On Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 11:30:38 PM UTC-4, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Sat, 2 Nov 2019 15:14:55 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 4:10:05 PM UTC-4, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Fri, 1 Nov 2019 23:13:32 -0700 (PDT), "(;harles"
wrote:


Oh, and I agree on pre-drilling stuff,

Really?

How does one pre-drill?

Is it some sort of Zen-like thought process?

Or is the intention to describe drilling pilot holes for screws?


pre-drill - to drill before. Pretty basic semantics
Drill before driving screw or nail.

Don't we *always* drill before doing something with the hole?

No. The vast majority of wood screws are driven into virgin wood. I've
NEVER seen drywall screws go into a drilled hole. I've virtually never
seen deck screws put into a drilled hole. The vast majority of sheet
metal screws make their own hole. I've seen hundreds of lag bolts go
into beams without drilling holes. Most screw-in hooks go in without
drilling a hole
When I drill a hole before inserting an anchor bolt, should I say I
pre-drilled?

ALL bolts need to have a drilled hole. Not all screws need a drilled
hole.

When I drill a hole before pulling a wire through it, should I say I
pre-drilled?

Love to see you put a wire through just about anything without making
a hole first - whether you use a drill or an axe is up to you.

When I drill a starter hole before using my jig saw, should I say I
pre-drilled?

Even though the most common interpretation of pre-drill is, in fact,
to drill before driving a screw or nail, the basic semantics - "to drill
before" doesn't really define what we are drilling "before".

Isn't language fun? ;-)


A total Whoosh!

Never mind, not worth the rime to explain it.