07, Reply)
nah it ent, sozzo

(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:08, Reply)
Soz old pal I pre-ordered being right and it was delivered before your reply

(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:09, Reply)
sozzington m8 u didnt
Maybe you used the same delivery service as you did for 'Miles From Home'.
(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:10, Reply)
<pre>order</pre>

(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:12, Reply)
So how would you distinguish, in a single word, between an order that can be fulfilled now.
and an order that cannot be fulfilled because the product is not available yet, but will be at a known future date?
(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:08, Reply)
'reserve'

(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:09, Reply)
or, simply 'order'

(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:09, Reply)
His cock doesn't do that pre-order thing

(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:10, Reply)
wanker

(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:10, Reply)
pre-wanker

(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:11, Reply)
pre-ick

(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:14, Reply)
dear god

(, Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10:14, Reply)

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