Pre-Loved ("used"); ....

[sagehen]

Barry writes:
>--------------------------------------------------------
>PRE-LOVED
>...
>I saw an ad in today's newspaper for a "pre-loved" Volkswagen. When did
>"pre-loved" replace "used."
>...
>I can see the term applied to people as well as things. "I'm not divorced!
>I'm pre-loved!"
>
>...
>...
>_Sell wedding  dresses, or buy a pre-loved dress or other item on ..._
> &c.
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Is anyone making book on how long it will be before  "pre-emptive" will
begin to mean  "Hey, we didn't start this mess!" ?
AM


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