Yes, and that Latin word (which can also properly be spelled "prescriptio" in Latin) is, in itself, made of two Latin words, one that means "before" and one that means "to write."

As someone who regularly says it incorrectly (and writes it incorrectly) I think it is my hazy recollection of Latin from middle school that always throws me. "Pre" means "before" and "per" means "by means of." So "by means of written order" seems to make more logical sense than "before writing" (I mean the script is…

I actually prefer the bigger ones to the smaller ones — I can see them before I get too close. It's the little hatchlings that freak me. We live on a slab foundation and the army of Long Legs that have taken residence really keep the Argentine ants at bay (they come in looking for water). We also get bushels of brown…

Came here to say the same thing, as someone who lived in the capital city of the confederacy from age 2 to 18.

LOL. Yeah it was actually engine trouble that got us out of sailing. We had an inboard Yanmar 15 that threw a rod. It was going to cost more to rebuild it than we originally paid for the boat!

Did you even read my comment?

Sorry but what a dick move on your CTO's part. Yes cleaning a head on a boat is a pain in the a** but if you invite guests out it goes with the territory.

And this scene:

I know, right? How many public access channels from around the globe do I need? The Cantonese version of Wayne's World is amusing for two minutes and then ... zzz. And fully half the channels are praise channels, which is cool if that is your thing, but if not then wading through the channel store is like swimming the…